
Virtual Recreation Options
We have researched and developed some recreational opportunities (links, videos, etc.) to help you remain active. Thank you for your patience and we hope you find these activities beneficial.
If you have other resources you would like linked, please email recwell@kent.edu and let us know!
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Virtual Aquatics
At Home Dry Land Workouts
- MySwimPro - How to Do Dryland Workouts at Home (website)
- Swim Swam - Daily Dryland Workouts (website)
Swim Lessons/Water Safety
- American Red Cross - Longfellow's WHALE Tales Resources (website)
- American Red Cross - Water Safety (website)
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Virtual Climbing
- Rock Climbing - Petzl USA (website)
- How Climbing Gear is Made (video)
- Simple Training for Climbing During COVID-19 (website article)
- Hip Mobility for Climbers: improve High Stepping & Frogging (video)
- How to get your Climbing fix during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (website article)
- Yoga for Climbers Part 2: Handstands with Erin Ayla (website article)
- AMGA Top Rope Anchor Video
- Gripped Indoor Climbing (website)
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Virtual Fitness
Click on video links below. We look to add new workouts every few days.
- Rec Services Instructor Videos
- Strength/Cardio/Dance
- Feel This Moment (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Let's Get Loud (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Proud Mary (5 minutes, Lillian)
- Love Never Felt So Good (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Can't Stop the Feeling (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Man I Feel Like a Woman (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Cha-cha (3 minutes, Lillian)
- Mas Que Nada (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Shake Your Groove Thing (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Footloose (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Move Like Jagger (6 minutes, Lillian)
- Upper Body Interval Workout (19 minutes, Lillian)
- Increasing Exercise Intensity (23 minutes, Lillian)
- Compound Exercises (37 minutes, Lillian)
- Band & Body Weight Workout (39 minutes, Allison)
- Circuit Workout at Home (40 minutes, Allison)
- HIIT Workout (30 minutes, Allison)
- Total Body Workout (30 minutes, Rom)
- Home Core Workout (30 minutes, Rom)
- Yoga
- Energizing Yoga (45 minutes, Grace)
- Low Back Luv (20 minutes, Grace)
- Yoga for the Neck and Shoulders (25 minutes, Grace)
- At Home, Small Space Yoga (26 minutes, Grace)
- Beginner Chair Yoga (30 minutes, Grace)
- Intermediate Chair Yoga (30 minutes, Grace)
- Advanced Chair Yoga (25 minutes, Grace)
- Strength through Yoga (17 minutes, Lillian)
- Yoga Basics (50 minutes, Allison)
- Morning Yoga (15 minutes, Allison)
- Grounding Flow (40 minutes, Allison)
- Yoga Flow (30 minutes, Allison)
- Gentle Yoga (65 minutes, Wendi)
- Standing Hip & Hamstring Practice (35 minutes, Wendi)
- Yoga Focused Twist Practice (25 minutes, Wendi)
- Beginner's Balance Practice (16 minutes, Wendi)
- Energizing Yoga Breaths (47 minutes, Wendi)
- Gentle Breath & Restorative Practice (22 minutes, Wendi)
- Breathing Exercises (18 minutes, Riley)
- Yoga - Moderate Flow for Relieving Stress (20 minutes, Riley)
- Self-Love Flow Yoga (35 minutes, Riley)
- Shoulders and Back Flow Yoga (35 minutes, Riley)
- Quick Flow Yoga (20 minutes< Riley)
- One Love Yoga (50 minutes, Anne & Morgan)
- Back Stretches & Meditation (20 minutes, Carol)
- Super Stretch Side Bends & Twists (15 minutes, Carol)
- End of Workout Stretch & Meditation (25 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates
- Power Pilates (30 minutes, Lillian)
- Yoga/Pilates Mix-Up (27 minutes, Lillian)
- Power Pilates 2 (28 minutes, Lillian)
- Pilates 100 (23 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates with Resistance Bands (30 minutes, Carol)
- Foam Roller Massage (23 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates Side-Lying Leg Series (19 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates Core (15 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates with Weights (30 minutes, Lillian)
- SilverSneakers
- Water Aerobics
- Strength/Cardio/Dance
- SilverSneakers
- Other Workout Sites
- Recreation Movement - The 2020 Recreation Movement is about staying active together, even when we’re apart! Students, faculty, university staff and alumni are able to participate in online workout classes from 40 different colleges and universities across the country.
- ACE Exercise Library - American Council on Exercise
- Workouts for Kids (website)
- Wavemaker (6 in 1 workouts to hit all planes of movement when you can’t be in the water!)
- Pound Backstage (30-day free access)
- Refit - Rev & Flow Workout (1 hour)
- Daily Burn (free 60-day trial)
- YMCA On Demand Videos
- Other You Tube Channels
- Apps
- iFit App - At Home Fitness Plan - Free 60-day trial. Whether you're at home, the gym, or on the road, you'll have access to thousands of trainer‐led workouts at the touch of your fingertips. Don't own or have access to equipment? We've got you covered with a variety of bodyweight, dumbbell, yoga, and recovery workouts!
- Nike Run Club - Track your runs, get coaching that adapts to you, and bring your friends along for the ride. It’s all possible with the Nike Run Club app
- Down Dog - Yoga App - In response to the many school closures taking place, they are offering free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (K-12 and college). To access the free school membership, please register your school’s domain by visiting downdogapp.com/schools.
- FitOn - free for anyone with a wide variety of classes
- SilverSneakers GO - free full access for eligible SilverSneakers members
- Rec Services Instructor Videos
-
Virtual Outdoors
- The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks (website/video)
- Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (website)
- Park Activities You Can Do from the Comfort of Your Home (website)
- 10 Of The Greatest Hiking Trails On Earth Are Right Here In Ohio (website)
- Nature Crafts (from our Graduate Assistant Hannah DeAscentis' Pinterest page)
- Live Streaming Zoo and Aquariums - website article and links to zoos and aquariums that are live-streaming animals for people to enjoy during coronavirus isolation
- Cross-Training in the Garden: A Lesson From Alignment to Zucchini (website)
- Free Virtual Travel Experiences (website)
- 6 Best Vitual Tours in New Zealand (website)
- Best Virtual Tours in Ireland (website)
- Virtual Skating
-
Virtual Sports
- Kent State Intramural Esports - Compete in one or more of the 10 game titles that we have offered.
- Quarantine Quiz Show - Outside of Kent State, there has been a bunch of collaboration between numerous intramural sports programs from across the country and we are proud to announce the release of the "Quarantine Quiz Show" which will be played every Wednesday evening, beginning at 8 p.m. EST, throughout the month of April! This is a Nationwide Quiz Show, so please participate if you want to have some fun! Twitch account is required to play.
- Virtual Wellness
-
Virtual Aquatics
At Home Dry Land Workouts
- MySwimPro - How to Do Dryland Workouts at Home (website)
- Swim Swam - Daily Dryland Workouts (website)
Swim Lessons/Water Safety
- American Red Cross - Longfellow's WHALE Tales Resources (website)
- American Red Cross - Water Safety (website)
-
Virtual Climbing
- Rock Climbing - Petzl USA (website)
- How Climbing Gear is Made (video)
- Simple Training for Climbing During COVID-19 (website article)
- Hip Mobility for Climbers: improve High Stepping & Frogging (video)
- How to get your Climbing fix during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (website article)
- Yoga for Climbers Part 2: Handstands with Erin Ayla (website article)
- AMGA Top Rope Anchor Video
- Gripped Indoor Climbing (website)
-
Virtual Fitness
Click on video links below. We look to add new workouts every few days.
- Rec Services Instructor Videos
- Strength/Cardio/Dance
- Feel This Moment (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Let's Get Loud (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Proud Mary (5 minutes, Lillian)
- Love Never Felt So Good (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Can't Stop the Feeling (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Man I Feel Like a Woman (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Cha-cha (3 minutes, Lillian)
- Mas Que Nada (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Shake Your Groove Thing (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Footloose (4 minutes, Lillian)
- Move Like Jagger (6 minutes, Lillian)
- Upper Body Interval Workout (19 minutes, Lillian)
- Increasing Exercise Intensity (23 minutes, Lillian)
- Compound Exercises (37 minutes, Lillian)
- Band & Body Weight Workout (39 minutes, Allison)
- Circuit Workout at Home (40 minutes, Allison)
- HIIT Workout (30 minutes, Allison)
- Total Body Workout (30 minutes, Rom)
- Home Core Workout (30 minutes, Rom)
- Yoga
- Energizing Yoga (45 minutes, Grace)
- Low Back Luv (20 minutes, Grace)
- Yoga for the Neck and Shoulders (25 minutes, Grace)
- At Home, Small Space Yoga (26 minutes, Grace)
- Beginner Chair Yoga (30 minutes, Grace)
- Intermediate Chair Yoga (30 minutes, Grace)
- Advanced Chair Yoga (25 minutes, Grace)
- Strength through Yoga (17 minutes, Lillian)
- Yoga Basics (50 minutes, Allison)
- Morning Yoga (15 minutes, Allison)
- Grounding Flow (40 minutes, Allison)
- Yoga Flow (30 minutes, Allison)
- Gentle Yoga (65 minutes, Wendi)
- Standing Hip & Hamstring Practice (35 minutes, Wendi)
- Yoga Focused Twist Practice (25 minutes, Wendi)
- Beginner's Balance Practice (16 minutes, Wendi)
- Energizing Yoga Breaths (47 minutes, Wendi)
- Gentle Breath & Restorative Practice (22 minutes, Wendi)
- Breathing Exercises (18 minutes, Riley)
- Yoga - Moderate Flow for Relieving Stress (20 minutes, Riley)
- Self-Love Flow Yoga (35 minutes, Riley)
- Shoulders and Back Flow Yoga (35 minutes, Riley)
- Quick Flow Yoga (20 minutes< Riley)
- One Love Yoga (50 minutes, Anne & Morgan)
- Back Stretches & Meditation (20 minutes, Carol)
- Super Stretch Side Bends & Twists (15 minutes, Carol)
- End of Workout Stretch & Meditation (25 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates
- Power Pilates (30 minutes, Lillian)
- Yoga/Pilates Mix-Up (27 minutes, Lillian)
- Power Pilates 2 (28 minutes, Lillian)
- Pilates 100 (23 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates with Resistance Bands (30 minutes, Carol)
- Foam Roller Massage (23 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates Side-Lying Leg Series (19 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates Core (15 minutes, Carol)
- Pilates with Weights (30 minutes, Lillian)
- SilverSneakers
- Water Aerobics
- Strength/Cardio/Dance
- SilverSneakers
- Other Workout Sites
- Recreation Movement - The 2020 Recreation Movement is about staying active together, even when we’re apart! Students, faculty, university staff and alumni are able to participate in online workout classes from 40 different colleges and universities across the country.
- ACE Exercise Library - American Council on Exercise
- Workouts for Kids (website)
- Wavemaker (6 in 1 workouts to hit all planes of movement when you can’t be in the water!)
- Pound Backstage (30-day free access)
- Refit - Rev & Flow Workout (1 hour)
- Daily Burn (free 60-day trial)
- YMCA On Demand Videos
- Other You Tube Channels
- Apps
- iFit App - At Home Fitness Plan - Free 60-day trial. Whether you're at home, the gym, or on the road, you'll have access to thousands of trainer‐led workouts at the touch of your fingertips. Don't own or have access to equipment? We've got you covered with a variety of bodyweight, dumbbell, yoga, and recovery workouts!
- Nike Run Club - Track your runs, get coaching that adapts to you, and bring your friends along for the ride. It’s all possible with the Nike Run Club app
- Down Dog - Yoga App - In response to the many school closures taking place, they are offering free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (K-12 and college). To access the free school membership, please register your school’s domain by visiting downdogapp.com/schools.
- FitOn - free for anyone with a wide variety of classes
- SilverSneakers GO - free full access for eligible SilverSneakers members
- Rec Services Instructor Videos
-
Virtual Outdoors
- The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks (website/video)
- Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (website)
- Park Activities You Can Do from the Comfort of Your Home (website)
- 10 Of The Greatest Hiking Trails On Earth Are Right Here In Ohio (website)
- Nature Crafts (from our Graduate Assistant Hannah DeAscentis' Pinterest page)
- Live Streaming Zoo and Aquariums - website article and links to zoos and aquariums that are live-streaming animals for people to enjoy during coronavirus isolation
- Cross-Training in the Garden: A Lesson From Alignment to Zucchini (website)
- Free Virtual Travel Experiences (website)
- 6 Best Vitual Tours in New Zealand (website)
- Best Virtual Tours in Ireland (website)
- Virtual Skating
-
Virtual Sports
- Kent State Intramural Esports - Compete in one or more of the 10 game titles that we have offered.
- Quarantine Quiz Show - Outside of Kent State, there has been a bunch of collaboration between numerous intramural sports programs from across the country and we are proud to announce the release of the "Quarantine Quiz Show" which will be played every Wednesday evening, beginning at 8 p.m. EST, throughout the month of April! This is a Nationwide Quiz Show, so please participate if you want to have some fun! Twitch account is required to play.
- Virtual Wellness