Blog Posts in Category: walk
September 27, 2017
Find Out How To Be More Active With Just A Few Small Changes. If you are stuck at work or school all day it can be hard to find time to be active. On really busy days it can seem impossible to even get outside and take a walk. Physical activity is important not only to your physical health, but mental health as well. There are lots of benefits that come with being active such as weight control, lower cholesterol and lower stress levels. Here are some ways to incorporate physical activity into... Read More
April 21, 2015
Before coming abroad I knew I wasn’t going to have the luxury of a gym like the Hamel Recreation Center . I also knew a gym membership would be way too expensive to have abroad. Not going to the gym and eating all of the glorified food in Florence, Italy worried me! When I talked to other people who went abroad they told me how much walking I would be doing and how all the walking would really contribute toward my daily exercise. But not having any experience yet, I was still skeptical.... Read More
May 9, 2014
For my nutrition class freshman year, I had to wear a pedometer everywhere I went for 3 days. I felt a little silly walking around with it attached to my belt loop but at the end of those three days we were able to average our steps and convert it into miles. It was really cool to see how much I was actually walking, on average about 6 miles a day! That 6 miles was just from my daily activities: walking to classes, to the library, to the dining halls. You may not have time to get to the gym... Read More
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