Healthy Happenings from May 15-31.

Are you up for a challenge? Join Outdoor Adventures for a fun bike ride from the Kennesaw Campus on the Noonday Creek Trail! We will ride to Kennesaw Mountain and climb to the top! The road to the top is 1.4 miles and covers 544 ft of elevation gain. For an extra challenge, try to do multiple climbs up the mountain. During this 3 hour ride, we may ride up to 18-22 miles, depending on how the group feels.  

The Riley’s Wish Lecture Series hosted by the Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery will resume this year with a 3-day virtual event. For our fourth annual event, we look forward to continuing the conversation about co-occurring mental and behavioral health disorders. Each day of the series, we will have experts from across the nation share their experience addressing co-occurring diagnoses.  

Join Outdoor Adventures for a fun bike ride from the Kennesaw Campus on the Noonday Creek Trail! We will visit a nearby coffee shop on each ride. During the 1 hour ride, plan to ride 6-8 miles on a paved surface. For the 3 hour ride, we may ride up to 18-22 miles, depending on how the group feels.  

1-hour ride May 19, at 9 am

3-hour ride May 20 at 8 am

No bike? No problem! We will meet at Outdoor Adventures, where bikes and helmets will be provided for those who reserve one in advance. Outdoor Adventures is located inside the Student Recreation and Activities Center on the Kennesaw Campus. 

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Registration is now open for adult and youth lessons in private and group formats with the Department of Sports and Recreation. 

Private lessons are 30-minute lessons, available to those looking for a smaller instructor to participant ratio. Lessons are scheduled with one participant per instructor during open swim times. 

Adult Beginner Group Swim Lessons help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming strokes and teach skills and concepts needed to stay safe in and around water to help themselves or others in an aquatic emergency. Classes meet twice weekly and are 50 minutes long.

Adult Intermediate Group Swim Lessons are designed to improve participants’ proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. It also teaches the skills and concepts needed to stay safe in and around water and help themselves or others in an aquatic emergency. Classes meet twice weekly and are 50 minutes long.

For class times, dates and to register, visit: mysportsrec.kennesaw.edu

Have additional questions? Reach out to our Aquatics program at owlaquatics@kennesaw.edu or visit our website!

Did you know that you can get free condoms and other sexual health supplies from the Condom Concierge? Stay safe and protected. We have a wide variety of options to choose from, including latex-free options. “Shop” from the comfort of your home, place your order online, and pick up in one of the Health Promotion and Wellness offices.

Let the OwlFit Personal Trainers from Sports and Recreation create a customized fitness program based on your health and fitness goals with Workouts To Go! For $25, you will receive a 4-week program written by one of our nationally certified trainers. Get started today!