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\nA complete list of events can be found at Health and Human Performance\u2019s Exercise is Medicine<\/a> web page. For additional information or questions, email EIM@utc.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n

Exercise can be as simple as parking a little further from your building instead of driving around campus to find that perfect spot, according to Karissa Peyer, UC Foundation assistant professor in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Health and Human Performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s often this perception that exercise has to be CrossFit or training for a marathon or something crazy that takes a lot of time every day,\u201d said Peyer, whose research interests focus on physical activity, family behaviors and childhood obesity. \u201cIf that\u2019s what you love, that\u2019s great. But we really just want everybody to go outside and get more movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

October is Exercise is Medicine on Campus Month (EIM-OC), a social media-driven initiative that promotes physical exercise through activity challenges for students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

As supervisor of the campus\u2019 EIM-OC team, Peyer has been busy putting together an October slate of events focusing on ways to make fitness a priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized right away that social media is the way to go to engage with students to promote EIM-OC,\u201d Peyer said. \u201cFor many students, exercise can be intimidating but, despite the name, Exercise is Medicine is really about physical activity.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysical activity is so important for your mental health, too. Sometimes, you just need to get outside, walk around and take a break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Events will occur throughout the month, starting with a \u201cFootsteps and Football\u201d walk from Chamberlain Field to Finley Stadium at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, before the Mocs\u2019 football game against Western Carolina University. All participants will be entered into a raffle drawing for a UTC football fitness basket.<\/p>\n

The walk, coordinated by Health and Human Performance Program Manager Emma Sampson, benefits the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n

Peyer said many events on the EIM-OC calendar come with hashtags and prizes, including a month-long Bingo card with a list of activity challenges\u2014such as taking a walk on the Riverwalk or doing lunges by the UTC Library\u2014and a chance to win an Apple watch.<\/p>\n

EIM-OC highlights include:<\/p>\n