Center for Healthy Living

The center offers activities and services to encourage wellness among faculty, staff, students and the community.

Memberships, intramural sports, special events and fitness classes are available to all UNMC, UNO & Nebraska Medicine faculty, staff, students, retirees, alumni, volunteers, contracted employees & the community. 

• CFHL is free to UNMC students, including all fitness classes

• CFHL offers value-priced memberships for non-students - Learn more about membership

• Today's Intramural Schedule
• For non-members, a summer class pass is available for $45 for 15 fitness classes. It is valid May 11-Aug. 21. Stop by the CFHL front desk to purchase your pass.
• Sign up for fall intramural volleyball, sand volleyball, futsal (indoor soccer) and pickleball is now open. Learn more and sign up. Registration deadline is Sunday, Aug. 30.

Happening in August & September

• 2026 Try-Athlon: Challenge dates are Sept. 14-Oct. 11. This month-long fitness challengen is inspired by the distances of an Ironman Triathlon. Participants will have an entire month to accumulate their miles and meters. Participation is free. Sign up by Friday, Sept. 11.
• Fall Intramurals: Registration is open for volleyball, sand volleyball, futsal (indoor soccer) and pickleball. Sign up by midnight on Sunday, Aug. 30. Sign up before midnight Sunday, Aug. 30. 
• Fall 2026 Punch Palooza: This event is sponsored by the UNMC Center for Healthy Living to encourage you to get to know your local campus fitness facility. From Sept. 8-14, you'll collect punches at your local campus fitness facility by completing activities. You must be a UNMC student on the Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk or Kearney campuses to participate. Sign up by Monday, Aug. 31.
• Strength Foundations for Students Sept. 14-Oct. 23: Whether you're new to lifting or looking to improve your form, take advantage of a FREE barbell coaching session. You'll learn the fundamentals of the deadlift, back squat, bench press, or shoulder press and get personalized coaching to build confidence in the weight room. Book your FREE session.