{"id":6634,"date":"2021-04-09T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T13:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6634"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:50:07","slug":"spring-fever-at-umpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2021\/04\/09\/spring-fever-at-umpi\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Fever at UMPI!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We are all starting to find it hard to stay on task in classes, and we are all tired of winter.\u00a0 Now is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the time to get moving and go for walks and enjoy the fresh air and warm sunshine.\u00a0 Maybe that might be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">running outside or walking on the bike path with some friends up to Mantle Lake Park.\u00a0 It\u2019s a nice relief\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">knowing that the semester is coming to an end, and we did it!!\u00a0 What an accomplishment to make it\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">through this whole year with all the restrictions in place.\u00a0 We did it and you should be proud of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yourselves!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you are looking to get outside and go hiking, don\u2019t forget that Aroostook State Park, Nordic\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heritage Center and Big Rock Mountain are great places for hiking and mountain biking.\u00a0 If the weather\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is really nice, don\u2019t forget that Gentile Hall has kayak and canoe rentals if you are interested in going with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">some friends down the Aroostook River.\u00a0 Getting outside for some physical activity is very important for\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">us to stay healthy physically&#8211;but also mentally&#8211;as we start preparing ourselves for final exams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I know some of us are ready to lose the COVID weight that we may have gained during this\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pandemic.\u00a0 Now is the time to start thinking about eating more fruits and vegetables.\u00a0 A healthy tip to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">weight loss is to start eating your greens.\u00a0 You can put green grapes, kiwi, green pears, green apples\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and some honeydew into a bowl.\u00a0 For vegetables you can cut up some cucumbers, green peppers, broccoli, pea pods and some cooked green beans.\u00a0 Place the veggies on a plate and add your favorite dipping sauces, such as ranch dressing or hummus, for a nutritious lunch or snack.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We are all starting to find it hard to stay on task in classes, and we are all tired of winter.\u00a0 Now is\u00a0the time to get moving and go for walks and enjoy the fresh air and warm sunshine.\u00a0 Maybe that might be\u00a0running outside or walking on the bike path with some friends up to [&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-6634","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\/6634","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=6634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8274,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6634\/revisions\/8274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}