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 Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca.   ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty and staff.   For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.

A signature Health and Fitness Week event! Want to relive your childhood while being active and having a ton of fun at the same time? Swing by the gym this Thursday evening for the ultimate Throwback Thursday with some phys ed activities from your elementary school days. Dress comfy and be ready for some laughs!  For more information contact Shannon Fenelon, at sfenelon@upei.ca For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.

Pre-registration required. Call 902-566-0616 to book your 10-minute individual appointments with the UPEI campus nurse to measure your glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index levels. For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.

A signature Health and Fitness Week event, this Sound Meditation with Trevor Grant's "SoundEscapes" will feature the sounds of crystal bowls, wooden flutes, shamanic drumming and more. Journey through sound to get more in touch with subtle vibration, leaving you relaxed, refreshed and with a deeper connection to yourself. Active listening in this way improves concentration and promotes a deeper connection and awareness of your surroundings and how your environment can affect you. No experience necessary, come soak up the good vibrations! Pre-Registration required.  Only 15 spaces available. To register contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca or 902-566-0606.  Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.

As Health and Fitness Week draws to a close, come out dressed in your green and cheer on our Panther basketball teams for the chance to win major prizes!  The Women's team take the court at 6 pm while the Men's team are on at 8 pm, both against the Memorial Seahawks. Staff have the chance to win a FREE gym membership. Students have the chance to win a FREE course. (Receive one ballot when you arrive at the game, one extra ballot if you are wearing GREEN and another extra ballot if you take a photo of yourself, tweet with hashtag #UPEIPANTHERPRIDE before the end of the first quarter of the UPEI Men’s Basketball game.) For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.

In this signature Health and Fitness Week event and led by yoga instructor Rebecca Gass, you will learn how to pair your breath with movement in ways to release stress and decompress tension. The clinic will also breakdown yoga poses of the flow sequence. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Pre-register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. For the full week's schedule, visit the UPEI Health and Fitness Week webpage.

To cap off Health and Fitness Week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation has added a number of activities to its schedule. Check out our new Fitness Centre! HIIT Fitness Class Led by fitness instructor Maria Campbell. High intensity interval training class. Free for everyone. 9:30 - 10:30 am Free Weight - Lower Body Session Led by personal trainer Kris Lutwick. Learn to perform free weight exercises using dumbbells, barbells, plate-loaded and body-weighted exercises. (12 people max)   PRE-Registration Required! Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. 10:00 - 11:00 am Yoga 101 Clinic Led by yoga instructor Rebecca Gass, you will learn how to pair your breath with movement in ways to release stress and decompress tension. (15 max) PRE-Registration Required! Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca.   ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. Room 212, 10:00 - 11:30 am PiYo Fitness Class Led by fitness instructor Bernadette Currie. Combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga. Free for everyone. 10:30 - 11:30 am Powerlifting Session Led by personal trainer Kris Lutwick. 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 Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Functional Training Session Led by personal trainer Mitch Caissy. A fundamental session to define this type of training, why it is important and how to get started. Activity will include review of proper posture when training. PRE-Registration Required! Only 12 spaces available. Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. 12:00 - 1:00 pm Pilates on the Bosu Fitness Class Led by fitness instructor and personal trainer Tracey Gairns-Brioux. The BOSU Balance Trainer is the perfect accessory to complement a wide range of authentic Pilates exercises. You can learn to incorporate the BOSU ball into traditional mat and equipment exercises. Free for everyone. 12:30 - 1:30 pm Light up Your Core Session Led by personal trainer Mitch Caissy. Review fundamental abdominal exercises and learn some new exercises to add to your training repertoire. (12 people max.)  PRE-Registration Required! Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. 1:00 - 2:00 pm Learn to Spin Session Led by Fitness Instructor Bernadette Currie. Learn to efficiently train on a M3 Keiser bike. You’ll learn proper seat adjustments, proper tension and cadence plus a mini class.  PRE-Registration Required! Only 15 spaces available! Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register. Available only for UPEI students, faculty, and staff. 1:00 - 2:00 pm      

You are invited to attend a public talk by Dr. Nevin Reda, Ph.D (Candidate for a tenure-track position in Religious Studies at UPEI) Title: "The Poetics of Surat al-Baqara: Understanding the Qur'an's Narrative Structure and Running Themes"

Wondering what career options lay before you with a Bachelor of Arts? Plan to attend Careers in the Arts, where four UPEI Arts graduates will share their career journey. Learn how the skills you are learning within your Arts degree, such as communicating, thinking critically, researching, and working as a team will help you find a career path that matches both your interests, skills, and knowledge.

SPEAKER: Dr. Okey, Igboeli, President, True Spring Pharmaceuticals Inc. TITLE: Use of RNAi in signaling studies and drug target discovery. Dr. Igboeli is a candidate for an adjnuct and graduate faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.