The Great Allegany Run

Great Allegany Run (GAR) is a fitness event in its 30th year in Allegany County.  The GAR includes a 15K foot race from Mount Savage to Cumberland, a 5K in Cumberland, a 2 mile fitness walk, and a Little Allegany Run for Children.  Activities all finish on the downtown Cumberland Mall.

Registration is at the Holiday Inn on

Friday September 30, 2011 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

And

Saturday October 1, 2011 from 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Great Allegany Run

Saturday October 1, 2011

Volunteers would help with the finish on the Downtown Mall or assist with giving water out.  We need teams of 4 to assist with handing out water throughout the run.

If you are interested in volunteering for the The Great Allegany Run, please contact Dave Treber at 301-687-4020, 301-697-9171, or dtreber@frostburg.edu.

Blood Drive

The Pre-Professional Medical Society will have a blood drive on Oct. 6 in Lane Manicur Hall. Donors can sign up for a time slot on the second floor of Compton on Oct. 3, 4 and 5 at the Pre-med table. Walk-ins will also be accepted.

For more information, contact Josh Elmore at jselmore0@frostburg.edu.

Free Biomedical Screenings

FSU’s popular student health and wellness initiative is hosting another round of annual bio-medical screenings this fall. Creating Healthy, Informed, Lasting Lifestyles (CHILL) will ask students to participant in their bio-medical screenings on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 8 a.m. to noon. Students will be able to have their blood pressure, body mass index, body composition, blood sugar and cholesterol levels checked at no cost, all while earning CHILL prizes.

To complete the screening, students will need to refrain from eating or drinking anything but water for at least eight hours before the screening. The screenings involve having a vial of blood drawn to check the blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Each student screened will be eligible to receive follow-up care at Brady Health Center, including free consultations with nursing staff and the CHILL dietician.

In exchange for the student’s time, each participant will receive a complimentary breakfast and a free CHILL T-shirt, and will be entered in drawings for other free CHILL prizes. The first 25 students in line each morning for the screenings will also receive a special bonus CHILL prize.

To be eligible for the screening, students must be at least 18 and not have any previous diagnosis concerning their blood sugar or heart health. Students who do not qualify for this screening are encouraged to contact Brady Health Center to make an appointment to have the screening performed at a later date.

Originally launched in September 2008 with a contribution from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, CHILL promotes health practices and education among college students and the local community. Since 2008, CHILL has performed over 1,150 screenings with nearly 77 percent of the results indicating at least one health concern. The goal of CHILL’s screenings is to get students thinking about the lasting impacts that diet and exercise habits can have on their bodies. CHILL hopes to screen 500 students during the 2010-2011 academic year.

To learn more about CHILL, visit www.frostburg.edu/chill or email wellness@frostburg.edu. 

Get Your Flu Shot!

Flu vaccine walk-in clinics will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Brady Health Center. The cost is $20 for the flu shot or $25 for the nasal flu mist, payable by cash, check or Bobcat card – no insurance billing, debit or credit cards.

If you can’t make these clinic times, call Brady Health at x4310 for an appointment.

Badminton Club

The Badminton Club meets in the practice gym from 1 to 3 p.m. every Sunday and provides nets, rackets and birdies. Student membership is $10 per semester. Faculty/staff membership is $30 per semester.

For info, contact Dr. Yan Bao at ybao@frostburg.edu, Dr. Xinliang Zheng at xzheng@frostburg.edu or Qiong Zhou at qzhou0@frostburg.edu.

Yoga Classes at Frostburg State University

Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that builds mental and physical strength, as well as spiritual awareness.  Some of the many benefits include increased muscle tone, flexibility, stress reduction, and pain prevention. Yoga is an excellent option for a variety of different athletes and physical fitness goals.  Cross-training with yoga is especially important for runners because the force of the impact results in chronic knee, back, and ankle pain.  FSU is now offering the following yoga class: 

Monday and Wednesday


October 3 - November 9

12:00 – 1:00pm

Dance Studio, Cordts PE Center Room 106

Cost: $120.00

Registration and payment deadline is Wednesday, September 28.
(A minimum of six participants is needed for this class.)

Participants will need to provide their own yoga mat and a blanket, preferably wool or a tightly woven.

People of ALL fitness levels and yoga experience are welcome and encouraged to take this classes which are appropriate for every---"body."  Yoga students will experience how practicing yoga can focus and calm the mind, reduce stress, promote relaxation, improve physical strength, stamina and flexibility, and bring increased body and breath awareness."

Instructor Alex Jenkins is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with training from the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California.
She teaches vinyasa style, flow yoga classes which includes pranayama (breathing techniques), asanas (yoga postures) and savasana (meditation/relaxation).  Vinyasa translates to "the linking of body movements with breath. 

Send payment and registration to...

Amy Nazelrod

Coordinator 
Activities for Life

Department of Athletics

Frostburg State University

177 Cordts PE Center

101 Braddock Road

Frostburg, MD 21532

301-687-7934

Mental Health

My name is Melissa Meyers. My blog this semester is going to be about mental health in college students. It will focus on the types of mental health, what the most common types are, students willing to share their story, the causes and effects, and any other relevant information I can find. The goal is to inform people that there's a lot more going on in students lives than we think.

I have a basis from several psychology classes I took my freshman and sophomore year; what I believe will be a good foundation for this blog. If anyone knows students, faculty, staff, parents or anyone else who would be willing to help me out with this, please let me know.