Sports & Fitness Hosts Walk Challenge & Zumba Valentine's Party
By Sheryl E. Taylor
UHD Sports & Fitness invites the Gator Community to a nutrition workshop, a 28-day Walk Challenge and the annual Zumba Valentine’s Dance Party.
Beginning on February 8 – 28, join Sports & Fitness for the 21-Day Walking Challenge. It’s known that walking has a number of benefits—maintaining a healthy weight, prevents or manages various conditions (heart disease, Type-2 Diabetes, high blood pressure), strengthens bones and improves mood. During this virtual challenge, participants will receive daily tips to stay on track, encouraged to share their results and tag Sports & Fitness on Instagram at #UHDsportsandfitness to be entered in a prize giveaway. Sign up for the 21-Day Walking 
Challenge here.
Wear your best red, pink, hearts and flowers for Sports & Fitness’s Zumba Valentine’s Party 4 - 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11. Replace your sweets for sweat for 90 minutes of dancing for an exhilarating workout—all fitness levels are welcomed. Be sure to take plenty of pictures. Random drawings will be held for prize giveaways. Join via Zoom.
Don’t forget UHD Sports & Fitness hosts a variety of ways to get fit—from Aerobics to Zumba!
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. Annually, UHD educates approximately 14,000 students, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions: No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.
