One thing I have been thinking a lot about lately is ways to stay healthy and fit at uni. Gym memberships can be extremely expensive, and a totally unnecessary expense each month. If you do have a gym membership instead of taking your iPod or MP3 player to the gym, why not take your books instead. It would be a great way to spend your time if you have exams to revise for, gets you out the house, it's a change of scenery.
If you don't have a gym membership though you don't need to spend loads of money buying the equipment for at home, there's so many things that you may have in the cupboard which you can use instead.
A student's best friend is baked beans. Use the cans as weights instead of dumbbells, or if you need more weight, get two heavy-duty bags and put equal amount of cans in each (but make sure they aren't too heavy for you to lift) and lift 15 reps at a time. This will strengthen your arm muscles but it's also great to do on the way back from the shops if you have to stock up.
Another great way to tackle the muscles in your arms using those uni books you hate is to stack a few on top of each other, sit on the floor in front of them, put your hands on the edge of the books and push yourself up and down slowly.
To tackle the muscles in your legs and lower back, add a couple more books to this pile and squat down until you are almost touching the books, hold this position for a few seconds and then stand back up.
If you have a programme you like to watch and it is on for half an hour or so, use this time to do step ups instead of just sitting down on the sofa and watching it. This is a great time to hit 2 birds with 1 stone, because you can stay fit, but you don't have to miss out on the T.V programme while you're doing it. I have a Lateral Thigh Trainer, which I love, I try to use it twice a week, unless I have deadlines. I use it while I'm watching T.V or a film is on. If you don't have a Lateral Thigh Trainer or a running machine it doesn't matter. Books can be used to step on and off of, but make sure to cover the books so they don't get ruined.
If you have a mat (e.g. a yoga mat) this is great for using when doing sit ups, its just a bit softer than the floor so makes it easier and more comfortable to do exercise. If you have a Nintendo Wii, then the Wii Fit Plus game is very good, with lots of different and fun activities to do without even thinking you are doing exercise. Another game that I love on the Nintendo Wii is the Zumba, you get to know the dance routines and you can do it in the privacy of your own home (minus your flatmates). Also its something you can do together, which would make exercising fun for both of you because you get to laugh at how badly the other is dancing. It's just so fun and upbeat.
If running is your thing then plan out a route or a couple of routes you can do which will mix things up and bit so you're not going on the same run every time, which can get a little boring after a while.
If you have any ideas on how to get/stay fit at university then leave a comment or email me on sandra.spencelayh.92@gmail.com.
Another great way to tackle the muscles in your arms using those uni books you hate is to stack a few on top of each other, sit on the floor in front of them, put your hands on the edge of the books and push yourself up and down slowly.
To tackle the muscles in your legs and lower back, add a couple more books to this pile and squat down until you are almost touching the books, hold this position for a few seconds and then stand back up.
If you have a programme you like to watch and it is on for half an hour or so, use this time to do step ups instead of just sitting down on the sofa and watching it. This is a great time to hit 2 birds with 1 stone, because you can stay fit, but you don't have to miss out on the T.V programme while you're doing it. I have a Lateral Thigh Trainer, which I love, I try to use it twice a week, unless I have deadlines. I use it while I'm watching T.V or a film is on. If you don't have a Lateral Thigh Trainer or a running machine it doesn't matter. Books can be used to step on and off of, but make sure to cover the books so they don't get ruined.
If you have a mat (e.g. a yoga mat) this is great for using when doing sit ups, its just a bit softer than the floor so makes it easier and more comfortable to do exercise. If you have a Nintendo Wii, then the Wii Fit Plus game is very good, with lots of different and fun activities to do without even thinking you are doing exercise. Another game that I love on the Nintendo Wii is the Zumba, you get to know the dance routines and you can do it in the privacy of your own home (minus your flatmates). Also its something you can do together, which would make exercising fun for both of you because you get to laugh at how badly the other is dancing. It's just so fun and upbeat.
If running is your thing then plan out a route or a couple of routes you can do which will mix things up and bit so you're not going on the same run every time, which can get a little boring after a while.
If you have any ideas on how to get/stay fit at university then leave a comment or email me on sandra.spencelayh.92@gmail.com.
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