Health and Wellness
Overview
When you feel your best, you’re able to perform at your best.
Your physical, mental, and spiritual health influences your success — both in and out of the classroom.
And because anytime is a great time to develop lifelong habits, Liberty University is committed to creating a health-conscious culture, not only for you, but also for faculty, staff, and members of the surrounding community.
Whether through physical exercise, nutrition, medical care, or counseling, at Liberty, you’ll find ways to be — and feel — your best.
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Did You Know?
Exercise
Stay Active at LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center
Liberty students have free access to the LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center through their Flames Pass. The facility offers these, as well as other great amenities:
- Aerobic studio
- Cardio loft
- Cycle studio
- Dance studio for Zumba, hip hop, and barre classes
- Indoor basketball, racquetball, and volleyball courts
- Indoor soccer center
- Indoor track
- Mind/body studio
- Strength studio
- TRX training studio
- Weight room
For a small additional fee, personal trainers and select group classes can be booked.
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Outdoor Exercise
Prefer to exercise outdoors?
Liberty Mountain has over 50 miles of single- and double-track trails for hiking, running, and biking. Our Liberty Mountain Trail series offers six races per year — from 5Ks to full marathons — and bikes can be rented through the Hydaway Recreation Center.
If you’d rather get fit playing a group sport, up to 20 intramural sports are available to students, from beach volleyball, flag football, softball, and Ultimate to basketball, racquetball, table tennis, and dodgeball.
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Nutrition
Nutritious Dining Options for Every Lifestyle
A focus on healthy eating extends across all dining areas on campus. Fresh ingredients, good-for-you snacks, and natural food choices are a priority, so you’ll find them throughout our 24 diverse dining options.
Have a gluten intolerance? Gluten-free pitas, pasta, buns, bread, pizza crust, and other gluten-free options are available in nearly every location.
Want to eat like you’re in training? Our Training Table dining area exclusively creates high-protein meals tailored for athletes, but you don’t have to be an athlete to enjoy them. These high-performance meals are available to everyone.
Worried about a food allergy?
Health
On-Campus Student Health Center
Concerned about what will happen if you get sick at school? Don’t be.
Liberty’s on-campus medical health center is serviced by two doctors, three physician assistants, and nurses from Central Virginia Family Physicians (CVFP).* You can even have your prescriptions delivered to your dorm room.
The center is staffed Mon. – Thurs. from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and contains:
- 2 minor procedure rooms
- 15 exam rooms
- A full lab
- A digital X-ray room
- Allergy and immunization clinic
- Medical clinic
- Women’s clinic
Services are covered by a once-per-semester health fee and include exams, X-rays, and routine lab work.
*CVFP is a nationally recognized medical group that provides quality health services, promotion, and preventive care.
Counseling
Mental Health Resources When You Need Them Most
With issues like stress, anxiety, depression, and self-harm on the rise, easy access to mental health services is one important way Liberty cultivates a supportive culture for its students.
All actively enrolled residential, commuter, and local online students are eligible to receive counseling services from professional counselors. These include:
- Celebrate Recovery
- Couples or family counseling
- Emotional wellness workshops
- Extended counseling with a community provider
- Group counseling
- Individual counseling
- Mental health crisis services (on-call)
- Problem-focused sessions
- Psychiatric evaluations with a community provider
- Psychoeducational seminars
- Substance abuse counseling
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