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GetMactive promotes living in the moment

Emily Ambery | staff writer Nov. 11, 2021 Machaela “Mac” Simmons is a fourth-year physical therapy student at Duquesne dedicated to helping others navigate physical and mental health.  Beginning her collegiate athlete career as a walk-on on the basketball team, Simmons described the imbalanced value that college level athletics place on performance in a sport. “A lot of my identity was wrapped up in the … Continue reading GetMactive promotes living in the moment

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Running out of my comfort zone: my first 5K race

Andrew Cummings | multimedia editor Oct. 14, 2021 All I could think was: “I can’t do this,” “My legs are tired,” “I can’t catch my breath.” These, among other complaints, are all things that I said to myself over summer as I prepared to run my first 5K race. At the beginning of the summer, I decided that I wanted to become more physically active. … Continue reading Running out of my comfort zone: my first 5K race

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Health initiative launches at Power Center

By Bridget Seelinger | For The Duquesne Duke The Power Center is now offering new classes for students, faculty and staff as part of its Wellness in Motion Initiative, aimed at keeping the campus community healthy and fit. The initiative is in response to a drastic increase in attendance at the Power Center, in addition to the University’s goal to achieve wellness among faculty, staff … Continue reading Health initiative launches at Power Center

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