Stay Active. Stay Well. Stay Connected.

We know it hasn’t been easy, and we know that you have been doing your best, and giving all that you have to give. And we are so proud of you for that! So with the semester winding down, we at Campus Recreation want to always let you know that WE HAVE YOUR BACK! Whether we are introducing ourselves to you for the first time, or reintroducing ourselves in a new way, we’ve compiled a fun and helpful page of resources that caters to everyone!

Staying active is one of the best ways to build a strong immune system and stay healthy. And we know that when there feels like there aren’t enough hours in a day to finish all the work you have due, taking the time to move your body can easily fall onto the backburner. So with that in mind, we’ve created options that fit into any person’s busy schedule!

Below are options to help keep you active, working out at home, getting sleep, reducing anxiety, and taking care of your well-being during the last few weeks of school. As always, listen to your body and follow the advice of your physician and the CDC recommendations.

How are you doing?

Really?

Click on the buttons below for stress-less tricks, tips, and treats.

So, how does it work? Scroll through the vast array of buttons on this page. After that, it’s easy, simply click on the button that corresponds to how you are feeling, and we are there to help with a vast array of resources. For example, Feeling Stressed? Click on the “Feeling Stressed” button to find a plethora of live animal cams to watch, from adorable panda bears to energetic penguins to peaceful elephants! Click on the “Feeling Hungry” button for our quick and nutritious 5 minute meals, especially for those days where you feel as though there simply isn’t enough time to eat (Make time, your nutrition is very important!). Maybe you even click the “Thriving” button– which is AMAZING! – and want something fun to do. Check out our 60-second dance videos, or endeavor on one of our crafts, like making a hot chocolate bomb!

URI Campus Rec Group Exercise Workouts

sample of weekly classes from IMLeagues Your favorite Campus Rec Group Exercise Instructors are working hard to keep you active and having fun in class. Join us for an in-person, available 7 days a week! The sign-up is on IMLeagues.com/uri. Or access an on-demand class in our YouTube library, allowing you to work out on your time when you need it. Stay tuned, stay well. *online exercise video liability terms

Website Resources

2021 National Recreation Movement. During a time when social distancing is the norm, let’s come together digitally through fitness. The 2021 Recreation Movement is about staying active together, even when we’re apart. #RecMovement
- Create an Account! choose URI as your University
- Search classes and find the right one for you.
- Track your minutes for a chance to win swag from Rec Movement Schools. Each week you log 200 minutes, you will be entered to win.
Whether you are Black, Indigenous, or a student of color looking for resources to address the racism you have experienced, a white person wanting to know what you can do to fight racism, or anyone wanting more information, we hope you find our resources to be helpful.
NEDA – The goal of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness) is to shine the spotlight on eating disorders by educating the public, spreading a message of hope, and putting lifesaving resources into the hands of those in need. This NEDAwareness Week, we invite Every Body to Have a Seat at the Table. In a field where marginalized communities continue to be underrepresented, we welcome conversations on raising awareness, challenging systemic biases, and sharing stories from all backgrounds and experiences.
Recreate Responsibility – visiting any of the over 400 national parks across the country, it is essential to follow proper guidelines, directions, and measures to ensure the safety of both you and other visitors to the park. From planning the excursion and packing properly to maintaining a safe distance from others and cleaning up after yourself, small and simple steps can make a big impact on how you and other park enthusiasts enjoy our national parks.
LES MILLS Workouts – This platform offers 95 free workouts across 8 categories; BodyCombat, BodyFlow, and more. All the workouts are in English but you should find it easy to follow the visual cues. We promise it won’t automatically collect your data and it will remain available as long as the disruption from Coronavirus continues.
Personal Training consultations. Campus Recreation offers all URI students and Members options with our nationally certified personal trainers. This allows you to work with your trainer to identify personal fitness goals and strategies to achieve them.
Mindful@Home – Free Mindfulness Resources to find calm and nourish resilience during any situation. Whether you’re looking for live guided meditations connecting you to others, this is a quick practice to help you find your ground or a free course on how to meditate. Healthy mind, healthy life.
Shine – The team at Shine, in partnership with Mental Health America, has vetted and compiled a wealth of research-backed and helpful tools for you—articles, meditations, access to mental health experts, anxiety screenings, and more. Think of Care For Your Coronavirus Anxiety as your mental health toolkit during this time.
AFSP American Foundation of Suicide Prevention – Taking care of your mental health in the face of uncertainty. If you are struggling, This website offers some things you can do to take care of your mental health as well as support and ways to take action.
Exercise is Medicine – Based on currently available recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this link provides you with recommendations from Exercise Is Medicine in regard to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BodyPump for Wellness Classes taught by Michael Starkey, Counseling Center, sign up on IMLeagues.com/uri for Spring Semester dates, class size is limited –

For the FUN of it

These tunes will help set the mood for the season. So, grab your Airpods, turn on your speaker, or crank up the volume in the car and enjoy this playlist roundup!
- These FALL playlists are perfect to grab a latte, find a book, and sit in a coffee shop. Enjoy a self-care moment friend, you deserve it!
  - Spotify “Autumn Acoustic”
  - Apple Music “Cozy Fall”
Inside Rec Blog – A student’s view, when it comes to your fitness and wellness journey, you aren’t in it alone. Follow our Inside Rec blog for insider tips about fun activities, events, and facilities that will help you feel your best.
Virtual Visit to a National Park – take a break, take a trip to a national park from wherever you are! Many national park sites across the country offer digital tours and experiences that you can access anytime, anywhere. From digitally diving under the sea to watching the cherry blossom trees bloom, there are countless ways to #FindYourPark / #EncuentraTuParque online.
How Does Exercise Affect the Brain? Exercise boosts your mood and reduces stress When you exercise, your body releases chemicals such as dopamine (pronounced doh-pa-meen) and endorphins (en-door-fins) in your brain that make you feel happy. Not only is your brain dumping out feel-good chemicals, but exercise also helps your brain get rid of chemicals that make you feel stressed and anxious. People who exercise tend to be happier and less stressed than those who don’t exercise. Regular exercise can also help you control your emotions when you do feel angry or upset.

Give

Unexpected events can create financial difficulties for students – difficulties that could affect them personally and academically. The Students First Fund has been created by the Division of Student Affairs to assist students facing a financial emergency or challenge, including tuition-related expenses. Through private contributions, the Students First Fund provides immediate support in cases of accident, illness, death of a family member, fire damage or need for temporary housing. The fund may also assist students in situations of unexpected academic need or opportunity.

Volunteer

United Way is proactively working with the state of Rhode Island to assemble a list of volunteers to assist our community members with needs. To learn more and register, visit: Volunteer.uwri.org

App Suggestions By Our Well-being Coaches

MEDITATION

Headspace – free beginner sessions, can be from 3-10 minutes. It also has a premium program and can be also be used for sleep.
Insight timer – Operates on the belief that everyone deserves access to free daily meditation practice. offering a large collection of free guided meditations, with over 30,000 titles.
Calm – Calm is the perfect mindfulness app for beginners, but also includes hundreds of programs for intermediate and advanced users. Guided meditation sessions are available in lengths of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 minutes so you can choose the perfect length to fit with your schedule.

ENHANCING SLEEP

Music playlists When you need a little something more to help you fall asleep, try unwinding to a soothing playlist on apple music, Spotify or any music provider.
Tide – Tide is an app aiming at physical and mental care. Inspired by traveling, nature, and meditation, we have been providing massive audios including natural soundscapes and mindfulness practices. To help you relieve stress, stay focused, relax with mindfulness, and better sleep at nights, Tide allows you to get away from the fast-paced life, and enter into peaceful and calm moments.
Pillow – Pillow can analyze your sleep cycles automatically using your Apple Watch, or you can use Pillow without an Apple Watch by placing your iPhone or iPad on the mattress near your pillow.
Sleep booster – this is a sleep tracker that records snoring, follow sleep trends, 30+ unique meditations. Offering alarms to wake you up and boost your energy with a 14-day plan, sleep playlists. May require a subscription.
Apple watch; sleep++, pillow automatic sleep tracker

EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

Reflectly – The World’s First Intelligent Journal. Reflectly is a journal utilizing artificial intelligence to help you structure and reflect upon your daily thoughts and problems. A personal mental health companion, it tracks mood every day, and ask other questions about goals for the future and reflects on why the mood for the day was the way it was.
Motivation – daily quotes, gets notifications on your phone of quotes- builds self-efficacy for clients. Have a premium version and a free version. Premium version has different categories for motivational quotes, you get notifications throughout the day of motivational quotes.
Well-being Coaching for URI students offers one on one meetings with a certified Well-being Coach, who is trained to identify your strengths and support you with a goal or behavior change. Your coach will guide you holistically and support you through day to day struggles. Whether you are just starting out on your journey optimizing your well-being or are trying to maintain a behavior and would like more accountability, we are here for you!

FITNESS TRACKING

Strava – Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes our attitude and ambition: Strava turns every iPhone and Android into a sophisticated running and cycling computer (and we work with your GPS watches and head units, too). Start Strava before an activity and you can track your favorite performance stats, and afterward, dive deep into your data.

Be Active. Be Well. Belong.
From your Campus Rec Team