<http://schema.org/articleBody>
" So when I first arrived on campus, I thought that keeping fit wouldn&amp;#039;t be a problem. My classes are so spread out across campus that I figured so much additional walking would be a plus, not to mention some of the hills I climb going to and from the journalism school every day. Yet, in reality, I only walk about 15 minutes each time. The rest of the day, I&amp;#039;m either sitting down in a desk or I&amp;#039;m in my dorm room working on my computer... and sitting at a desk. Unfortunately, that means I need to watch what I eat more carefully and make more of an effort to exercise. So, since summer is only a little ways off and spring break is the perfect time to focus on staying healthy, I&amp;#039;m going to set a few goals for myself. Thus... GOAL #1 Eat healthier. Once you get to college, it&amp;#039;s easy to recognize the availability of junk food and fast food. Whenever I meet up with friends for lunch or dinner, the two places I head too most frequently are Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. It&amp;#039;s quick, cheap, and a lot of food fits on a meal plan, so it&amp;#039;s really easy to start eating unhealthily. What do I plan to do to avoid such food? I&amp;#039;m going to stay away from the upstairs of Russell, the location of all the fast food joints. Downstairs, there are options like the salad and yogurt bar, a Soup Man line which serves soup and paninis, as well as a hot-food line with more home-style cooking. To an extent, all food on campus are less than super-healthy, but there is a variety of options that allows you to make the healthier choices when it comes to your meal options. GOAL #2 Find fun ways to stay active. I&amp;#039;ve mentioned before how I&amp;#039;ve really come to enjoy playing racquetball on-campus, and there&amp;#039;s a great recreation center just down the road from my dorm which is home to several racquetball courts as well as floors of gym equipment, an indoor and outdoor pool, a jogging track, and even a rock wall. There&amp;#039;s tons of stuff to do, but when these things are available, there&amp;#039;s a tendency to think &amp;quot;Oh, I can go whenever.&amp;quot; So I plan on making a schedule to go to the wellness center at least twice a week. I&amp;#039;ve heard that you&amp;#039;re more likely to follow through with a task if you write it down, so I&amp;#039;m going to pencil in times to exercise on my calendar. I know these two goals may be clich\u00E9, but they&amp;#039;re most realistic for me to start a healthier lifestyle. I only hope I can stick to my plan and keep away from my love of chocolate. Wish me luck! Best Wishes, Alex! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.seventeen.com/life/school/advice/a6928/springbreakslimdown/>