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Healthy U: Falling into fall finess
Emily Abbate
Issue date: 8/29/08 Section: Focus
Welcome back to UConn, everyone. HealthyU, The Daily Campus' newest addition, is a weekly column that provides some health tips - ranging from eating right and exercise tips, to photo-illustrated techniques to tone and touch-up those trouble spots.
The leaves are already changing from green to golden as students are taking their first steps through Arjona and Monteith. And as the temperatures cool down and the aura of summer drifts away, it is prime time for fall fitness and taking your exercise routine to the next level. Here are some tips to start off your semester.
Take Your Routine Outside
Okay, so maybe you've never stepped foot on a treadmill, and you are intimidated of the new student rush at Recreation Services. Try taking your one-mile jog to the streets. Not the type of person who likes passing cars staring at you while you're working on your fitness? Then try running some of the alternative roads around campus.
"There are places back by Orchard Acres that are really good places to run," said Jill Wright, a 3rd-semester exploratory major. "It's usually really shady back there and makes for a cooler run."
For those of you who like to know exactly how far you are traveling, here are some mile markers. From the opening of Horsebarn Hill at Jacobson Barn to the exit where Gurleyville Road meets Route 195, is exactly 1.5 miles. If you are looking to take a stroll around campus, following 195 from the main entrance to UConn where Route 195 hits North Eagleville Road, down towards Store 24, turn right onto Mansfield Road, Left up Gilbert Road, right down towards the Co-op onto Hillside Road and right after the North Parking Garage back onto North Eagleville, then you will have traveled about 2.2 miles.
Stressing Out
It's no secret that exercise has a huge amount of benefits when it comes to reducing stress.
"Getting involved in campus puts a lot on your plate and sometimes you just need to release your stress," said Brendan Schlander, a 3rd-semester international relations major. "I usually like to forget about everything by running to the gym, getting in my workout, and then running back to my house."
The activity itself can provide a distraction to the amount of work you have piled up on your desk, waiting for you in your room, according to about.com.
"Physical activity itself can take your mind off of your problems and either redirect it on the activity at hand or get you into a zen-like state," according to the Web site. "Exercise usually involves a change of scenery as well, either taking you to a gym, a dojo, a boxing ring, a park, a scenic mountain, a biking trail or a neighborhood sidewalk, all of which can be pleasant, low-stress places."
Taking Advantage of All that SRF has to Offer
The SRF has a lot of different opportunities students often overlook. The "101" clinics and workshops offer backpacking, geocaching and Dutch oven cooking, all free to SRF members.
If you're interested in rock climbing, then after a brief two hour orientation, students can rock climb at the Climbing Center, located inside the SRF on the second floor.
And seemingly, the Bodywise class schedule has expanded as well. Kick & Crunch, a high-energy kickboxing workout, takes students through a warm-up, cardio kickboxing workout, abdominal routine and a cool-down. Step and Tone - a traditional aerobic step for a cardio routine that will "get your heart rate elevated," according to the SRF Web site, is a new and exciting addition as well.
However, if you are a cycler, the amount of cycling classes at the SRF is unbelievable.
"I try my best to get to cycling at least twice a week," said Molly Sanford, a 5th-semester psychology major.
The leaves are already changing from green to golden as students are taking their first steps through Arjona and Monteith. And as the temperatures cool down and the aura of summer drifts away, it is prime time for fall fitness and taking your exercise routine to the next level. Here are some tips to start off your semester.
Take Your Routine Outside
Okay, so maybe you've never stepped foot on a treadmill, and you are intimidated of the new student rush at Recreation Services. Try taking your one-mile jog to the streets. Not the type of person who likes passing cars staring at you while you're working on your fitness? Then try running some of the alternative roads around campus.
"There are places back by Orchard Acres that are really good places to run," said Jill Wright, a 3rd-semester exploratory major. "It's usually really shady back there and makes for a cooler run."
For those of you who like to know exactly how far you are traveling, here are some mile markers. From the opening of Horsebarn Hill at Jacobson Barn to the exit where Gurleyville Road meets Route 195, is exactly 1.5 miles. If you are looking to take a stroll around campus, following 195 from the main entrance to UConn where Route 195 hits North Eagleville Road, down towards Store 24, turn right onto Mansfield Road, Left up Gilbert Road, right down towards the Co-op onto Hillside Road and right after the North Parking Garage back onto North Eagleville, then you will have traveled about 2.2 miles.
Stressing Out
It's no secret that exercise has a huge amount of benefits when it comes to reducing stress.
"Getting involved in campus puts a lot on your plate and sometimes you just need to release your stress," said Brendan Schlander, a 3rd-semester international relations major. "I usually like to forget about everything by running to the gym, getting in my workout, and then running back to my house."
The activity itself can provide a distraction to the amount of work you have piled up on your desk, waiting for you in your room, according to about.com.
"Physical activity itself can take your mind off of your problems and either redirect it on the activity at hand or get you into a zen-like state," according to the Web site. "Exercise usually involves a change of scenery as well, either taking you to a gym, a dojo, a boxing ring, a park, a scenic mountain, a biking trail or a neighborhood sidewalk, all of which can be pleasant, low-stress places."
Taking Advantage of All that SRF has to Offer
The SRF has a lot of different opportunities students often overlook. The "101" clinics and workshops offer backpacking, geocaching and Dutch oven cooking, all free to SRF members.
If you're interested in rock climbing, then after a brief two hour orientation, students can rock climb at the Climbing Center, located inside the SRF on the second floor.
And seemingly, the Bodywise class schedule has expanded as well. Kick & Crunch, a high-energy kickboxing workout, takes students through a warm-up, cardio kickboxing workout, abdominal routine and a cool-down. Step and Tone - a traditional aerobic step for a cardio routine that will "get your heart rate elevated," according to the SRF Web site, is a new and exciting addition as well.
However, if you are a cycler, the amount of cycling classes at the SRF is unbelievable.
"I try my best to get to cycling at least twice a week," said Molly Sanford, a 5th-semester psychology major.
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