2008 Woodie Awards
Workouts: Get in Shape
Enjoying workouts can be the key to a new, healthy you and a fun summer.
Heather Williams
Issue date: 4/22/05 Section: Life & Times
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Summer is just around the corner, and bathing suit season will be in full effect. Exam time and large amounts of studying are also about to ensue, meaning many hours of sitting still and not getting much physical activity. So instead of feeling lethargic and out of shape after exams are over, start now with a new plan in mind!
Rollins offers many ways to be physically active. Throughout the year, various intramural teams are set up and made available to any student who wants to participate. The gym is open at very convenient hours for you to plan your own workout when you have time available. Grab a few friends and try one of the fun workout classes that are taught everyday! You will learn a new skill, get to listen to fun music, and burn calories all at once.
If you're feeling more outdoorsy, take a walk or run in the neighborhoods behind the lake or down Park Ave. This is a great way to get fresh air and be in the glorious sun while burning off the stress of exams. Sing along to your iPod and your lung capacity will greatly increase.
In the rest of the time we have before summer, why not devise a workout schedule for yourself? Even if you have never worked out before, now is the perfect time to start. For the first week, start small. Walk or run two or three miles and go to the gym at least once for a half hour elliptical session. Bring a friend on the walk with you and catch up on the latest gossip.
For week two, start incorporating your new healthy lifestyle into your day whenever you can. Go buy some hot new workout clothes and brave a class at the gym. Not only will you look great, but you'll get to check out everyone else's moves in the mirror. If the class is an hour long and you don't want to stay the whole time, fake sick and leave at the half hour mark. Then go run around campus with your friends and have a water gun/water balloon fight.
For the third week, start getting really serious. On your daily jog around the lake, don't listen to your iPod quite as loud so you can count the number of honks you get. Keep a tally so you can compare which day you got the most. Since you'll be in the library studying so much, you are bound to be running late to class. Instead of strolling and talking on your cell phone, wear your comfortable flip-flops and make the stroll to class a mini power walk. This is a great way to burn a few quick calories. Swim some laps at the pool when you know your secret crush is there and act like you have no idea he/she is watching your glistening, buff body emerge from the water.
Starting today, take the initiative and start moving! This summer when you're strolling on the beach thinking about all the months of relaxation you have ahead of you, you'll thank yourself for the great workouts you are about to enjoy!
Rollins offers many ways to be physically active. Throughout the year, various intramural teams are set up and made available to any student who wants to participate. The gym is open at very convenient hours for you to plan your own workout when you have time available. Grab a few friends and try one of the fun workout classes that are taught everyday! You will learn a new skill, get to listen to fun music, and burn calories all at once.
If you're feeling more outdoorsy, take a walk or run in the neighborhoods behind the lake or down Park Ave. This is a great way to get fresh air and be in the glorious sun while burning off the stress of exams. Sing along to your iPod and your lung capacity will greatly increase.
In the rest of the time we have before summer, why not devise a workout schedule for yourself? Even if you have never worked out before, now is the perfect time to start. For the first week, start small. Walk or run two or three miles and go to the gym at least once for a half hour elliptical session. Bring a friend on the walk with you and catch up on the latest gossip.
For week two, start incorporating your new healthy lifestyle into your day whenever you can. Go buy some hot new workout clothes and brave a class at the gym. Not only will you look great, but you'll get to check out everyone else's moves in the mirror. If the class is an hour long and you don't want to stay the whole time, fake sick and leave at the half hour mark. Then go run around campus with your friends and have a water gun/water balloon fight.
For the third week, start getting really serious. On your daily jog around the lake, don't listen to your iPod quite as loud so you can count the number of honks you get. Keep a tally so you can compare which day you got the most. Since you'll be in the library studying so much, you are bound to be running late to class. Instead of strolling and talking on your cell phone, wear your comfortable flip-flops and make the stroll to class a mini power walk. This is a great way to burn a few quick calories. Swim some laps at the pool when you know your secret crush is there and act like you have no idea he/she is watching your glistening, buff body emerge from the water.
Starting today, take the initiative and start moving! This summer when you're strolling on the beach thinking about all the months of relaxation you have ahead of you, you'll thank yourself for the great workouts you are about to enjoy!