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HEALTH
Maintaining motivation key to exercise
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Allison Lubarsky, a 2010 graduate, participates in the 20-minute Completely Core class offered through KU Fit at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center last fall.
Travis Rowe admits he doesn't have the healthiest lifestyle.
"I just feel worthless if I don't," Rowe, a senior from Dallas, said. "If I make it again, awesome."
As a college student, he says he doesn't have the best diet and his schedule makes it hard to get a workout in. But he still tries to make exercise a priority.
Every college student faces the threat of the "freshman 15," the weight students supposedly gain in their first year of college. But some students are motivated enough to avoid it.
Jerry Wang/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Amber Long, assistant fitness director at Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, said it was harder to get to the gym in college because of the lack of structure. High schools typically require students to take gym classes and more students are involved in sports.
But in college, you are responsible for setting your entire schedule.
"At this point, nobody's telling you that you have to do anything," Long said. "But in order to develop healthy habits, it's really important in these years to make those lifestyle habits."
To stay in his routine, David Wilson, a junior from Lawrence and personal training program manager at the recreation center, puts his
workouts into his daily calendar. So many times he heard someone say they would go to the gym and then something got in the way because of
poor time management.
A calendar makes sure that doesn't happen.
"That way, it feels to me like an obligation," Wilson said. "I have to do it."
And there are other ways to motivate people to consistently exercise. Lauren Webb, program manager for KU Fit, said the recreation center has a program for everyone who wants to get into a gym habit.
the habit of exercising during college probably thought they would find the time once they had a nine-to-five job. But they often find that getting to the gym seems even harder after the long work day, she said.
"Part of it is knowledge that these kinds of things even exist," she said.
For instance, all of the programs the recreation center offers will be displayed Thursday. Students and faculty can go to the fitness studio next to the indoor basketball courts and sample all of the programs from yoga to boot camp in 20 minute intervals. The free event, called "Rock the Rec," is from 6 to 9 p.m.
"If you can establish those habits in college," she said, "I feel like it's something that would be important to you after college as well."
Long said people who weren't in
Dining Services raises prices
BY LUYAN WANG
lwang@kansan.com
Retail prices at The Market in the Kansas Union, The Underground in Wescoe Hall and The Crimson Café in Burge Union, increased an average of 2 percent on July 1.
The increase was necessary because of anticipated increases in utility and food costs and other operating expenses, said University
Dining Services director Nona Golledge. The last time Dining Services increased its prices was two years ago, by about 3 percent.
Dining Services was closely monitoring projected food costs for the coming 18 months before it finalized the price increase. Golledge said
"Our goal is to provide cuisine and services at a reasonable cost to our customers while remaining financially sound," Golledge said.
food costs in the U.S. have increased 3.5 to 5.5 percent during the past four years.
Many of Dining Services' franchise partners, such as Pizza Hut, increased their prices, which resulted in an increase in Dining Services' price. Golledge said Dining Services had researched food prices in the area to ensure it was offering a good value to customers.
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