<p>Good, now I've got your attention. And I promise, I'll follow through with my promise. What's the secret? Exercise.</p>
<p>No, not exercising your brain or some stupid "The More you Know"-style cliche. I mean getting to the gym and running a mile or two a day. Actually leaving your dorm for a half-hour or hour in order to actually stave off Freshman 15.</p>
<p>Not only will building a solid exercise routine keep your cholesterol down (you'd be amazed how many of you might already have high LDL!), it makes you more alert and more likely to retain whatever you study. </p>
<p>Oh, and there is of course the aesthetic benefit of being more physically attractive to that cute guy/girl in your class. </p>
<p>I'm not suggesting that you all go out and spend 2 hours a day running like olympiads, but that you put in 30, 45 minutes a day and doing your body, and mind, a favor. You'll thank me later when you go to get a checkup, and you're the only one not getting fat off dorm food!</p>
<p>I agree.....an hour a day makes you feel much better...and....it helps you sleep earlier and you feel much better when you get up.</p>
<p>Also...try diong your studying before you go to bed....when you sleep your brain replenishes bodily chemicals needed to function AND it reorganizes your thoughts, so what you've taken in is likely to make a little bit more sense when you wake up....i learned that in highschool psychology and didn't believe it, but when i tried it, it worked remarkably.</p>
<p>yes, totally! I had an earlier thread about how I am fearing the freshmen 15s. I HAVE to put exercise in my daily routine or those lbs will be packing.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, that also brought with it a 15 point increase in my blood pressure, and borderline LDL cholesterol levels. Not good to have at 20.</p>
<p>I think the reason kids gain weight is because there is so much food that they think they HAVE to eat it b/c they paid so much for it. I am definitely going to watch what I eat in College because the freshmen 15 is going wreak havoc on my self confidence.</p>
<p>I need to drop a few of my own 15 before I go off to college. I guess I'll work on that in the FOUR MONTH BREAK I have between now and Georgetown. :)</p>
<p>Ever since I started driving to school things have been going downhill (I used to skate in the warm months a few miles to and from school....uphill, ironically) :(</p>
<p>I agree. Have you ever noticed that varsity athletes are often also involved in many other time-consuming activities while still managing heavy courseloads? It's gotta be the exercise keeping them going, because my responsibilities aren't that huge and I'm always busy...</p>
<p>Fresh air and exercise really do clear the mind. And athletes are a lot sharper than we give them credit for. I had one name-in-the-newspaper-type in my AP Bio class and his work ethic was really impressive. I also upped it a notch, but I'm just a semi-athlete.</p>
<p>I have come to the conclusion that exercise helps the body and mind in so many ways. Im a senior in HS now, and when I started playing sports sophomore year my life has improved quite a bit. I lost a ton of weight, started taking honors/Ap classes, and got involved with extracurricular activities. The more active I am, the fewer health issues I seem to have. By issues I don't mean serious problems, but colds, pains, cramps, etc. It has also boosted my self esteem and self confidence. Its official, exercise helps the mind, body, and spirit!</p>
<p>Yeah. For some reason, the greater amount of exercise, the lesser amount of health issues for me too. I have fewer colds, fevers, etc.,</p>
<p>I need to go lose a ton of weight. :P.. just kidding, but I can stand to lose 10-20 pounds. It seems as if I gained the Freshman 15 before going into college. Gah..</p>