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College & University InformationNo Time For The Gym?
by:
Diana Keuilian
Dormitory Room Exercises Combat College Weight Gain
As you have doubtless heard, college students about the country are gaining weight at a rapid rate. A recent study by Cornell University found that on average, college freshman gain just about 0.5 pounds a week, which is about 11 times much than the average weight gain among 17-and 18-year olds and about 20 times much than the average weight gain among American adults.
Exercise is a great way to ward off extra pounds, but what college student actually has time to visit a gym multiple times each week? Hectic, nerve-racking schedules are about always partly to blame for the extra weight gain in the 1st place! A great resolution is to find exercises that you can perform right in your dormitory room.
Try out the following Dormitory Room Exercise Routine right in your own room! Please remember to consult your doctor before beginning an exercise program.
Lunges
Equipment: Elective Dumbbells or Weight – This can be done just with bodyweight.
Starting Position: Stand with your feet together and a weight across your shoulders, or, if exploitation bodyweight, hands on your hips. Take a large step forward and bend your knees down into a lunge position.
Movement: Exhale as you press yourself back up to a standing position, or continue through with your step into another lunge.
Push Ups
Equipment: Elective Exercise Matt
Starting Position Beginner: Get on all fours on the matt with your hands directly under your shoulders. Walk your knees back until your upper body is stretched out and your back is flat.
Starting Position Advanced: From the all fours position, walk your feet back until your body is stretched out and your back is flat.
Movement: Inhale as you slowly lower your body down towards the matt. Be sure to support your back straight and to not allow it to sag in the middle. Exhale as you press yourself back up to the starting position.
Crunches
Equipment: Elective Exercise matt
Starting Position: Lie on your back on the matt with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Keep your head by placing your hands behind it, and support your eyes turned up towards the ceiling throughout the entire movement.
Movement: Exhale as you raise your upper body up a few inches off of the matt by catching your abs. Be sure to support your back straight and avoid pull yourself up with your hands. Hold yourself in this contractile position for a moment before slowly lowering yourself back down to the starting position.
Couple the above exercises with regular walks or jogs about campus, and you wish be well on your way to combating college weight gain. For much information on dormitory room exercises and avoiding college weight gain visit www.AvoidTheFreshman15.com. You don’t have to be stuck with unwanted weight gain just because you are a busy college student!
Just just about the author:
Diana Keuilian, Certified Personal Trainer, and author of “Avoid The Freshman Fifteen”, has a proved know-how
for avoiding college weight gain. Visit www.AvoidTheFreshman15.comto discover more. She is besides the head Fitness Trainer for the nation’s leading online fitness site www.HitechPersonalFitness.comand board member of www.HitechTrainer.comLearn much at www.Keuilian.com
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