Self-Care Sticky Notes

We know that calorie counters can be harmful to a user’s exercise experience and can enable disordered eating/exercise patterns. Use our Self-Care Sticky Notes to cover the calories readout, exercise time, or any other parts of the machine you don't want to see during your workout. Feel free to use multiple sticky notes, and/or move them around.

Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do.

- Megg Boggs

Why Sticky Notes?

Our intention with the Self-Care Sticky Note project is to provide a means for Campus Rec users to comfortably and safely engage in using our cardio equipment by providing an option to cover portions of the screen that may cause them harm.

Campus Rec has received feedback from the PSU community that our space could be more inviting and safe for those in larger bodies and those with challenging relationships with movement. Starting in 2021, we have been collaborating with the Intro to Fat Studies Class in the School of Public Health to increase size inclusion in Campus Rec. After receiving a tour of the facility, one of the main concerns brought up by students—many of whom also used the Rec Center on a regular basis—was the calorie counters on the cardio machines.

It can be triggering for many people to see the metrics on a cardio machine, such as the number of calories burned or the amount of time left in a workout. We don't want these numbers to keep people from using this equipment, and/or make users feel uncomfortable or triggered when using the cardio machines.

Share Your Feedback

If you would like to provide us with feedback on the Self-Care Sticky Note project, please fill out this Self-Care Sticky Note Feedback Form.

If you would like to contact us with further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at: mhendin@pdx.edu

Size Inclusion

Campus Rec is committed to size inclusion and embraces Health at Every Size®️ principles. We believe everyone belongs in the Rec Center. We welcome and invite people in all bodies to experience our facility and programs and find joy in movement.

Supporting Healthy & Safe Exercise

Campus Rec Cares

When it comes to exercise, more is not always better. Moderation, variety, and balance are essential for optimal health, fitness, and wellbeing. Excessive exercise has well-documented health risks. If you are concerned your relationship with exercise is becoming excessive or compulsive, there are resources available to help.

Excessive Exercise

Signs and symptoms that exercise is excessive or compulsive include when exercise significantly interferes with important activities, occurs at inappropriate times or in inappropriate settings, when the individual keeps exercising in spite of injury or other medical complications, an inability to reduce exercise volume, and/or extreme guilt when exercise is missed.

Risks of Excessive Exercise

Bone Density Loss
Injury/Illness
Overtraining Syndrome – Exhaustion and Constant Fatigue
Metabolic Suppression
Dehydration
Heart Problems
Amenorrhea
Increased risk of disordered eating, anxiety, and depression

Signs and symptoms that exercise is excessive or compulsive include when exercise significantly interferes with important activities, occurs at inappropriate times or in inappropriate settings, when the individual keeps exercising in spite of injury or other medical complications, an inability to reduce exercise volume, and/or extreme guilt when exercise is missed.

Resources

If you are struggling with excessive exercise or a disordered relationship with movement, please contact one or more of the following resources:

For PSU Students

PSU's Center for Student Health & Counseling (SHAC).

For Campus Rec Members (including all PSU students)

Campus Rec Personal Training
Email: personal_training@pdx.edu

For PSU Faculty/Staff

Employee Assistance Program
For Benefits Eligible Faculty / Staff
Phone: 800-433-2320