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Show THE FORUM - JANUARY HEALTH & WELLNESS 23, 2013 15 HWAC Instructors: More than Teachers Sarah Khan Staff Reporter Westminster offers many exercise classes, taught by instructors who more than practice what they preach. Tiana White is from Oklahoma and she has been in Utah for 8 years. She went to college at Hamilton College in upstate New York and majored in geology. She enjoys climbing, hiking, and pack rafting. White teaches womens climbing, outdoor leadership, trip leader training, cycling class and two tap dancing classes. Whites classes are all Whats really transferable those exciting is how skills outdoor are to daily life, said White. She got excited about teaching the outdoor classes from her own personal experience with the outdoors and really values the community aspect of the outdoor experience. We spend a lot of time together out in the field. Thats pretty inspiring to me, she said. Her typical workout does not have a set routine because she climbs with her climbing class and skis once a week. She likes to stay active while also eating healthily. Some of her favorite healthy foods include Bmssels sprouts, roasted beets, and a big salad full of vegetables. White says its important for students to take her classes because it gives students a chance to be active while learning. Kelsey Covington went to Westminster, and wants new students to know that everyone loves my class! In her leisure time, she likes to produce theater and underground shows. She teaches the beginning belly dance class at the Health and Wellness inspires people to be themselves while learning a new activity. It inspires a lot of self-confiden-ce. ty, she said. I had received a registration packet in the mail, and noticed a spot on the back page saying something like Do you have an idea for a class and want to be Covington also said that belly dancing is a good thing to do and its a little outside of someones comfort zone. Dancing itself builds your body from the inside layers of muscles outward and really works your oblique. Tyson Bradley is a director of Utah Mountain Adventures who teaches the avalanche level 1 class. He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho and went to college at the part of the community education program? If you think 10 or more people would register, email us your class information today! So I did. She said. Her typical workout consists of yoga twice a week in conjunction with her belly dance class. However, she belly dances every day of the week Covington says it is important for students to take her class because it allows people to think outside of the box. It University of Washington in Seattle. His guiding work is his outlet and loves spending time in the mountains and deserts with his wife and two sons. Bradley said that what makes him most passionate about teaching his class is youth underhelping the stand the avalanche phenomenon and be able to make safe, educated decisions in the backcountry and possibly saving a life, while enabling safe enjoyment of the Center. Covington started belly dancing when she was a teenager and has been dancing ever since. I started teaching about 8 years ago through community education classes in Utah Coun- at-ri- sk ually increased both my skills and tion to Scuba Diving. Scuba allows people to exmy certification levels, she said. Hydes typical workout deplore the underwater world, which is amazing. It is a sport pends on the day. Weekdays it is usually a 30 minute run with that is accessible to nearly evhills followed by 15 eryone. You do not have to be intemvttent especially athletic or a strong minutes on the elliptical. I swim swimmer in order to participate once a week anywhere from 0.5 to 1 miles. in Scuba, said Hyde. On land, she teaches organic Hyde said that it is important for students to take her class bechemistry and a few other courses. She has received Bachelor of cause scuba is a lifetime sport and so the sooner students are Science degrees in both chemisthe more chances they try and biology from Northwest certified, Nazarene University and a Ph.D. have in their lifetime to enjoy bein medicinal chemistry from the ing underwater. So many vacations happen University of Utah. Hyde is an outdoors person at locations with water and those g, vacations can be made even more and enjoys motorcycling, scuba, biking and exciting if a scuba experience greatest means of human travel also f-piste swimming. She enjoys walking could be added. I think that skiing. Students from Robyn Hydes her dog, Bridgette, through local when anyone has the opportunity to see the amazing underwater classes learned chemistry while parks. Hyde was certified in Scucareful making lava lamps, and the past ba about 15 years ago and loves it. world, they become more Here in Utah there are not a making sure that they, leave no few semesters, students have lot of places to scuba and so I was trace because you see how beaulearned chemistry while cooking. What students may not know is often at the dive shop just swim- tiful but also how fragile this environment really is. that Hyde also teaches Introduc ming around in the pool. I grad most amazing sport I know. Backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering have been my passion, he said. He wrote the book Backcountry Skiing, Utah. He has also been a ski patroller, helicopter ski guide, lead guide for Utah Mountain Adventures, and mountain guide for heavily snowy mountains like Denali, Himalaya, Mt. Rainier, and Tetons. His typical workout includes 5,000 to 10,000 feet of uphill and downhill travel on skins, skis, or foot while also guiding ski and mountaineering clients. He feels it is important for students to take his class because students should safely enjoy one of the -of- snow-mobilin- |