5 Ways To Stay Healthy In College That Actually Work
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5 Ways To Stay Healthy In College That Actually Work

As much as you may be craving those chocolates in your pantry don't go for it!

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5 Ways To Stay Healthy In College That Actually Work
Rachel Klumpp

We all have heard the scary rumors of the freshman 15. As much as we want to think it isn't real it most definitely is. We live on a campus with dining halls that actually serve really good food, with sorority and fraternity houses that spoil us with great meals, buses and joy rides that will take us anywhere on campus which makes it really hard to stay fit. It becomes so easy to get the freshman fifteen without even realizing that you're being unhealthy. It has become my new year's resolution to be healthier and here are some tips that are gonna help me and can help you too.

Fried Friday is amazing, but put a salad on the side

We all love a good Fried Friday, the chicken nuggets, mozzarella sticks, fried mac 'n cheese and so much more. It's what we look forward to at the end of every week. However, yes, it is nice to treat ourselves, but putting a salad with Fried Friday doesn't hurt anyone. We need nutrition and vegetables with all that fried food. Add that salad to your meal. There are so many good things to add to it to make it taste good. I know my sorority and all the dining halls have a salad bar with every lunch and dinner use it to your advantage. We paid for it already might as well use it.

Walking everywhere even though you don't want to

I know it's hard to wake up with just enough time to walk to class. It's so easy to just wake up throw some clothes on and hop on the bus to class. However, walking to class is a lot better for your health. We all are just going to go home sit on the couch, watch tv and do homework so walking now can be your exercise for the day. You get to enjoy the beautiful campus that made you want to go to school here and be fit at the same time. Most likely you'll get to run into a friend on the way to class and have a nice conversation too. Take the time to walk to your classes and start your day off right.

All-nighters don't need to be every night

We are all college students pulling that all-nighter to finish that paper or study for that test, it doesn't seem like a big deal because we will just have caffeine in the morning, but it is. Caffeine not only adds so many extra calories, but it doesn't actually help. It's like sugar, we get put on this high right after we have, but then after a while, we just end up being more tired. Plus, when you don't get enough sleep your body produces more hunger hormones and increases your appetite which causes you to eat more than necessary. So overall, not getting enough sleep isn't healthy because you aren't getting the rest you need and you are just gaining unnecessary calories.

The gym on campus is free!

I get that when we get home from class all we want to do is sit on the couch and watch TV. But, before you sit down to put on your cute sneakers and go to the gym. Pinterest is your best friend. Look up some fun 30-minute workouts for you to do at the gym. Taking that break before doing your homework which will give you a fresh mind to sit down and grind out the school work. Take advantage of the free gym because when you go home for break it won't be there.

Get that cute water bottle and bring it everywhere

Spending that $10 on a cute water bottle with being so beneficial in your life. Not only does it help the environment by using a reusable water bottle, but its healthy too. Filling a water bottle up multiple times a day with cold water helps boost your metabolism. Your body works to warm the water up and at the same time is burning more calories to help you lose weight. Add some fresh fruit in it and it can taste good too! It's healthy, it helps burn calories and it helps the environment all in one water bottle!

Changing up and trying a least one of these things will help you realize that working out is not too bad after all.

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