Sometimes a high metabolism is annoying, but I like it most of the time. I mean, I ate about a pound of steak like 3.5 hours ago, with some good noodles, etc, and I could eat another meal now. I feel like I haven't eaten all day. And its not like I've been excercising, I have been sitting at my computer all day, I am quite boring.
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i think those standards are bullshit frankly. Im technically obese, I was 40lbs over my "ideal" weight, and I smoke, and I did a 5 day backpacking trek in the grand teton mountains, the only thing that held me back was shitty boots that gave my heels hell (i mean quarter sized blisters). Ive lost weight since then, would like to lose more but it dosent restrict me from doing anything.
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lukecp wrote:
squishypickle wrote:
I kind of agree that fitness is pretty weak here. My parents school (NC State) had a mandatory PE program. (I wouldn't pay hundreds of dollars tuition for a PE class voluntarily, though)
I have an uncle who went to Georgia Tech in the 60's. He said that they had 2 years of mandatory PE, including a swimming class where they would tie up one, or both, of your legs and require you to stay afloat in a pool for a certain amount of time. He was also required to take a tennis class, climb ropes, and all sorts of other stuff. His take was that Georgia Tech basically expected all incoming students to be out-of-shape nerds, and wanted to whip them into shape. Along with learning some useful skills, like staying afloat in water for a long amount of time.
I'm pretty sure that they still do that in some schools(not the tying up but the PE test).. I'm not sure if it's at Georgia Tech, but I saw a report on like 60 minutes where there was a Chinese girl that had all the requirements for her degree except she had to pass the physical fitness test.. she couldn't swim it was a big drama.. I was pretty sad that this was on national tv... learn to fucking swim people..
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It doesn't sound like this study quatified anything. BMI, weight gain, etc. It sounds like all the study was based on was a survey given to students who ended up saying equipment in multipurpose is worn out or isn't available, there aren't nutricianists available, etc.
But I totally agree, if you want to exercise, it should be done on your own time, we shouldn't have to pay the university to keep everyone in shape. But for those who live in the dorms, healthier choices could be made available that don't include wilted lettuce, stale sandwich bread, and soup made from leftover casserole.
It doesn't sound like this study quatified anything. BMI, weight gain, etc. It sounds like all the study was based on was a survey given to students who ended up saying equipment in multipurpose is worn out or isn't available, there aren't nutricianists available, etc.
But I totally agree, if you want to exercise, it should be done on your own time, we shouldn't have to pay the university to keep everyone in shape. But for those who live in the dorms, healthier choices could be made available that don't include wilted lettuce, stale sandwich bread, and soup made from leftover casserole.
I concur. I'm against forcing students who will make good engineers to pay for fitness classes. If they want, they can do it on their own time.
But it would be super (especially for those poor dorm kids) if the university helped out the people who wanted to be healthy. I'm convinced that there's no way to say healthy without putting a large amount of effort into it if you live in the dorms.
Me in the dorms = lethargic, lazy, flabby, ect.
Me out of the dorms (probably just from the change of food) = more energetic, more active, still a little flabby but much less so.
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Perhaps I am a bit weird about this, but I think it would do our county a lot of good in many aspects if we switched to a public transportation system. While it wouldn't affect much in small towns like Rolla, instead of driving everywhere, you could take a monorail or something most of the way, and walk/bike the rest. It would be good for most everybody, would save a lot of money on roads, cars, insurance, be a lot safer, cheaper, more efficient, etc. The problem is that it would cost a fair bit to implement, and our giant car companies have their teeth sunk firmly into the balls of our government for them to make any change quickly or without much trouble. And Americans are fuckin' lazy anyways.
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theoretically, thats a good idea. but try to suggest extending the MetroLink in STL to west county. this is opposed by a lot of people, and frankly i don't understand why. i get the idea that it may increase crime coming out to the county from the city, but it would cut down on highway 40 traffic, and provide a SAFER and more accessible means transportation to young people (read: sixteen year old teenies who think that they're hotshots). plus the crime that may or may not be brought out to the county by extending the metrolink out into/throughout west county can already find other public means - like the bus system which is a total waste of money.
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College towns usually have good public transportation systems. When I visited purdue they had free busses that went to campus and all over town. That would be highly useful, but our campus isn't really big enough to warrent the overhead of public transportation I think.
I think if UMR could do anything, they should have a better weightroom available. They have free weights...but they are intimidating with all those gigantic football players using them. And plus you need spotters and weights and clips and other nonsense. Too much effort.
My idea was to mandate it some places. Take a decently populated place [not NY City or something, but a normal downtown area], and replace some of the streets with these monorails or something. While they would take up much much less space, the additional lanes usually reserved for traffic could be made into something more aesthetically pleasing, like more decorative walkways, little gardens, just general open communal areas, places to eat, etc. Maybe our culture could even learn to slow down a bit.
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i pay UMR for an education in engineering. if i want to pay somebody to keep me fit, it won't be a university. i'd pay golds gym for that. (although they're a huge ripoff)
almost everybody here is an adult. it is their responsibility to look out for their own physical comfort. if they dont want to stay healthy, thats their choice. if they want to stay in shape, thats also their choice. don't pin obesity on the school or government. the only thing they could possibly do is fix chartwells.
BUT THE GOVERNEMENT SHOULD PROVIDE EVERYTHING FOR US AND LOOK AFTER OUR EVERY NEED! How dare you suggest people do something for themselves?
Oh, kjk437, I love your avatar.
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My idea was to mandate it some places. Take a decently populated place [not NY City or something, but a normal downtown area], and replace some of the streets with these monorails or something. While they would take up much much less space, the additional lanes usually reserved for traffic could be made into something more aesthetically pleasing, like more decorative walkways, little gardens, just general open communal areas, places to eat, etc. Maybe our culture could even learn to slow down a bit.
You should check out Chicago, they supposedly planning a raised bike lane system in the city, which is totally amazing (though its debatable whether its wasteful of money). The subways in D.C. are great, you can get around anywhere in the city for cheap (and its much preferable to the city traffic).
And I'm all for pedestrian plazas and streets (ie Fort Collins). It's just amazing to be able to walk from place to place without dodging cars. Unfortunately, the KC area is all about cars, cars, cars. The real Plaza is nice, but I think the mini-fake-plaza (Zona Rosa) is stupid with streets throughout. Cars have to dodge people, and people have to dodge cars. It's not like you will be able to find a parking spot in Zona Rosa, but nonetheless people have to be able park right in front of the place they are going to.
i pay UMR for an education in engineering. if i want to pay somebody to keep me fit, it won't be a university. i'd pay golds gym for that. (although they're a huge ripoff)
almost everybody here is an adult. it is their responsibility to look out for their own physical comfort. if they dont want to stay healthy, thats their choice. if they want to stay in shape, thats also their choice. don't pin obesity on the school or government. the only thing they could possibly do is fix chartwells.
BUT THE GOVERNEMENT SHOULD PROVIDE EVERYTHING FOR US AND LOOK AFTER OUR EVERY NEED! How dare you suggest people do something for themselves?
Oh, kjk437, I love your avatar.
You laugh at "the man" making you do stuff such as exercise, but some companies have mandatory exercise programs. Granted, it's much more common outside of the U.S.......for now, at least.
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im sure Chartwells doesnt help our score in that respect (got cholesterol, carbs, and fat?) i have gained 7 pounds since the second week of school, but i am trying to loose at least 15 pounds and be able to run for a significant distance (like more than a quarter mile, lol). i arrived here 186 pounds and now i am 193. i really dont want to be 200 lbs and 5"9'. thats just not what im used to. my girlfriend is less than 100 lbs and 4"11', and i look like a disney world tourist next to her.
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