Wellbeing Series and Special Events

Free Faculty & Staff Group Fitness Classes

Free DU Faculty & Staff Group Fitness Classes are scheduled to suit your lunch breaks and the end of your work day on campus. Get moving with colleagues to reduce stress and practice healthy habits! 

Current offerings are:

Strength & Stretch Tuesdays at 4:30 PM
Yoga Fusion Wednesdays at 11:45 AM
Mat Pilates Thursdays at 4:15 PM

Location: Summit Studio, Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness

Please plan to check in at the Coors Fitness Center front desk when you arrive for class. You do not have to be a Coors Fitness Center member to attend the below classes. Access to the locker rooms and day use lockers will be provided.

When: Starting on September 10, 2024 until November 14, 2024

Sessions will be offered throughout the fall quarter, so you can consistently plan these classes into your weekly schedule. Following your first session, you'll be assigned a group fitness pass that will allow you to check in with your DU ID for each class.

Class Descriptions:
Strength & Stretch - Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m.

This balanced workout combines resistance training exercises with deep stretching techniques to help you build and tone muscles, while enhancing your range of motion.

Yoga Fusion - Wednesdays, 11:45 a.m.

Experience a unique blend of yoga styles in this dynamic class that integrates elements from various yoga traditions. This class is suitable for all levels.

Mat Pilates - Thursdays, 4:15 p.m.

A focused and invigorating workout designed to strengthen your core, improve flexibility, and enhance overall body alignment.

Mindfulness/Meditation and Breath Work sessions
Explore a range of breathing and mindfulness techniques, guided meditation, and overall mind-body awareness in this introductory class. You'll leave feeling refreshed and relaxed. These sessions can be completed in comfortable work clothes that allow you to sit and lie down, if you would prefer not to change.
Tuesdays in September, beginning September 10, 11:30 a.m.

Please visit the Ritchie Center Website for more information on Group Fitness Classes
 

Faculty & Staff Free Tai Chi Summer Series

We are excited to welcome instructor Jean Gan to facilitate free Tai Chi and Qigong Sessions outside this summer. These sessions are designed for Faculty & Staff. They will be held Wednesdays from 11am - 12pm on the circle lawn at Daniel L. Ritchie Way. Whether you're a beginner or have practiced before, these sessions welcome all levels of experience. You may reserve a spot in advance below to receive calendar reminders.

When: 

Wednesdays, 11am - 12pm

June 5th - August 21st

*No class on July 3rd*

Location:

Circle Lawn at Daniel L. Ritchie Way

Waivers are required either online or onsite prior to the sessions.

To reserve a spot and receive calendar reminders, please visit here.

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Tai Chi Summer Series Flyer

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Nutrition Designed Speaker Series

We are excited to welcome Yvonne Montoya-Matthews, MS, CNS, LDN, BCHN®, to host a 5-part wellbeing speaker series this winter & spring.

Yvonne is a double-board certified functional nutritionist dietitian, certified herbalist, and holds a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition & Integrative Health. She started her private practice, Nutrition Designed, in 2015 and specializes in hormones, gut and digestive health, food allergies and sports and performance nutrition.

Each monthly seminar will be held from 12-1 p.m. and will include a 45-minute talk followed by time for Q&A with Yvonne. Our February seminar will be held on Zoom, but all other seminars will provide an in-person or virtual participation option. Participants will receive the Zoom link and/or room location prior to each seminar via email.

All seminar topics and registration are available below.

You can learn more about Yvonne online at https://www.nutrition-designed.com/ or follow her on Instagram @nutritiondesigned.

Nutrition Flyer Spring 2024

Nutrition Designed Speaker Series

One

What Annual Blood Work Tells Us About Health and Nutrition

Date: February 7, 2024

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Topic: What Annual Blood Work Tells Us About Health and Nutrition

Description: Using a functional medicine lens, we will review key markers in your annual blood work to assess nutrient status and optimal health, even when your doctor says it’s all “normal.”

Location: Virtual Only

Participants will receive the Zoom link and/or room location prior to each seminar via email.

Click Here to Register
Two

Nutrition for Perimenopause and Menopause

Date: March 5, 2024

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Location: Community Commons, Room 2600 and Virtual Option via Zoom

Topic: Nutrition for Perimenopause and Menopause

Description: Our hormones are influenced by food, nutrition, and other contributors. This discussion covers key aspects and tips to best manage and undergo lifestyle changes that come with perimenopause and menopause.

Participants will receive the Zoom link and/or room location prior to each seminar via email.

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Three

Top Nutrition Questions for Workouts

Date: April 3, 2024

Time: 12pm – 1pm

Location: Community Commons, Room 1600 and Virtual Option via Zoom

Topic: Top Nutrition Questions for Workouts

Description: The top things to know about how to optimize workouts for more energy, greater performance, a more nutrient based body, and fuel for repair and recovery.

Smoothies provided!

Participants will receive the Zoom link and/or room location prior to each seminar via email.

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Four

Supplements

Date: May 1, 2024

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Location: Burwell Center, Room 320 and Virtual Option via Zoom

Topic: Supplements

Description: All your questions about supplements and vitamins. Are they necessary? What to take and when? Quality? Where to buy? And this discussion will outline the top 5 supplements most of us can benefit from and how we can benefit from them.

Smoothies provided.

Participants will receive the Zoom link and/or room location prior to each seminar via email.

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Five

Blood Sugar Regulation

Date: June 5, 2024

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Location: Community Commons, Room 2600 and Virtual Option via Zoom

Topic: Blood Sugar Regulation

Description: Stable blood sugar is the key to hormone balance, mood, sleep quality, focus, energy, metabolism and more! Here’s your top ways to feeling great and regulating your glucose.

Smoothies provided!

Participants will receive the Zoom link and/or room location prior to each seminar via email.

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