Exercise

Woman stretching behind her back with a resistance band in a group fitness class setting.
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All the hype about bungee fitness

Peak Web January 8, 2024

Bungee fitness is the latest fitness trend among fitness classes and social media users alike, and it’s sure to take your workout to the next level. Bungee fitness, for the most part, is exactly what it sounds like: taking the best of the fitness and bungee jumping worlds, and putting the two together. Of course, bungee fitness comes without the fear of major heights or plummeting off a platform with a mere wavering cord to keep you attached.  The idea behind bungee fitness is that it’s a low-impact indoor workout in a group or class setting. Participants wear a harness,…

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photo of a pair walking through a frosty forest.
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Three physical activities to enjoy this winter season

Peak Web November 28, 2023

There’s a winter chill in the air, and it somehow seems like all of our favourite outdoor fitness activities are coming to an end. The outdoor pools are closed for the season, and the tennis courts are vacant. But just…

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a rack of large dumbbells in a gym
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Fitness should be fueled by the desire for health, not beauty standards

Peak Web March 2, 2023

Content warning: mentions of eating disorders. On Instagram and TikTok, workout videos are uploaded countless times a day. If you watch enough of them, you’ll likely feel guilty about your body image. It’s almost as if countless influencers are looking…

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Illustration of a diverse group of people of different abilities working out.
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Fitness for first-timers

Peak Web January 19, 2023

New year, new you! As you step into the gym this January, you’ll see many people at different points of their fitness journey: from old-timers, to people on day one, and those starting fresh on a newly inspired journey. Regardless…

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An illustration of a girl with long flowing hair. Astrological signs and stars shine around her.
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: July 19–23

Peak Web July 18, 2021

ARIES: After a great workout, you’ll (rightfully) choose a homemade smoothie over Tim Hortons. But I sense that your non-existent smoothie-making skills will result in some sort of spill. Some advice? All blenders have minds of their own, so proceed…

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Select Burnaby recreation facilities reopen with limited services

Peak Web June 4, 2020

In the midst of a pandemic, finding the time and place to exercise may prove difficult. Until recently, almost all recreation establishments in Burnaby were closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The SFU fitness facilities have been closed since late March,…

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SFU researchers on healthy ageing and effective wildlife conservation

Peak Web April 4, 2018

  Super seniors are not couch potatoes The longest living elderly in Canada generally have parents who live longer than average, but according to Angela Brooks-Wilson, a SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology professor and distinguished scientist at the BC Cancer…

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Video games are a terrible alternative to exercise

EIC January 25, 2016

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]eginning next August, Norway’s Garnes High School will be offering students gaming classes in place of gym class, including only 90 minutes of exercise optimized for their favourite game. This is not the first time a school has made this…

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Boohoo, Woohoo

EIC April 7, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2061" align="alignnone" width="976"] Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] Boohoo: Exercise Exercise? Ain’t nobody got time for that! You have last-minute essays and finals to procrastinate on. There is no time in your already busy schedule to go work out…

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