The weekend arriving feels like a breath of fresh air. All my responsibilities are gone, I can sleep as much as I want, I can stay out late, I can eat whatever foods and so on. But, when Sunday rolls around, I am shocked to realize that the following day is Monday. My freedom will soon be gone: relaxation time is over and it is … Continue reading How To Stay On Track Over the Weekend
*By Jamie Vacca* When the weather is warmer, I know that I and the vast majority of my friends are more inclined to spend as much time outside as possible. Activities such as walking, running and biking are enjoyable, and we are all eager to take advantage of this time under the beating sun. In contrast, however, many of us tend to gravitate towards the … Continue reading How to Stay Motivated to Workout as It Gets Colder
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, the founder and creator of fitness program Melissa Wood Health, is here to change the game and the meaning behind a good workout, something society has deemed to be an hour long, sweaty, and draining activity. She’s married to Noah Tepperberg, owner of some of the most popular nightclubs in New York City, such as Tao and Lavo, and mother to two beautiful … Continue reading Melissa Wood Health: A New Type of Workout
This past year, staying active was more important than ever. With many gyms closed, college students were in need of an outlet: enter online workouts. For over a year now, I have been relying solely on long walks and online workouts to get my fix in. Let me introduce you to some of the workouts and people that have kept me going and feeling great … Continue reading The 5 Online Workouts You Don’t Want To Miss
Sundays are by far the worst day of the week. There’s the last minute homework, the preparing for the long week ahead, the hangovers, and if you are like me, the hangxiety. But, what exactly is hangxiety? It can be described as the intense feelings of anxiety after drinking alcohol. The Henry Ford Health System Staff attributes these feelings to the decline of excess dopamine … Continue reading You Can Control Your Hangxiety
Whether it was pre-corona when I was lifting six times a week, or now, in the midst of COVID-19, when I go to the gym whenever I can, every time I step foot into the gym, it looks the same: predominantly women on the ab mats and treadmills and men in the weight room. This was the case last year when I went to Lehigh’s … Continue reading Where My Ladies At? Lack of Female Representation in the Weight Room
I first joined a gym two years ago. While my brother would go straight to the weightroom, I would do a miserable 30 minutes on the treadmill and then another 30 doing bodyweight exercises on a mat. This got boring very quickly and going to the gym felt more like a chore than self-care. My brother, catching on to my frustrations, started encouraging me to … Continue reading Weight Lifting: My Mental Health Gains
I was halfway through my first official powerlifting program when the coronavirus hit and gyms closed indefinitely. For four weeks straight, I trained for six days a week following the hypertrophy phase of my program, which meant performing the same grueling sets back to back with a progressive overload of weight. In this phase, the focus is on building up muscle — and I had … Continue reading Setbacks are Part of the Trip: My Updated Lifting Program in Quarantine
As college students, we’re always on the move and short on time. That is why it is important to focus on workouts that use multiple muscle groups at once, like a plank. Plank routines are the perfect total body exercise that is quick, effective and can be done anywhere at any time with absolutely no equipment. The Fit Magazine put together a quick and easy … Continue reading Quick Fit: 5 Minute Plank Routine
Chloe Ting, a YouTube fitness superstar, has become a designated personal trainer you can access from the comfort of your own bedroom. While gyms have closed and free time has piled up during quarantine, everyone has had to get creative with their at-home workouts. We recently wrote about the best online fitness classes to take advantage of during quarantine, and Chloe Ting was one of … Continue reading Why I Don’t Support the Chloe Ting Challenges
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