SPARKS Peer Educators will host events throughout February to provide education and resources to respect and love one鈥檚 body.
The 福利亚洲国产精品 community is invited to Love Your Body Month.
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Campus Recreations and Wellness鈥 SPARKS (Students Promoting Awareness, Responsibility, Knowledge, and Success) Peer Educators, Love Your Body Month features a variety of events, programs, and resources. Typically celebrated for a week, this year, events occur throughout February in collaboration with RecWell Fitness Programs and other campus partners.
Throughout the month, activities and events will strive to create a supportive and positive atmosphere on campus that encourages students to redefine their body perceptions and cultivate a positive, healthy mindset that recognizes that聽 鈥済ood鈥 bodies come in all shapes and sizes.
Students will engage in events that will teach them how to respect their bodies and foster a safe and inclusive environment that values and respects all body types, sizes, gender identities, and disabilities.
Love Your Body Month Events
Mindful Eating
Thursday, Feb. 8 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lakeside Dining Hall
This event is a collaboration with Elon Dining.
Love and Lotus: Valentine鈥檚 Day Flow
Tuesday, Feb. 13 | 7 p.m.
Jordan Gym聽
This event is a collaboration with Group X.
Pilates Pair Up
Thursday, Feb. 15 | 7 p.m.
Jordan Gym聽
This event is a collaboration with Group X.
Love Your Body, Love the Earth
Thursday, Feb. 15 | 9:45-11 p.m.
Irazu
This event is a collaboration with the Office of Sustainability
Finding Food Freed with Leslie Williams, RD
Wednesday, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m.
Lakeside 213
Join Nutritionist Leslie Williams as she shares what loving our body actually looks like and uncovers myths about healthy eating. The conversation includes BMI, body image, disordered eating and more. All participants will be entered into a drawing for a Love Your Body Month themed wellness basket.
Love Your Body, Fuel Your Body, Healthy Hydration
Thursday, Feb. 22 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
McEwen Dining Hall
This event is a collaboration with Elon Dining.
Ladies Lifting
Sunday, Feb. 25 | 7 p.m.
Koury Gym
This event is in collaboration with RecWell Fitness Programs
Loving Your Body: A Sexual Citizenship Workshop
Monday, Feb. 26 | 7-8 p.m.
Belk 102
This event is a collaboration with the Gender and LBGTQIA Center (GLC).
LYBM Zines
Wednesday, Feb. 28 | 7 p.m.
Belk Library
This event is a collaboration with Belk Library.