Passion Post #7: Tips and Tricks

An important element about improving your health and fitness is to focus on the little things in your daily life here at Penn State.

In the past few posts I discussed the various tools that you can utilize in order to reach your fitness goals. I mentioned the process of proper goal setting, explained some helpful apps, and critiqued many of the PSU fitness classes. Now that I have set you up for health and fitness success, it is time to focus on little details to help you lose that extra pound or two.

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1. TAKE THE STAIRS– We are so lucky we have this asset as college students. Whether you are navigating through the library, walking to your or a friends dorm, or going to class, take the stairs. They are everywhere and we should take advantage of their presence. While I sound extremely dramatic right now about something as insignificant as stairs I promise you this could be the difference between a pound on the scale. Not only do the stairs raise your heart rate, and strengthen your quads and hamstrings, they are usually faster than waiting for the ridiculously slow elavators.

 

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2. THERE ARE SALADS EVERYWHERE– Because the food department at Penn State is required to offer many healthy options, vegetables and salad are offered at almost every dining area all times of day. Salads can fill you up and are a much more healthy than many of the other options because they include vegetables and are very low in fat. However, beware of the hidden calories and fat content in dressings. Never ever ever ever EVER use ranch. Ranch dressing basically ruins the nutritional value of salads due to it’s extremely high fat and calorie content. Aim for more watery dressings and be wary of how much you use!

 

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3. DRINK WATER– We all know how absolutely delicious the milk from the Berkey Creamery is, but we cannot indulge in over 400 calories of chocolate milk everyday. Yes, the chocolate milk at the Creamery has almost as many calories as two huge chocolate chip cookies from West Halls. While the milk is very tasty and rich in calcium, make it a treat and focus on drinking water. Do not waste your calories on pop, high sugar juices, and milk.

 

By adjusting little things in your daily life on campus you may be able to pull out the weight you just can’t seem to get rid of. Good luck!

Do you have any other suggestions to help your health and fitness by adjusting some small things in your daily routine at Penn State? Please share!

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