The freshman 15 folktale
The last thing I wanted to cover in my final blog post for the Alligator is the infamous Freshman 15.
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The last thing I wanted to cover in my final blog post for the Alligator is the infamous Freshman 15.
By now, final exams and projects are in full swing and I am sure many students have pulled a few all nighters since my last blog post.
The end is near.
I hope you all are studying hard and getting ready for finals. In case you missed it, check out my Avenue story about eating healthy on campus, particularly when you're swamped with work.
It’s five minutes until your next class. You have just come out of a three-hour-block and now have to run across campus to present a project. By the way, your stomach is growling.
In case you didn't get a chance to see it, check out my Avenue story about the different group fitness classes UF's Department of Recreational Sports offers like the Yoga class I talked about last week (watch the video here).
UF Department of Recreational Sports offers a variety of group fitness classes to keep you in shape.
Standing on a squishy purple bubble about 3 feet around, you raise one foot in the air and twist your torso while keeping your balance. By the instructor’s command, you flip over the half-shaped ball and start doing push-ups with the bubble side on the floor and the hard plastic side facing up. The unique half-ball/half-platform wobbles while you push up and down engaging your core and pushing your abs to the limit.
This week, I got a chance to take part in more fitness classes, this time Ashtanga Yoga at the Student Rec Center.
Body by Boris' intense outdoor fitness bootcamp breaks up the monotony of a typical gym workout.
For 30 seconds, you and a partner are shoulder- pressing a 30-pound tire together over your head. Just when your shoulders can’t take it anymore, you’re running 40 yards at full speed. Your jog to the next station is your break, only to throw a 10-pound medicine ball as hard as you can to your partner after squatting and then lunging forward with it. You throw back and forth with your partner for 50 seconds.
Hey everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your week-long reprieve from school and responsibility and are ready to finish the semester strong.
Hey everyone!
Editor’s Note: How much you weigh and how long you exercise will determine how many calories you will burn.
This week I will talk about the difference between free weights and machines and how you can incorporate them into your workout regimen.
With more students going to the gym to get in shape for Spring Break, they may be hitting the weights hard but could be neglecting one of the most important muscles in the body -- the heart. When it comes to getting in shape, cardiovascular exercise is king.
For a while I've been meaning to get to post-workout recovery, so here it is.
Hey everyone!
With Spring Break five weeks away, it’s time to hit the gym if you want that perfect bathing-suit body.
With Spring Break five weeks away, it’s time to hit the gym if you want that perfect bathing-suit body.