If you're like most people (or most college students, to be more exact), your mornings probably go something like this: you set at least five alarms, roll out of bed after multiple snoozes, and head to class wi...
After a year of working on my own fitness, I made a breakthrough. Rather than spending hours on the treadmill or stairmaster (hating my life), I could spend thirty minutes to an hour in the weight room and...
Let's talk cardio. Are you a cardio junkie? Do you crave a good sweat and the sought-after "runners high"? Do you love the feeling of being soaked in sweat and out of breath? Or are you more of an "str...
My name is Danielle, and I want you to know that my fitness journey is still in progress. I have been a dancer since I was very young, but I became interested in fitness my freshman year of high school....
For people with allergies or those who follow specific diets, traveling can sometimes be stressful. Especially with long itineraries, you might not always know what kind of food can be available. Airp...
One part student, one part personal trainer. I dread when people ask me what I do for a living, because I never know what to say. "I'm a dietetics student at Boston University." "I'm a personal trainer...
Bodybuilding is quite a deceiving sport. body / build / ing (noun) the developing of the physique through exercise and diet for competitive exhibition You work tirelessly for a number o...
Okay, okay I know what you're thinking. How the heck could exercise ever be related to meditation? The two are polar opposites. Hear me out for a second... When you're working out, for the most par...
Everyone knows the feeling - you're pumped to do a great workout, you have an awesome playlist, you're excited to sweat - that is, until you walk into the gym and see hoards of people who look more fit and expe...
What is body shaming? Where do we see it? Why does it happen? 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. Of the American elementary school girls who read magazines, 69% say that the...
Before I started yoga, I was always going a million miles a minute. I constantly looked ahead to the future, which took away from enjoying the present moment and made me tense and anxious... pret...
One of the many perks of being a college student is the opportunity to study abroad. Whether you want to practice another language, take some cool classes, or use it as an opportunity to travel, going abroad is...
“Sometimes, even I get bored with picking things up and putting them down.” -Eileen, weightlifting enthusiast Every once in a while, I look at a treadmill and think, wouldn’t it be fun to try runn...
You need sports performance training in your life. Athlete. Non athlete. Pro athlete. Joe Schmo. Me. You. There is this automatic (and weird) divide we tend to place between athletes and non-athletes, and i...
The start of the new year brings motivation and encouragement to make resolutions. Whether they’re in the gym, in the classroom, or in your personal life, sometimes they just don’t go according to plan. But ...
New year, new fitness goals? Theres an app for that. The start of the new year brings excitement as we set new resolutions and goals for the coming months. With motivation to hop back in the gym and start e...
Every year do you find yourself losing motivation or not following through with your New Year's resolution? Well, this is a new year and you have made new resolutions, so here are a few tips to make s...
There are plenty of times when I find myself feeling off my game. Maybe I'm doing or saying things that I don't normally. Or maybe I'm feeling restless. Those are some of the ways I know it's time for me to hit...
I grew up in "America's safest city" where the worst crime was wearing the same homecoming dress as another girl in school. If I told my friends and family that I was being dropped off at a secret location...
You can work through almost anything if you push yourself. During the second semester of my freshman year, I started to notice that I was really tired from walking to class and walking up the stairs to my room...
Well, it's the second half of the semester. I have papers and projects to do, on top of studying for 3 exams, and somehow (in the midst of it all) applying for grad school. As if I don't already ...
Some people think I’m absolutely crazy when I tell them that I love to run. They say things like: “How could you possibly love something so painful and tiring?” and “Are you nuts? No one actually enjoys runn...
The end of the semester is approaching, and so are due dates and exam dates. Sure, you could stop writing that paper and sleep an extra hour, or you could procrastinate and pull an all-nighter. Winter...
For many people in the fitness community, the scale has become a demonized entity. While it can tell you valuable information, it causes a lot of stress and anxiety surrounding one's fitness goals. When ...
I’m a college student, so I fully understand giving the all-too-common excuse to not exercise: there’s just not enough time. I’m also a personal trainer, so I fully understand the importance of making the ti...
November is known to be the season of thankfulness and giving. With all the activities that usually go on around the holidays, it's easy to forget that we need to be taking care of ourselves (mind, body an...
So you want my fitness story? I don’t really think I have one. After putting so many miles in on the treadmill, one day I just walked into the weight room. I don’t know why, but I did know that ...
Being part of the amazing health and wellness community is wonderful. But there are times when it’s not so great. Especially when it causes people fall into the comparison trap - and the scary thing is tha...
Starting Something New...or Trying I’m a college gal. I love to eat, sleep, talk, explore, learn, and (above all) live. I emphasize "live" because I am so much more alive now than I was when I sta...
I have two main pieces of advice for girls who want to do, or who are doing, Kayla Itsines' Bikini Body Guide* (or any high impact workout, for that matter): 1. Have fun. Don’t take yourself or the...
Ditching your “work harder” fitness mentality for a sustainable “work smarter” lifestyle. We’re taught from a young age that in order to become more proficient at something, we simply have to work harder. This...
Everyone knows what it feels like to have had a "bad" workout. This might mean something different for everyone: either you couldn't get a good run, couldn't feel that mind-muscle connection, couldn't lift a...
While doing homework one day, I had my TV on and couldn’t help but stop what I was doing to zone into what I was seeing and hearing. Most people recognize the TLC show Toddler and Tiaras... I mean who...
I have always liked being active. Whether it was playing sports with my brother or playing tag around the neighborhood, I was that girl that always had to be running. I played soccer starting in fo...
If you are like me, you took the opportunity this summer to work on your health and fitness without the added stress of school. But now that you are packing up your comfortable childhood bedroom and getting rea...
I'm not perfect. And neither are you. My name is Tori Richardson, I am 22 years old and my take on fitness has evolved over many years. I started dancing when I was four years old. By the time I was 12...
Whether you've been working out for a few years and consider yourself a #gymboss or are just getting started with fitness, everyone has hit their slump. It could last a day or up to a week, but do not let...
Move and exercise in ways that you enjoy. Not how magazines, friends, apps, people on the Internet, TV shows, or celebrities tell you that you "should". During my conversation with health coach & CPT...
I love fitness. I look forward to it. I include it in as many aspects of my life as I can. To be honest, fitness is a part of me. It doesn’t define me, but yes—it is a major part of me. Over the past 5 years or...
If I had to describe my fitness journey in a few words, I’d say: it’s taken a complete 180-degree turn. As a young kid, I was probably one of the laziest of the lot. My friends could be running, jumping...
I started doing yoga with my mom when I was fifteen. We went to an incredible studio with amazing instructors and wonderful people, and the experience helped me establish what has become a life-long love of yog...
Some people love having a strict workout schedule year-round. However, there are a ton of people who would prefer not to stick to such an unrelenting exercise regimen, especially during the summer. After all...
My name is Pat Sadowski and I am an ambassador for Fit University! But I wasn’t always the gym buff that I am today. Here is a little background about how I got into fitness, especially in college. I am orig...
Last weekend, I ran my first marathon in Traverse City, Michigan. I trained throughout the spring semester with the goal in mind to qualify for the 2017 Boston Marathon. Traverse City’s Bayshore marathon wa...
To be honest, life without fitness seems unimaginable to me. Ever since I can remember, I have been an athlete. From running the summer series in my town in the 4 year old division, to choosing to play baseball...
You’ve been training consistently: lifting heavier weights, running longer distances, running quicker times. You feel on top of the world! You're super positive, and you feel as though nothing ca...
We’ve all been there before. You turn on Spotify at the gym, getting ready to get that good pump on. You put on that gym playlist that you made back in high school. Yeah... and then you hear the first mi...
If you follow me on Instagram, you'll see my progress and day-to-day developments towards a bold, brighter and healthier future! Buttttt, not many know who I am and how I got started. I currently attend...
Each week, we'll introduce a new member of our kickass #fitufam. Wanna join the Fit University team? Apply to be an ambassador or start a chapter at your school. Name: Lillian Huang School: B...
First of all, what is BBG, and who is Kayla? Kayla Itsines is a personal trainer from Australia who created the Bikini Body Guide and the Sweat With Kayla app. BBG first started ...
