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Mar 2

Getting fit to impact the world AU Health and Fitness has variety of programs – The Asbury Collegian

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2016, 71.6% ofAmericans were reported to be either obese or overweight. According to a study by theUniversity of Georgia, college students average 6.0-6.9 hours of sleep a night, even though 7-9hours is the recommended amount. But how does this impact Asbury? How can we respond tonationwide trends in poor health?Last semester, the Center for Wholeness and Wellness started a new program calledAsbury University Health and Fitness. The programs goal is to equip the Asbury community tobecome healthier mentally and physically while giving them lasting knowledge to help others.By equipping Asburians, we are better able to serve not just the United States, but theworld. The program has many opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the surroundingcommunity. Personal training, group fitness, fitness programs and wellness seminars are offeredduring the semester.The program is also more affordable than most personal training sessions, which cost aminimum of $40 per hour and can often cost as much $150 per hour. AU Health and Fitnesscharges $40 for the month for students; the cost includes two 45-minute sessions a week. In theend, you pay $5 a session.However, if personal training is too much, then find one of the free group exercise classesthat are on campus. Why should you exercise? Exercise helps us sleep more and feel happier. Italso decreases stress and chances of heart disease.1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says, Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the HolySpirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you werebought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.God calls us to be healthy. We do not have to be bodybuilders or freak athletes, but weshould honor our bodies. One of Asburys mottos is Impact the world. How are we to impactthe world if we are not healthy?If we are to impact the world, we need to impact Asbury first. Change what the worldsays about health, and go against the grain. It starts here. Get educated and get healthy.

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