Art by Brooke Muschott If you’re fighting stress, fatigue or weight gain you may not have enough on your plate… That’s right! Any of these symptoms could be side effects from not eating often enough. Eating regularly is crucial if you want keep your metabolism at full speed. And, oftentimes this can be a challenge for college students with hectic schedules. This is … [Read more...] about Too Much on Your Plate: Part II
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Too Much on Your Plate: Part I
Art by Brooke Muschott “I haven’t eaten all day.” Do those words sounds familiar? During my freshman year, and later as a Resident Advisor, I remember hearing this phrase far too often. Girls said it constantly — in the dorms, at the Caf, in class. This statement always blew my mind. I was raised on the principle that three healthy meals a day and/or a snack every two to … [Read more...] about Too Much on Your Plate: Part I
Gym Offers Personal Training
Photos by Marisa Padilla Campus Recreation and the Weight Facilities Center are now offering personal training sessions — and the first two sessions are free. For students, a single workout will cost $30 dollars, a package of five workouts will cost $125 and a package of 10 workouts will cost $200 dollars. If you aren’t interested in buying a workout package, it may be … [Read more...] about Gym Offers Personal Training
Five Reasons to Try Pepperdine’s Fitness Classes
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Campus Recreation “How on earth did I end up here?” I remember thinking as I watched the 6’0” Pepperdine athlete effortlessly turn a 200 pound tire over beside me. Meanwhile my “tire flipping” partner (a Pepperdine Biology professor – yes I was partnered with a professor) and I stood unmoved. While "Caveman training," a popular outdoor Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Five Reasons to Try Pepperdine’s Fitness Classes
Let’s Stop Bragging About Lack of Sleep
We live in a culture that thrives on valuing hard work. This is great! We enjoy trading anecdotes of success stories and how we pulled ourselves up from our bootstraps, and as college students, one of our favorite things to do is to complain about how much we deprive ourselves. If I had an hour for every time I hear about how you got 45 minutes of sleep last night or a grain of … [Read more...] about Let’s Stop Bragging About Lack of Sleep
