{"id":626,"date":"2018-05-07T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/?p=626"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:32:09","slug":"student-staff-spotlight-on-meg-rux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/2018\/05\/student-staff-spotlight-on-meg-rux\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Staff Spotlight on Meg Rux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hometown:<\/span> Chicago, IL<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Majors:<\/span> International Studies and Strategic Communication<\/span><\/p>\n

Minors: Spanish and International Business<\/span><\/p>\n

Meg Rux, a senior graduating in a few weeks, is one of our most loved group fitness instructors at the Rec. This year, she had the honor of being voted <\/span>Group Fitness Instructor of the Year<\/span><\/i> by her peers. She is extremely passionate about her job and truly cares about her students’ wellness, that\u2019s why we wanted to learn more about her before her bittersweet departure.<\/span><\/p>\n

When did you become a group fitness instructor? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I finished my training after sophomore year, so I started teaching Kickboxing my junior year. <\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite class to teach?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This semester I\u2019m teaching Kettlebell, Kickboxing, and Hard Core Abs, so out of those, my favorite is definitely Kettlebell. However, of all the classes I\u2019ve taught, I think my favorite is Cardio Blast. <\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s something valuable that you\u2019ve learned during your time here at the Rec?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One thing for sure would be adaptability because a lot of things change, either when you\u2019re in class, right before class or on day-by-day schedule. I have a good team working with me, in addition to Shannon who is a great mentor, and both have helped me learn to <\/span>take things as they come. <\/span><\/i>I have also learned that when it comes to class, getting that endorphin high can change anyone\u2019s mood. I really think getting your endorphin high has a great impact on me and on the patrons I teach. <\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the thing you like the most about the REC? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I like that it has a really good sense of community. Outside of teaching, I always run into people that I know from class or people that work in the Rec, or people I\u2019ve met over the last four years. I think it\u2019s a good central hub for everybody.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the biggest challenge you\u2019ve faced working here?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Going back to that comment of adaptability, anything can change, anything can happen. Sometimes the microphone won\u2019t work, sometimes I have more people than I \u00a0anticipated, so if I had a class planned out, having to change things last minute to accommodate for space and equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n

How would your students\/colleagues describe you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Loud! Definitely loud.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your dream job? \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I could do this forever, that would be great! With my Strategic Communication major I\u2019ve earned a lot of experience coming up with content roadmaps, social media management, writing, anything along those lines if I could do that for a health and wellness company, that would be perfect. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you most passionate about? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I really like the idea of being unapologetically happy. How you define that is very different for a lot of people, but I am so lucky to work here at the Rec and to be with the people I work with and the patrons I teach. Seeing them want to come to so many classes and seeing how they light up, but also seeing how happy I am at the end of class is great. I love seeing that fitness does bring happiness to a lot of people. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your life\u2019s biggest dream?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of my friends joke it\u2019s not a question if ill have a gym, <\/span>it\u2019s when I\u2019ll have a gym?<\/span><\/i> Having my own gym would be a fantastic dream. On the other hand, because of my International Studies major, I\u2019ve studied abroad and been in a lot of countries. Therefore, currently on the top of my bucket list is hiking Machu-Picchu. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interview by Dania Puente, Miami University Rec Center Marketing Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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