My dear and ever-so-faithful collegestuds and collegebabes,
It has been far too long since I posted last and let you all know of my exploits. The last two weeks things have been extremely hectic. I don’t think two days have even been remotely similar in the last two weeks. It’s good to have variety, but maybe there was a little too much anarchy going on.
First, I want to apologize. No, not to you. Yes, I have made myself responsible to impart knowledge unto you, my dear collegebabes and collegestuds, yet ultimately it is your responsibility to find your inner motivation and crush the competition. In the end, the ultimate competition is yourself and what you are doing to bar yourself from accomplishing your goals. So, guess who I am apologizing to…drum roll…
Myself
I have been so busy that I have neglected doing a good workout in the last two weeks. This is regrettable. Regrettable because if I had not stopped working out continuosly in the last two weeks, my body would be a whole two weeks stronger than it is now. Training for a better you is all about the math. More hours in the gym doing the right workout geared toward your specific goals yields a better, more strong and confident version of you.
I made lame excuses like “I have no time to workout” or “I’m tired”. I really thought those things. Then, I realized something dreadful. Instead of working out during that one hour of time I had nothing to do, I played a computer game. I realized that not working out was also making me more tired. I felt lethargic in the last two weeks. Even worse, the lack of physical activity made me stressed.
It’s a good thing to study. In fact, I have been doing exceedingly well in my classes so far, and of that accomplishment I think anyone would be proud. Still, at what cost are you willing to hole yourself in a room and study nonstop and completely forget about feeding your body and working out. Sometimes, it is better for your soul and body to just drop the books and just run.
I did that tonight. I just ran. I ket on running. After some intense running I ran by the gym and decided to go in there to see what was going on. I didn’t really feel like weightlifting so I jumped on the treadmill and continued my run. I watched other people workout in the gym while I was mindlessly running. I cannot even begin to describe how inspired I was by those people.
My workout consisted of a roughly 6 mile fast paced run and 2 rounds of traditional tabata back to back. Afterwards, I jogged back to my room on the other side of campus.
After my workout I felt completely destressed. All of the little nagging feeling i had had before simply vanished. I had become myself again. I looked at myself in a mirror as I walked towards my room. I thought back to my Kinesiology lecture earlier in the day. A statistic was brought up that stated that by 2030 50% of the citizens of Minnesota would be Obese. Not overweight, Obese.
Now, my dear friends, look into the mirror with me. Think about what is important to you in your life. Do you have a family? Do you have a significant other? Do you want to feel empowered and confident? Do you want to avoid health problems that could potentially ruin your life?
Join me.
Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
CollegeStudatUMN
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