Readers, how was Valentine's Day? Did you have the courage to invite your secret crush to Skate Date? If you haven't already had a chance to hit the ice, Reading Week's just around the corner and if you're staying in…
In the gym, now what?
Readers, can you believe it's already the third week of January? It's the time of year when I usually realize that my ambitious New Year's resolutions have failed epically. But this year, I actually seem to be developing a routine…
Just dooooo it!! Turn those resolutions into healthy habits
This year, I will get to the gym more. I'll confess, that was last year's resolution too. But I was teaching in the UK and traveling most weekends, so it was hard to get into a routine. Well, that's my…
Zumba: A party in a work-out
Readers, where would you expect to be if you were: a. Shaking your hips uncontrollably, attempting to mimic a spicy Latin salsa sequence? b. Flailing your arms pathetically, trying to keep up to energizing hip-hop beats? c. Feeling beads of…
Exercise on campus–for the non-sporty type!
Growing up, I've always been "sedentary" type--always dreaded gym class; still afraid of volleyballs. So, the entire first year of my undergrad, I avoided the gym like the plague. I did go swimming at the AC occasionally though, not because…
Say buh-bye to the Freshman 15
Our bodies are made to store fat. Don't look at me like that, they are. It's a mechanism that was built in waaay back in the day to help us survive when there was no food. It makes sense: food was…
How To Avoid A Giant Pain In The Backside
I like U of T, I really do. But being a good student here sometimes turns out to be a real pain in my back. It's exam time, which normally means that for the last month and a half, thanks…