Real Talk

 Everyone has their own schedules, trying to make time for this and that. From studying to having a social life to budgeting that little bit of money that is quickly evaporating in the bank. College students have a lot on their plates, and stress accumulates over time. Here are a few tips to help manage the stress. Exercise If you are unaware when you exercise it produces endorphins. Those endorphins are chemicals that are natural painkillers, they sort of give you a natural high. exercise also helps improve  sleeps, which ultimately helps with stress. I'm not saying you have to powerlift or anything like that, just simple physical activity like walking can go a long way with stress.  Eat Good Eating healthy and cutting back on high-fat, high-sugar, and reducing the amount of caffeine when you are stressed actually goes a long way. eating healthy helps your body have what it needs nutrition wise to fight off the stress. It might seem silly but it actua...

Hey Slippery Rock! Have you ever experienced the ARC in it's prime time of the day? When everyone is hitting legs and taking their good ole time with the equipment and weights you want. It is seriously the WORST! So I just wanted to share some different options to get a workout in without going to the ARC weight room.  There is other options at the ARC like different workout classes like Rock spin, yoga, BOGA Fit, pilates, and deep water fitness. Some of the classes are only offered one day at a specific time and other classes have multiple instructors and times for the class. For more information on a specific class or to sign up check out the CORQ app.  There is also a pool that you could swim laps in if that's what you're into. Also, Slippery Rock has a beautiful campus that anyone could walk, there is even a nice track around it! For anyone who lives off campus most of the apartment complexes do offer small gyms that have decent equipment that you should check out and s...

College students live in this in between where they are free but they are not. They are out from their parents roofs and free from the rules they once argued over. Most parents probably are unaware what all their kids do at college. There really isn't any set rules saying this or that, just the law. No one is telling them to clean up their space, wash the dishes in the sink, to do their dirty laundry, to go outside, to be active, or even to eat. Although, most of us college kids have bills to pay from electric to schooling. College students live in the in between of the adult world but still a kid.  To all college kids, this is your reminder to live a balanced life. Manage the stress, make sure you are eating, be active, get  involved on campus, and still have fun. Slippery Rock offers us all an amazing gym (ARC) which is FREE, there are places other than McDonalds to eat at like Boozel and Meals by Ginger, and there are so many resources to reach out to if you are strugg...