Creatine has been established as a reliable and effective supplement in athletic training and the exercise community. Creatine enhances short-term muscular drive by rapidly recycling energy during intense...
Last year, I realized I needed to get in better shape, so I hopped on YouTube to search for workout programs. A random video opened with an ad for “75 Hard,” a fitness trend created by entrepreneur...
I tried a high-intensity interval training workout once in the heat and promised myself I would never do that to myself again. The panic that arose in me, feeling like I couldn’t breathe in the heat,...
Here’s the thing: There are no pickles involved in pickleball.
There is a ball, yes, plastic and with holes, slightly bigger than a tennis ball. There are two to four players and rackets for each....
For many students at St. Joe’s Hawk Hill campus, the on-campus gym, O’Pake Fitness & Recreation Center, was under renovation for much of their time at the university. While the gym reopened this...
Working out has never been my thing. No matter what gym or home exercise routine has been advertised to me, I’ve never had an interest.
But when I saw that Launchpad Fitness, a gym located in the...
For Logan Guarino ’22, who played soccer in high school and is now a member of the St. Joe’s club soccer team, weightlifting has been a part of his strength training routine to improve his game.
Guarino...
At the start of the school year, Jenna Troyano ’22 looked forward to getting back into her workout routine at O’Pake Recreation Center.
But every time she tried to make a reservation, she found...
Campus Recreation opened new strength and cardio rooms for students, faculty and staff looking for a safe place to workout indoors.
Reservations to use the workout rooms, located in the O’Pake Recreation...
After the university’s latest master plan was released last spring, community members began buzzing about what they welcomed as a much needed upgrade to campus: renovations to the O’Pake Recreation...
Taking on a new form of exercise
On a mild Monday evening in February, I found myself in front of an inconspicuous glass door in Center City labeled simply as “POLE HAUS.” After a long walk...
