Posts Tagged ‘Exercise’

Web App Guides You Through the Perfect 7-Minute Workout

Web App Guides You Through the Perfect 7-Minute Workout

While the perfect workout routine may be different for everyone, scientists have developed a high-intensity routine balanced to work as a replacement for endurance-based workouts. According to the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal, a routine of 12 exercises, that can be done using only a chair and a wall, could be ...

7 Reasons Why You Should Study A Martial Art

7 Reasons Why You Should Study A Martial Art

A student has it rough. Endless hours memorizing books and attending lectures. That kind of working lifestyle leaves you open to learning bad physical habits and lifestyle choices. College isn’t just preparing your for a career, it’s preparing you for living the rest of your life. The perfect solution to aid in that pursuit is ...

Quick Tip: Try Intense Sprints as an Alternative to Jogging

Quick Tip: Try Intense Sprints as an Alternative to Jogging

Putting your running shoes on and going for a nice jog is an easy and effective way to get a cardio workout. But commitments often restrict your ability to get out and enjoy exercising at a specific time. Besides, everyone wants to maximize their time in order to accomplish more; especially when it comes to ...

Minute Hacks: The Gamification of Fitness

Minute Hacks: The Gamification of Fitness

Tired of feeling inadequate compared to your ripped and toned trainer at the gym? Not self-motivated enough to actually stay on the treadmill longer than three and half minutes? It’s time to update your workout – and for just a few bucks or less. For extra motivation turn your workout into a game with these ...

Stimulating Your Workouts With Caffeine

Stimulating Your Workouts With Caffeine

As a college student, you’ve probably abused drugs. No, not the illegal kind; I mean caffeine. As students, we tend to use caffeine to get ourselves moving in the morning, through our 1-2 pm class right after lunch, and even to stay up late into the night studying. Then to get moving again in the ...

How to Exercise at Your Desk

How to Exercise at Your Desk

College students and exercise go together like peanut butter and anthrax. While you may set a lofty goal every other quarter to try and make it out to the gym, chances are you’ve been slightly less successful in this endeavor than you had intended. It’s no wonder that this demographic is so famous for packing ...

5 Apps To Pump Up Your Next Workout

5 Apps To Pump Up Your Next Workout

Men’s Fitness Magazine’s Fit Man On Campus contest is still ‘running’. Check in with them for updates on the contest! When it comes to working out and getting fit, there are so many applications out there that you can use to aid you in your time at the gym. I want to talk about a ...

Are You A Fit Man On Your Campus? Men’s Fitness Wants You!

Are You A Fit Man On Your Campus? Men’s Fitness Wants You!

In an effort to bring the fittest fellas a reward to staying in shape, Men’s Fitness and Muscle & Fitness magazine have launched a contest called Fit Man On Campus. With HackCollege as a sponsor of the contest, we want to give you the opportunity to represent your campus and achieve greatness. The team at Men’s ...

Do Supplements Keep You Fit And Focused?

Do Supplements Keep You Fit And Focused?

College is a time spent studying, attending class, and trying to manage a social life. Still, it is important to try to maintain positive habits that will get you through school without suffering gray hair, the dreaded freshman 15, and poor test scores. However, you do not have to go crazy trying to stay fit ...