Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Teresa Crane
561-297-2328,
tcrane@fau.edu
FAU to Host ‘Exercise Is
Medicine’ Event
WHAT:
Florida Atlantic
University’s department
of
exercise science and health will host
“Exercise
is Medicine” event.
WHEN:
Monday, May 17 through Thursday, May 20
10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE:
Florida Atlantic University
Arena
lobby
777
Glades Road, Boca Raton
COST:
Free and open to the
public
CONTACT:
For information, contact Anita
D’Angelo-Herold
at 561-297-3752
or
aherold@fau.edu.
Florida Atlantic University’s department of exercise science and health will host an event on behalf of “Exercise is Medicine” month, an initiative of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Association. An information table will be set-up in the lobby of the Arena, providing information on how to get started with an exercise program, as well as basic guidelines for exercise. In addition, there will be the opportunity to schedule an appointment for fitness testing and exercise prescription. The basic testing and prescription is free to students, faculty, staff and local community members.
- FAU –
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
