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Exiled from SPLASH: a look at BU’s unofficial clubs

Devan Colby October 5, 2023
It was a sunny October afternoon, and a team of Boston University athletes was in the midst of its semiweekly practice on Magazine Beach, a stretch of green along the Charles River in Cambridge. 
Due to Boston University’s Fitness and Recreation Center remaining closed to the public, BU students have had to alter their daily workout regimens to try to stay in shape during the COVID-19 pandemic. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students experience remote or physically-distanced workouts during pandemic

Lily Kepner September 13, 2020
With FitRec closed to the public — with exceptions for select in-person physical education courses — BU students have been forced to look for alternative methods of safe exercise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The wellness industry contributed to about 5.3 percent of the global economy’s output in 2018. PAIGE WARD/ DFP STAFF

Growing health, wellness industries projected to continue expansion

Lauren Richards March 19, 2019

Acai bowls, yoga studios and oat milk have each made their mark on the nation’s wellness market over the past few years. Cycling studios, self-care products and farm-to-table restaurants have also...

Brandy Moser, a BU student, who is helping to bring CHAARG to campus. CHAARG is a girls’ health and fitness organization. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Girls’ fitness organization CHAARG coming to campus next fall

Haley Lerner March 29, 2018
After months of planning and campaigning, CHAARG, a girls’ health and fitness organization, is officially founding a chapter on Boston University’s campus next year.
East to West: New Year, New Improvements

East to West: New Year, New Improvements

Daily Free Press Admin January 22, 2018
On today’s episode, “New Year, New Improvements” — a glance at initiatives promising to bring positive change in 2018. We’ll discuss Mayor Martin Walsh’s efforts to improve Boston’s emergency shelter system, the Time’s Up movement in Hollywood and a new organization proposed at BU that encourages fitness camaraderie.

Students hope to bring CHAARG, health and fitness to BU

Haley Lerner January 19, 2018

Jess Barry, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, is attempting to create a chapter of CHAARG, a health and fitness organization, at Boston University. CHAARG, which stands for Changing Health,...

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