Where can I get involved? 

Run

Popular areas to go running at UAF in the winter are inside on the indoor track or on the treadmills, both located on the second floor of the Student Recreation Center. Outside, you can run the trails marked for walking in the UAF trail system or run at the HooDoo Run Club on Thursdays at 5:30. 

Ski

Cross-country and downhill Skiing is the best way to get outside during the Fairbanks winter. Good places to cross country ski are the UAF trail system, Birch Hill Recreation Area, and Creamer's field. 

For anyone who wants to take lessons, there are 5 dollar drop-in sessions from noon to one o'clock on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You can just show up at Outdoor Adventures and your equipment is covered by Nanook Rec. 

Cycle

Apart from the stationary bicycles located upstairs in the SRC in the studio, there are also group indoor cycling sessions on the second floor of the Patty Ice arena. Times are: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 5:45-6:45

Outdoor Adventures offers FatBike trips. 

Green Bikes (office of sustainability located in the Wood Center) rents all kinds of bikes. 

Cardio Machine

This can include any cardio machine in the gym, located upstairs. You can count this as stationary bicycle or treadmill (as opposed to counting it for cycling and running), but this category exists primarily for people who like to use the row ergs, ellipticals, and stair masters. 

Swim

The only accessible swimming in Fairbanks is located right here on campus in the Patty Pool. Swim times can be found here: https://mynookrec.uaf.edu/Facility/GetSchedule?facilityId=455af67f-8d02-4c03-b3f1-29b4f37714e7 

Patty Pool usually offers an early morning swim, a lunch swim, and a night swim. 

Get your swimming in this March because at some point in late spring / early summer, Patty Pool will be closed for a much needed renovation! 

Climb

You can climb either at the indoor rock wall which is open whenever the SRC is open or at the ice tower which is open from 4pm-8pm Mondays through Thursdays. The ice tower can be accessed by speaking with the front desk at Outdoor Adventures located inside the SRC. If you have never climbed at the SRC before, you need to register for a belay certification class: https://www.uaf.edu/recreation/climbing-programs/safety_orientation_class.php 

Lift

Lift can count as calisthenics which can be done anywhere, or in the SRC. The weight room has free weights and the second floor contains various machines. 

Ice Skate

Ice Skating can be done outside of the SRC (just talk to the front desk about borrowing skates) or in the Patty Ice Arena. This is the schedule for the arena: https://pattyice.finnlyconnect.com/schedule/362

In addition to rec skate and stick and puck, students can also utilize the Learn to Skate class for free at the Patty Ice Arena on Fridays from 10:30am to 11:30am. Taught by instructors Amelia and Oola 

Yoga

You can do yoga anywhere. Yoga mats can be found on the second floor of the SRC. 

There is also UAF community yoga you can get involved with here: http://www.uafyogaclub.com/calendar.html 

Meditation

The easiest way to get involved with meditation is to join the daily meditation at The Well located in the Duckering building. It is run by Dr. Wooler, Amelia, and Gabe and it's roughly a 20-minute session between 1:20 and 1:40. It's a sitting meditation with a short guided mindfulness portion and a longer silent portion. The schedule (as well as the remote zoom link) can be found here:  https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/thewell/home 

There are also a number of meditation apps that can be useful for those starting out. 

For a more formal meditation practice, you can attend the Cold Mountain Zen Center meditations. Their schedule can be found here: https://www.coldmountainzencenter.org/schedule.htm 

Journaling

This is the broadest category of activity for 49 Fit. Journaling looks different for everybody. It is a great way to externalize and organize your thoughts. I recommend spending at least 10 minutes per session. Different journaling practices can look like a reflection on your exercise and health goals, it can look like a gratitude journal where you take stock of the positive aspects of your life, a list of things you hope to acomplish, or it can be more like a narrative diary where you write about the contents of your days and how you feel about certain aspects to them. To record a journaling session for 49 Fit, you do not need to share the contents of your entry, but just send a picture of the cover of your journal or a screenshot of the app you used. 

Did we miss anything? 

If your favorite wellness activity does not appear in the 49 Fit challenge, email Caleb Grassi at cjgrassi@alaska.edu to figure out ways to earn points towards Nanook Rec merch!