lol, I'm fat

[Fe 26]

Tell that to the thousands of student-athletes taking full loads in legit majors across America (see: swim teams; don't see: football)

Liberal arts and hospitallity are not "legit" majors

[Brisco Bold]

What the hell are Liberal Arts anyway?

[Diff-chan]

Tell that to the thousands of student-athletes taking full loads in legit majors across America (see: swim teams; don't see: football)

IronPlant is studying engineering. I dont see many student-athletes in the engineering buildings here. Or, for that matter, in the Math Sciences building.

Go to any student-athlete site online, like www.uclabruins.com or www.soonersports.com, and click on a few names and check out the majors.

Thats what I mean, its incredibly easy to rattle off a list of tips to stay healthy but college, college when youre in a difficult science major, is very different from the rest of the world.

[Mman]

My roomate starts on our football team and has a double major in fisheries and biology.

[Fe 26]

What the hell are Liberal Arts anyway?

"I hate my parents" major, or
'I hate money" major, or
"I have no idea what I want" major, or the classic

Highschool V 2.0

[Anarkex]

do what my friend did: hire a person like me to take your food.

[Zerohero]

I concur.

It's the best sport for weight loss (not that this swim coach is biased or anything) and toning:

1) Low impact. When you're overweight and you start running, your knees (and whole body) will take a pounding. Water supports your weight and lets you work against the water...not the concrete. As long as you're doing your stroke correctly, you cannot get hurt (your body is working against itself...it's not pushing against anything). The only people who do get hurt swimming have shoulder problems b/c they're using their hands/arms incorrectly.

2) Total body workout. Plenty of over-pumped liars say their machine will do what no other machine does and give you a total body workout. Bull. Swimming works both sides of your body equally, so you don't rely on your dominant side. Also, it focuses on the most important muscle groups (if you're looking to look good naked) - back, torso, abs, shoulders, triceps. Your chest and biceps will never be huge but you will be lean and cut.

3) It's clean. Although you sweat in the pool (make sure to drink during a workout), you don't get all sweaty and gross. May not seem like a big deal to those of us who like to know we're working hard but I love getting out of the pool, grabbing a shower and knowing that I'm one clean SOB.

4) It's the best all-around sport for fitness. Not only can you do it your entire life but you improve your flexibility and agility. Pumping iron is great if you want to look like Arnie or be super-strong. I'd take a swimmer 6 days a week and twice on Sundays over some guy who can bench 350, if we're going to measure overall athletic ability. Swimming won't turn you into someone who benches 300 but you will have insane endurance and equally incredible flexibility/agility. I think these qualities are more impressive than brute strength and I also think they are, for lack of a better term, sexier qualities.

IP, if you are going to start swimming, I'd be happy to give you some pointers/workouts.

Protip: Don't treat swimming like running. Do sets, don't try to just swim for a mile.

If you play basketball you get the same good workout.

[Josh]

Drink zero soda.

Eat fruits and vegatables instead of convenience store bullshit.

Jump Rope. It will kick your ass.

[Zerohero]

It's funny cause really the simple stuff will help in the end. If your store does not have a good selection of bad/healthy foods. Then eat it in moderation. You dont have to always go to the gym, there are simple things you can do to work out in your dorn. Push ups, sit ups, running in place with headset, up downs. I mean the list goes on. Next time you get and urge to drink soda, pull out your water bottle and have a drink, it will kill the urge after a while." U CAN DU ET"! J/K

[Fe 26]

Is juice bad for you? Because I dirnk a lot of juice and coffie.