The Wellness staff, along with Chef Lori and newly hired Chef Mercedes, has cooked up an appetizing cooking series for the fall semester. The first class, titled “Apps and Sides,” takes place on Wednesday, September 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $20 for UM students and $25 for all others. For more information or to register for the class, please call the Wellness Enrichment Suite at 305-284-5433.

The Wellness staff strives to enhance the cooking class experience and seeks your feedback. Please take five minutes to complete this nine-question survey, which will help Wellness staff members learn about your preferences for future class themes and scheduling.

The Herbert Wellness Center is the only facility in South Florida with Med X Core-4 equipment designed to help golfers as well as those with low back pain and spinal weakness. To make the equipment more accessible to the University of Miami community and the general public, the Wellness staff is introducing a new 20-minute training program called Core-4. Each visit includes a five-minute warm-up followed by a single set on the lumbar spine, rotary torso, ab isolator, and super stretch machines.

The program consists of an initial orientation and 12 visits. The cost is $120 for student members, $144 for Herbert Wellness Center members, and $180 for non-members. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, contact the Wellness Suite at 305-284-LIFE (5433), or e-mail wellnesscenter@miami.edu.

Like the thousands of members who walk daily through its turnstiles to trim, shape, and improve their physical form, the University of Miami’s Herbert Wellness is undergoing a reshaping of its own. The project continues with a major expansion that will double the size of its fitness room and add two multipurpose rooms, a new studio cycling area, and a Pilates studio. Above: A construction team works on steel framing that is part of the facility’s expansion, which is scheduled for completion early next year.

The University of Miami’s Mini ’Canes Recreational Sports Camp has won South Florida Parenting magazine’s Kids Crown Award for “Best Sports Camp in Miami-Dade County,” making it the eighth time the camp has received the honor in the award’s 14 years of existence.

The camp, which is run by the Department of Wellness and Recreation and held at UM’s Herbert Wellness Center, is an eight-week summer camp for children ages 6 to 12 that offers a wide variety of sports and other activities. The camp is divided into two-week sessions during which campers swim, play sports, and take part in a variety of other indoor games and activities. Each week of camp features a sport of the week, in addition to theme days and special events.

For more information on the Mini ’Canes Recreational Sports Camp, click here.

UM students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the Summer Golf League, coordinated by the Herbert Wellness Center staff. The league will play at The Biltmore on the following Thursdays: June 17 and 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. Tee times are 3:30 to 3:48 p.m.. The cost is only $23 to walk the course. You must play four of the seven dates to qualify to win. The winner will receive an intramural championship T-shirt and a free round of golf. You must register at the Herbert Wellness Center on the Monday prior to Thursday play. For more information, call 305-284-8518 or e-mail Tom Soria at tsoria@miami.edu.