Every year like clockwork, as soon as the weather starts warming up, my social media feeds explode with “get beach body ready” workouts and “slim for summer” meal plans. And every year, I feel that familiar knot in my stomach tightening. Will I be “beach ready” this year? Will my body be “good enough” for summer?
Let me tell you a secret: I’m so over needing my perfect summer body. And you should be too.
Water, earth, fire, air…the four elements that work together in harmony.
How about the four elements of a college student’s life, though? Nobody ever talks about that.
Towards the end of my freshman year, after a week straight of surviving on less than five hours of sleep each night, I found myself blankly staring at my computer in my common room, trying to complete a simple assignment that should have taken 30 minutes.
This night became my breaking point. I quickly realized that sleep was much more important than I ever recognized. Once I learned to prioritize it, my physical, social and emotional health all improved significantly. I wish I knew then what I know now: making sleep a priority isn’t just good for your health, it actually improves your grades.
In the past eight years, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in San Luis Obispo County have nearly doubled, and studies show that Cal Poly plays a huge role in the increase.
Hundreds of students, staff and faculty stopped by Mott Lawn April 27 for Cal Poly’s first-ever Day of Kindness. “Cal Poly [Day of] Kindness event was planned so that, as a campus, we have opportunity to come together and pause and share in the spirit of kindness as part of our everyday,” event coordinator and Student […]
Cal Poly’s Women’s Programs and Services will host day two of the “Love Your Body” event today at 11 a.m. with a Wellness Fair on Dexter Lawn.
