{"id":6473,"date":"2021-03-03T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6473"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:50:44","slug":"2021-brings-hope-that-covid-will-come-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2021\/03\/03\/2021-brings-hope-that-covid-will-come-to-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Brings Hope That COVID Will Come to an End!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Happy New Year from Gentile Hall!\u00a0 Hopefully 2021 will bring hope and less stress to everyone.\u00a0 You can kick start your diet with a cleanse that consists of eating no chips, no\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">soda, no candy, no cake, no doughnuts, no French fries, no pizza, no ice cream, no juice, no\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">white bread and no fried food for one month.\u00a0 If you need motivation for a workout routine\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">please email me so that we can set up a Zoom appointment.\u00a0 I have been doing Zoom\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">appointments only for personal training because of the pandemic.\u00a0 My email is\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:keli.marston@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">keli.marston@maine.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t forget that Gentile Hall is open for students, faculty and staff.\u00a0 Our hours of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">operation have changed, so look at our website at umpi.edu\/gentile-hall.\u00a0 If working out\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inside makes you nervous, then check out our ski and snowshoe rentals.\u00a0 You\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can get outside and enjoy some fresh air at Aroostook State Park or the Nordic Heritage\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center to get some exercise.\u00a0 Stop by our front desk or email Dick Gardner at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:richard.gardner@maine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">richard.gardner@maine.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mental health is just as important as physical health, especially as we navigate through\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this pandemic.\u00a0 Staying connected with friends and family is very important.\u00a0 Try doing\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">things virtually with friends and family.\u00a0 Sip and paints are a nice and relaxing way to be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with friends and family without putting yourself at risk of getting sick.\u00a0 Try downloading\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Headspace. It\u2019s a free app that has many useful tips on meditating, yoga and other mental\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">health techniques that can help with stress and anxiety.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s all stay safe and healthy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Happy New Year from Gentile Hall!\u00a0 Hopefully 2021 will bring hope and less stress to everyone.\u00a0 You can kick start your diet with a cleanse that consists of eating no chips, no\u00a0soda, no candy, no cake, no doughnuts, no French fries, no pizza, no ice cream, no juice, no\u00a0white bread and no fried food for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8313,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6473\/revisions\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}