By Destiny Guzman |Staff Writer| Social media has distorted the way we choose to view and live a healthy lifestyle. It is being used to encourage our generation to make a positive change, but it comes with negative associations as well. We see that motivation for leading a healthier lifestyle comes from wanting to look a certain way, and social media is a great influence for this trend. "People who want to look like others are definitely a huge contributor to this trend. I have a lot of friends that are wanting to get into fitness to look like someone specifically," said student Erica Bice. A healthier lifestyle has to be for yourself and not for others. "If you work out for yourself, … [Read more...] about Internal benefits > physical gains
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Emily Hill: Personal Trainer
By Jacques Lee |Staff Writer| Personal trainers work with their clients to get maximum results in physical and mental health through the means of fitness. Here at CSUSB, the Student Recreation and Fitness Center (Rec Center) offers students a chance to get in shape with the aid of a personal trainer. If you want to become a client to one of these trainers you do have to pay a price. There are different price scales set up for one-on-one sessions with trainers based on the amount of hourly sessions that you want to book. For a bulk of four sessions, it is $20 a session; if you want to bulk together five to nine sessions, it is $18 a session; and if you want to bulk together 10 … [Read more...] about Emily Hill: Personal Trainer
Swoll Life Project
By Dalal Museitef |Staff Writer| The Swoll Life Project (SLP) posts daily video clips and memes on Instagram to help followers achieve a more successful lifestyle. With the accumulation of close to 4,000 followers in only two months, SLP upholds three values that will keep you on a consistent track to success: education, a good time, and fitness. After searching the hashtag CSUSB on Instagram, I came across three sets of dreamy eyes. I clicked on the video, discovering the three motivating students, Philip Castellanos, Kevin Fajardo, and Jorge Partida. They posted reality-inspired videos gave me an inside look of how the trio lives day-to-day, while still maintaining their three … [Read more...] about Swoll Life Project
Kinesiology students set to publish new cookbook
By Erin Campbell |Staff Writer| You may be cheating with this cookbook, but you’re mostly winning. Students from Kinesiology 471 can help you maintain a healthy diet and cheat day with the release of their new cookbook, "ChEAT Day." Students Prince Padilla, Jeffrey Dominguez-Fajardo, Cassandra Karr and Raquel Kinnally have created a cookbook dedicated to cheat meals that athletes have developed in order to keep on track, but also give themselves a break from their strict diets. Under the supervision of Professor Jim Clover, these students hope to start a business venture that isn’t widely known in the cookbook industry. “While cookbooks are not out of the norm, a cookbook … [Read more...] about Kinesiology students set to publish new cookbook