This site is now purely informational about different kinds of recreational programs you can look for in your own area. Whether you like team sports, organized river trips, or running the local 5K, there is a fitness program out there for everyone. You just have to look and try some out.

UWLrecsports.com was once the home of the recreational sports department of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

The Recreational Sports Program is committed to improve the physical, social, educational and recreational needs of the UW-La Crosse community by offering positive recreational experiences and modern facilities to nurture appreciation of and participation in these activities for a lifetime.

The department consists of eight main areas:

• Intramurals
• Club Sports
• Fitness Programs
• Instructional Programs
• Special Events
• Climbing Facility
• Outdoor Connection Gear Rental and Trip Planning Service
• Recreational Eagle Center.

UWL rec department is one of the most popular programs on campus and consistently has more than 80% of the student body participate in one or more program areas yearly.

The recreation department is also one of the largest student employers on campus with more than 200 employees serving in a variety of positions such as customer service representatives, intramural supervisors, promotions and special events supervisors, building managers, climbing wall staff, outdoor connection staff, life guards, office assistants, intramural officials and intramural score keepers.

Though the UWL rec department has a new Web address, the information and programs offered are the same across the country. In these times of fatal disease often caused by unhealthy lifestyles, programs like this are offering a way to find a healthy lifestyle through physical fitness.

Links to help you get started on improving your health, fitness, and life:

Target Heart Rate Calculator – http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/tl/cl/thr/one.jsp?UserSource=google&Campaign=TOOLS&AdGroup=TARGET_HEART
_RATE_CC&LinkType=search&Creative=01&KeyWord=target_heart_rate

Fitness Equipment - Stay healthy and fit

Nutrition information from the U.S. government – http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Tennis Racquets - A game of tennis will give your body needed exercise, while having fun!

Steps to a healthier weight – http://www.mypyramid.gov/steps/stepstoahealthierweight.html

Running Shoes - Running is a great way to build cardiovasuclar endurance

Rock Climbing Shoes

 

 

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