College students are busy. It's a fact.
We are so busy, we end up forgetting that we have to take care of ourselves. We eat shitty food, don't sleep, forget to clean, abandon hygiene, and don't work out. And we hate ourselves for not actually making time to take care of ourselves. It's why so many of us are out of shape and depressed.
Well I don't have solutions for all those problems, but I do have a solution for students who feel like they should be going to the gym, but don't have time or energy.
The solution is, don't change anything. You already are working out. You just don't consider it because it's not the traditional forms of exercise.
Here are five things every college student does, that are totally considered exercise.
1. Weight Training - Walking to class carrying a bag full of books
Backpacks or sling bags must weigh at least twenty, thirty pounds. Having to carry that around all day as you walk to classes, or the library, or to get food, definitely counts as weight training.
2. Sprinting - Running across campus because you're late
Running to class in a short period of time? That is pretty close to the actual definition of sprinting.
3. Stair climbs - Doing laundry, when the washing machine's not on your floor
Let's face it, we only do laundry when we absolutely have to. Which means the laundry basket is heavy. Having to lug that thing up and down the stairs, and running downstairs when your clothes are done is an acceptable form of cardio. It's pretty much like the stair scene in Rocky.
4. Endurance - Walking in the rain or snow, or walking to a local store
Unfortunately, rain is not a reason to cancel classes. So you have to walk outside in bad weather anyway. Since you can't really run with an umbrella, or in winter clothing, you have to walk slowly. That is a perfectly acceptable form of endurance. Another, walking to an off campus location, like a convenience store.
5. Squats - Bending over to get something out of your backpack
Listen ladies, not all of our clothing options have acceptable forms of pockets. So we have to use every single compartment in our backpacks. And if you don't want to mess up your spine by twisting around, like myself, you can just place your bag on the ground and squat down to get it out. Three of those a day, and your thighs will be smokin'!
