Volume 124 Issue 101
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
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EXERCISE
Turning stress from school into sweat
If there isn't enough time to go to the gym, working out at home can be a great way to relieve daily stress. Different workout techniques can keep exercising at home interesting
AVALON COLE
acole@kansan.com
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Between going to class, doing homework and having a job, it may seem impossible to find time to go to the gym. So how can you fit exercise into your life? It's as easy as starting right in your own living room.
Mark Wolf, a personal trainer at Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, said to begin working out by stretching..
"The stress of long days sitting in classes, hunched over a computer can wreak havoc on your body," Wolf said. "As little as five to 10 minutes of simple leg or arm stretches a day can prevent back pain caused by inactivity and muscular imbalances."
Wolf also suggests using household items as weights. Heavy cans, detergent bottles and other objects make great weights for arm curls and repetitions. Wolf said that doing three sets of 10 repetitions with a heavy can will achieve the same results as using a weight.
"Exercise will literally improve every aspect of your life," Wolf said. "Not only will you look better, feel better and manage stress better, but you'll also get sick less, and have more energy."
Phillip Vardiman, assistant professor in health, sport and exercise sciences, said that having a limited amount of time is no excuse to skip out on your daily exercise. He said there
are plenty of routines and workout plans that are doable at home.
"I would start off with two sets of 10 of either lunges, squats, push-ups, jumping jacks or sit-ups," Vardiman said. "The key is progression. Just gradually increase the intensity of weights or repetitions as it gets easier."
Matt Cullinan, a sophomore from Overland Park who is devoted to his daily exercise routine, said he enjoys turning his workouts into a game. His favorite workout activity is the "Card Push-Up Workout."
The student shuffles a standard deck of cards, flips the first card over and performs a specific exercise. If he pulls a red card, he does a push-up. If he pulls a black card, he does a sit-up. If he flips over a face card, the student does 20 reps of the exercise. The number on the card denotes how many reps the student performs of the specific exercise. Students can adjust the type of exercise or number of repetitions however they like.
"I like this workout because I don't know what's coming next," Cullinan said. "It makes working out fun and I look forward to doing it."
Shannon O'Neill, Fit class instructor at The Rec center, said that she searches the web to find workout videos. She said she is able to achieve the same workout that's shown in commercial workout videos without spending the money.
money to get efficient exercise," O'neill said. "YouTube has great workouts, and there are millions of exercise forums that give great advice."
"You don't need to go anywhere or spend
O'Neill's favorite video on YouTube is "The Best Home Workout- Exercise Routine." This video focuses specifically on working your abs and helping tone your stomach. Her favorite
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cardio workout on YouTube is "Eight Minute Cardio Workout at Home, Exercise Routine & Fitness Training for Fat Burning." Both are fewer than ten minutes long and increase your heart rate.
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The KU Bookstore recognizes that some professors and publishing companies are pushing for ebook usage and are trying to do their best to keep up. Kyle Whitley is a supervisor in the textbooks department and said the store is adjusting to the transition to digital.
Hertz has designated parking spots in lots 16 and 102 on campus for its rental cars. Students, staff and faculty can rent a car for $8 per hour. Cars can be rented for as little as 15 minutes or as long as a day.
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"Mostly what we are doing is providing anything the instructor adopts and working with the publisher to get that in the store," Whitley said. "We have less control over what it is — a book versus an ebook — that is all dependent on the instructor who adopts it. What we are doing is trying our best to get that product in the store at a competitive price."
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partment now offers a solution for students without cars like Reames. Last month, it introduced a car sharing program that allows cars to be rented for a minimum of 15 minutes or as long as a day.
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Students had been requesting the program for years, said Margretta de Vries, administrative specialist for the department.
Interested drivers register for the Hertz
De Vries said the car sharing program would be helpful to students, staff and faculty who struggle to arrange rides for appointments or errands and might
ignited spaces when drivers are done.
on demand program on the company's website and must provide credit card information for future rental use, although registering
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come as a relief for prospective students as well.
Javon Shackelford, a junior from Salina, was interested to hear that the program would be coming to the University right around the time he would need to start applying for internships.
"There are a lot of students who come from far away and only bring a car because they don't think they'll be able
to get to anything," said de Vries. Since the program started, 126 people have signed up for membership. In February, the cars
have been driven for 129 hours. The department goal is for the cars to be driven around 200 hours per month, de Vries said.
He tries to use the cars strategically, renting them on weekdays when the prices are lower than the standard $8 per hour. Schakelford also evaluates whether or not he really needs the car to go somewhere or if
"I use it to go to interviews in Kansas City, which has been really helpful," Shackelford said.
driving would simply be easier than walking since the rental fees can add up quickly.
"If you're not careful, you can definitely drive yourself into the poor house," Schakelford said.
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