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Get Healthy and Fit

Jarrett Murphy, Writer
October 23, 2010

Catawba’s Wellness Center is a great place for students to get a workout and stay fit, even for those students who think they cannot do it on their own. Catawba has plenty of personal trainers to offer, who are also students, that can provide help if you need it. In particular, there is one new trainer... Read more »

Catawba’s Top Workout Tracks

By Aly Halter, Editor
February 24, 2010

Need a new workout playlist to get you going? I asked various Catawba students their #1 workout song. Use this list to build yourself a new list of workout songs! Kortney Kavanaugh: Make Damn Sure – Taking Back Sunday Josh Owen: Canto 34 – Five Finger Death Punch Hannah Thomas: Run This Town... Read more »

Not Getting Enough Sleep?

By Aly Halter, Editor
February 10, 2010

The signs are all there: your eyelids are heavy, your muscles are tight, your skin is breaking out, and you can’t focus.  You’re too busy planning when you can squeeze in an afternoon nap to listen to your professor’s voice. Most all of us students have felt this way at one time or... Read more »

Quick Tips To Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

By Aly Halter, Editor
January 20, 2010

According to funfacts.com, the top New Years Resolutions generally include a promise to exercise more, increasing the time devoted to study or work, losing weight, stopping smoking or drinking, and eating healthier. More people make resolutions to create a new habit than to break an old one. Many people... Read more »

How To Lose Those Holiday Pounds

By Aly Halter, Editor
January 20, 2010

Take it from me, it’s not easy to watch your weight around all that family love and holiday pie. Anyone else need some quick tips to work off those holiday pounds? “Burn The Scale.” – In order to not get discouraged and stay motivated, give your scale a break. Start your healthy eating... Read more »

“But I Don’t Have TIME For The Gym!”

By Aly Halter, Editor
December 1, 2009

These days, it’s comical for most of us to even think of making time for the gym. We are all bogged down with papers, projects, end of the semester activities, club wrap-ups, and holiday events, and we’re all stressed to the bone. And we haven’t even started studying for finals yet! Although... Read more »

Decode Your Cravings: What Does Your Body Need?

By Aly Halter, Editor
November 19, 2009

Everyone just assumes that when they have a salt craving, it means their body just must “need” that salt.  This is not entirely true; in fact, our certain cravings are actually alerts from our body that we are missing something in our diet. Read on to learn what your body is trying to tell... Read more »