February 26th - March 4th the National Eating Disorders Association will launch it's 27th annual #NEDAwareness week. NEDAwareness Week is about improving public understanding of the severity of eating disorder...
This is an opinion-based article about a workout program you can find here. If anyone has read my previous articles, you know I love leg day. The intensity that goes into each workout is so high-- it makes t...
"The wonderful thing about food is you get three votes a day. Every one of them has the potential to change the world." - Michael Pollan (Author, Journalist, and Food Policy Activist) The American food s...
My press pass! Kate Farrell, 30 here with your review of FNCE (The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ 2016 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo). This year's conference was rece...
Who will be named the Tough Turkey? Ok Boston, we're coming back this year for our second annual Tough Turkey and of course, it's just getting better and better. You'll start and end your run at the Reebok ...
Calling all our Boston-based, 21+ #fitufam! Join us and Mighty Squirrel for... The Halloween Beer Dash! Who: You! (If you're over 21) What: A workout for all levels of fitness, starting and endi...
This is not a drill. You can win weekend getaway for you and three friends, thanks to our friends at CLIF Bar. Here's the deal. Our chapters in the Northeast area (read: Boston College, Clark, ...
Unless you live entirely outside the world of social media, you’ve probably heard of “fitstagrams”. Girls, guys, and people of all ages are embarking on their fitness journeys—publicly. Additionally, Instagr...
Dear college students of Boston, You are cordially invited to the LARGEST COLLEGE FITNESS EVENT BOSTON HAS EVER SEEN. You read it right. Fit University is taking over Copley Square as we kick off the semester...
I had a dream.... To start the largest college fitness movement across the US. But seriously, I did. If you're reading this article, let me start out by saying THANK YOU! This website you're on - with ...
Big news in the nutritional world! The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the first update to the standards of mandated nutrition labels in 20 years. They haven’t reinvented it entirely—the basi...
Let me start out by saying this: the students that make up the Fit University community are SO. F#!%ING. AWESOME. When I started Fit University as a blog a few years ago, I had zero idea what it would eventuall...
If you're anything like me, the idea of running for more than five minutes makes you want to cry. Me, thinking about running. So the thought of running for HOURS without stopping? That is something I can...
If you haven't heard, tomorrow (4/12) is Free Cone Day... as in FREE BEN & JERRY'S. And at Fit University, we're all about moderation & treatin' yo self. Get in a short workout with Fit U befo...
You’ve all seen them: the girls (and boys) who go about their days clad in garments meant exclusively for the gym. Nike shoes, lululemon pants, and high ponytails are an all-too-familiar sight around college ca...
What basic household item could possibly prevent 100,000 cases of heart disease, 8,000 strokes and 26,000 deaths? Food. Or really, lack thereof. Fit University, meet Jamie Oliver. You may know him as the...
This June, Fit University ambassador and University of Tennessee senior, Sydney Trentham plans to bike over 4,000 miles. Yes, you read that right. Over 4,000 miles. You see, Sydney is participating in one...
You've seen those beautiful food pictures on Instagram... A photo posted by Fit University on Mar 3, 2016 at 5:02am PST You've seen those awesome fitness videos on ...
BOWLS. Whether it's an açai bowl, poke/sushi bowl, grain bowl, bread bowl, or burrito bowl, there seems to be a trend in serving food in wonderful, large, round containers. I can’t tell you why exactly ...
Maybe you're tired of going to the gym and using the same machines every time. Maybe you're looking for a new, more fun form of exercise to try. Or maybe, running and doing traditional bodyweight work...
Hey Boston! Remember that time we did Glow Yoga together? That's yoga in black lights with body paint and glow sticks, btw. No? Can't recall? Here's a video to jog your memory... Our good friend Ali Singe...
This weekend, Fit University hosted the first annual Fit University Symposium for our incredible team of ambassadors and chapter leaders in the Boston area. It was a chance to bring everyone together to ha...
Health is about so much more than what you eat, which is something you probably know from FitU already! :) In fact, you “consume” other types of products into your body in different ways all day, some without e...
Answer: Meredith's now an expert at both. I know what you’re thinking: knitting and running? Those are two activities you don’t see paired together too often. I mean, when’s the last time you spotted your gr...
