Be Fit. Stay Well.

Here at the Wellness Environment, our team utilizes behavior change techniques to incentivize students to get active and stay healthy. The curriculum in Healthy Brains, Healthy Bodies exposes students to the newest research regarding the effects of regular physical activity on brain health and total wellbeing.

Exercise and the Brain

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  • Closest Thing to a Wonder Drug? Try Exercise -NY Times
  • How Genes Take Shape to Change Your DNA One Workout at a Time -Huffington Post
  • Can Running Make You Smarter? -NY Times

Now featuring 24/7 virtual group fitness - right in the WE residence halls!

CCRH FOD/Yoga Schedule

CWP FOD/Yoga Schedule

WE Residence Hall Amenities

  • Fitness centers
  • Virtual group fitness classes
  • Live instructor Les Mills CXWORX and BodyFlow classes

WE Resources

  • Eligibility for free or discounted gym membership based on utilization
  • Work with Exercise Science senior fitness specialists in the residence hall gym

 

WE REC

WE is happy to partner with UVM Campus Recreation to support all students in staying active!

Initiatives and events include:

  • WE REC end of semester campus events
  • WE 4/20 5K for Wellness
  • HBHB Les Mills Labs

 

UVM WE 4/20 5K for Wellness 

2016 marked the first annual UVM WE 4/20 5K for Wellness, a substance- and cost- free fun run/walk for the UVM and greater Burlington communities!

Why Participate?

  • April 20th is historically a day that celebrates unhealthy choices. WE believes in providing resources to allow people to make healthy decisions not just this day, but every day of the year.
  • The aim of the race is to utilize the science of behavioral change to highlight the desire our community members have to foster lives that are centered around health promotion and the development of healthy brains and healthy bodies.