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Jennifer Hunter is the Program Coordinator for Individual Services with Campus Recreation. She heads up the individual services, including personal training and fitness evaluations. With an MS in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College, she is a great resource to anyone interested in being fit and healthy.

Be Smart, Be Healthy

From Fox 40 News

With Spring Break fast approaching, many students are crash dieting and hitting the gym.  These practices can result in far greater long term harm than benefit.

Be Healthy, Hit the Gym

From The Press & Sun Bulletin

That's the message Binghamton University Campus Recreation staff members tried to spread this year in the weeks leading up to spring break.

On posters hanging all around campus, students were encouraged to hit the gym early in the semester and start eating healthy to avoid unhealthy behavior before spring vacation.
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6 Tips to Achieving Your Healthy Weight

  1. Eat Breakfast
  2. Don't go longer than 5 hours between meals
  3. Eat most of your calories by 4pm
  4. Make sure you are eating enough calories (you might be surprised)
  5. Eat more protein
  6. Exercise
Read more about these tips and the role they play in achieving a healthy weight.
Nutrition Tips
  • Don’t skip meals, especially breakfast! The result is low energy, cravings for sweet foods, high intake of cookies and treats, and often undesirable weight gain!
  • Crash diets DON’T work and are NOT healthy! They result in the loss of muscle mass, glycogen stores and water - NOT body fat. They can lead to anemia, vitamin & mineral deficiencies and other long term problems.

 

Exercise Tips
  • Focus on your form. Poor form can lead to injury and reduces the effectiveness of the workout.
  • Breathe breathe breathe!
  • Do a healthy mix of cardio work, strength training and stretching. Aim for 20-60 minutes per day, 3-5 days per week of cardio, 1-2 sets of 8-15 reps, 2-3 days per week for strength training, and 2 stretches of 15-30 seconds 2-7 days per week for flexibility.
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Last Updated: 3/25/09