It seems now a days that when it comes to staying healthy all focus is on the rising obesity rate in children. But are children the only ones having to deal with staying healthy? I think not. Everyone struggles with having to stay healthy especially freshman in college who are dealing with many new changes and stresses in life. However there isn't a lot of information out there for us on how to help keep us healthy in our first stressful year of college. As a fellow freshman who is trying to stay healthy I found the following tips for staying healthy from Fox Business in the article Tips for Staying Healthy in College by Emily Driscoll. Hope this helps!
The first tip is for avoiding the awful freshman 15. Eating healthy can be hard especially when we have so many options to choose from. A good way to eat better is by adding fruits and vegetables to your diet and to eat smaller portions more frequently which allows you to get less hungry. Second thing you can do to stay healthy is by exercising. Not all of us are gym crazy but don't worry there are simpler ways of exercising. Walking to classes is an everyday exercise that everyone gets. It's simple and easy. A fun way to exercise is by joining an intramural team of a sport that you enjoy. You can even play with your friends. The third step is by getting enough sleep which is one of the hardest things to do will all the work and studying students do. Not getting enough sleep makes you less successful then if you were to study less. It prevents you from concentration and can lead to physical problems. The last thing you can do to stay health is limit the amount of alcohol you consume. Alcohol has a large amount of calories and therefore is a fast way to gain weight if you drink every weekend. Alcohol also affects the way you sleep and keeps you from getting the deep sleep that allows you to focus and be energetic. Staying healthy may seem hard with all the work we have but in actuality it can be simply and easy.
