onnit

Aug 6, 2024, 04:30 PM UTC

A College Student’s Guide To Avoiding The Freshman 15

If you're a new freshman who wants to avoid becoming a statistic, this guide will help you stay lean through your first year of college. SUPPLEMENTS NUTRITION FITNESS APPAREL If you've been

A College Student’s Guide To Avoiding The Freshman 15
If you’ve been curious about steel mace training but don’t know where to begin, or feel intimidated by what seems like a medieval bludgeon, let this guide demystify the mace for you. By the end, you’ll understand why it’s outlasted innumerable fitness innovations and gimmicks alike to remain one of the most effective training implements you can use to enhance stability, mobility, power, and rotational strength. 
A college student's guide to avoiding the freshman 15

A study published in Preventive Medicine revealed that 70–77% of college freshmen do gain weight, and largely during their first semester. Hence the fable of the “Freshman 15”—the idea that you’re apt to gain 15 pounds your first year at college.

Fortunately, research shows you probably won’t gain quite that much, but the study did find that the average gain was nearly eight pounds for both men and women. That’s almost one pound per month for the entire school year, and more than enough to have your friends squinting to recognize you when you come home next summer.

If you’re a new freshman who wants to avoid becoming a statistic, this guide to eating, exercising, and surviving dorm life will help you stay lean through your first year of college.

Read More

Your Onnit X Rewards: EARN POINTS!

Latest Emails from onnit

See more