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At this Powerlifting Session led by personal trainer Kris Lutwick, you will learn the basic technique of the squat, bench press and deadlift. The session will review the basic technique of each lift.   PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! ONLY 12 SPACES AVAILABLE! Pre-register with the Fitness Centre…
Join Dr. Paul Amyotte to learn about "Process Safety Concepts for the Prevention of Major Accidents". Dr Amyotte, Ph.D. P.Eng. is a former president of Engineers Canada as well as the CD Howe Chair in Process Safety, and a professor at Dalhousie University. He will be speaking on Thursday November…
As part of Health and Fitness Week, students in Kinesiology 343 will be overseeing tests of aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and balance. To sign-up for a testing session, please contact Travis Saunders at trsaunders@upei.ca For the full week's schedule, visit the…
In today’s environment of competing demands, relentless commitments, and a consistent feeling of shortage of time, balance often does not come easily or naturally. A conscious effort, deep commitment, and clear priorities are required to create and protect one’s sense of balance. A signature Health…
In this free-weight upper body session led by Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer Tracey Gairns-Brioux, learn to perform free weight exercises using dumbbells, barbells, plate-loaded and body-weighted exercises. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! ONLY 12 SPACES AVAILABLE! Pre-Register with the Fitness…
Join Campus Life and Jack.Org for a peer discussion group about mental heath. Talk about your experiences, listen to others, or just join us to de-stress by making crafts.   For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.
As a part of "Social Justice Week" arranged by the DSJS community of UPEI, Rants and Raves is HERE! These rants will be about anything folks believe in that they believe deserves to be said. The rants will be a diverse collection of happy, sad, angry, intellectual, goofy, funny, passionate and…
As part of Health and Fitness Week, the Office of the Registrar is hosting Soup for the Soul, using vegetables from Saint Dunstan's Garden to make a healthy soup to warm your soul.  For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete…
SPEAKER:  Nicole Kaiser, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE:  Prostaglandin Receptor Expression in Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
As a special feature of Health and Fitness Week, students in Kinesiology 343 will be overseeing tests of aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and balance. To sign up for a testing session, please contact Travis Saunders at trsaunders@upei.ca. For the full week's schedule…
A signature Health and Fitness Week event! Fitness instructor and personal trainer Lyndsey Paynter will teach you how to pair your breath with movement in ways to release stress and decompress tension. Please take your own yoga mat and water. Visit the Health and Fitness Week webpage for the…
At this signature Health and Fitness Week event, over 20 exhibitors will present different health-related promotional material at their information booths. Food and door prizes!!! Visit the Health and Fitness Week webpage for the full schedule.  
Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer Tracey Gairns-Brioux will lead you through a session on how to efficiently train on a M3 Keiser bike. You’ll learn proper seat adjustments, proper tension and cadence. PRE-REGISTRATION Required! ONLY 15 SPACES AVAILABLE Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre…
Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer Tracey Gairns-Brioux will lead you through a session on how to efficiently train on a M3 Keiser bike. You’ll learn proper seat adjustments, proper tension and cadence. PRE-REGISTRATION Required! ONLY 15 SPACES AVAILABLE Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre…
A signature Health and Fitness Week event, the Panther Cup Challenge is an on-campus team race comprised of 12 different challenges that will test a group's mental, physical, and teamwork abilities. There will be a grand prize as well additional prizes given away during the event for best team…
Feeling anxious, homesick, overwhelmed? Support is available.  Attend this Health and Fitness Week presentation where participants will come to understand that mental health and physical health are integrated and that there is no health without mental health. Learn how to recognize when…
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to kick-off Health and Fitness Week with a free Pancake Breakfast and UPEI Manager of Campus and Community Recreation Stephanie Knickle's keynote address entitled, "What is Life Balance? Why do we need it? What can we do to make sure our physical and mental…
The UPEI Global Village committee in collaboration with the Society for International Students will be hosting the 2nd Global Village and Gala. The aim of this event is to celebrate cultural diversity on campus, and facilitate cultural exchange between members of the domestic and various…
FREE ADMISSION/FREE HOT CHOCOLATE! During the grind of exams and papers, sometimes you need to relax and listen to some music with a hot drink. As part of Social Justice Week at UPEI, J4J will be putting on a concert, free to all who are interested. In collaboration with the Student Diversity…