How do u balance school and excersize.

Sooo... I have a free 3 story gym at my university. I also try taking exercise classes.

Try jogging to your classes.

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xLyric wrote: »

If college classes are really all you have to work around you should have plenty of time.

Yep. And if your uni has a fitness center, take full advantage of that. I studied full time (15 credit hours), was a research and teaching assistant for two professors, and I have 3 children and a spouse whom I make time for. Lost 26 lbs, got fit, and I graduated summa cum laude. The getting in shape part took, by far, the least amount of my time.

Make it a priority. I work full time and am finishing up grad school with straight A's. My workouts are on my schedule like any thing else.

Like others have suggested to you, I take full advantage of my school's gym. My school is also next to a 32-mile long running/biking trail. My gym bag goes to class with me, so I can change at school and either work out in the gym or go for a run before going home. I find that time running or lifting before heading out gives me a good chance to think about the lecture and assignments while they're still fresh, and when I finish the workout I know exactly what I need to study or work on for school. Nice bonus.

It *is* hard when you've got loads of assignments and stress. I piled it on in the first half of this year. I was forever missing the gym because my meetings for my final year project or coursework groups would run over, or I was having a good run of concentration when writing an essay and didn't want to break it. Yeah, at uni your time is technically more flexible, but the lack of routine also makes things difficult.

Try to create as much routine as you can and stick to it. If you don't feel like you have the time/money to go to the gym, try free workouts on YouTube. Some are only twenty minutes and they're great.

Exercise is also really good stress relief. I find the uni gym to be fantastic. Don't stress and feel you have to be exercising for hours. I know so many people who start going to the gym and spend three hours there, and they don't stick to it because it's too much.

You just fit it into your schedule and make it part of your routine. I did grad school (with excellent results!) while working full time. I still exercised 5-6 days a week and food prepped. I was super organised and working out was critical for stress relief. I coped so much better with all the pressure when I was exercising daily.

laurenpjokl wrote: »

To all the people saying how easy school is compared to work, I disagree. I've worked full time and I looked back with rose-tinted glasses on studying, and when I went back to uni it was so much more stressful than working.

When you work, your spare time is your spare time. At uni, there is always assignments on your to-do list, and no time ever feels like your own.

It's not an excuse not to do exercise, because there will always be something that makes it difficult. But there is really no need to be so condescending.

You may be an outlier. I think most people who have experienced full time college vs a 40-50+hr/week professional job plus commute a spouse and kids will say they had substantially more free time and less stress in college

Packerjohn wrote: »

laurenpjokl wrote: »

To all the people saying how easy school is compared to work, I disagree. I've worked full time and I looked back with rose-tinted glasses on studying, and when I went back to uni it was so much more stressful than working.

When you work, your spare time is your spare time. At uni, there is always assignments on your to-do list, and no time ever feels like your own.

It's not an excuse not to do exercise, because there will always be something that makes it difficult. But there is really no need to be so condescending.

You may be an outlier. I think most people who have experienced full time college vs a 40-50 hr/week professional job plus commute a spouse and kids will say they had substantially more free time and less stress in college

Right? I don't think I've ever thought: "Man, this 60 hour week was tough, but at least I'm not in undergrad anymore! Those 18 hours of lab and lecture were killer! It really got in the way of my napping and vodka schedule".

Packerjohn wrote: »

You may be an outlier. I think most people who have experienced full time college vs a 40-50 hr/week professional job plus commute a spouse and kids will say they had substantially more free time and less stress in college

Well yeah, a job AND kids AND a commute is tough. College might be easier than that, but it doesn't make it easy. The OP did not post, "Help, my life is harder than everyone else's because I'm in college," She was asking for practical advice on how to balance her time.

1. Get up early and run or do a video before school
2. Workout at school during a break
3. Workout after school at school's gym or other location

Just make it part of your routine.

Make exercise a routine in your life. Set aside time ever other evening or whenever you want to exercise and stick to it. Working out is a commitment to better yourself, treat it like any other commitments you have in your life (going to class, writing a paper, going to work, meeting people at a certain place and time).

It's a priority that's how. When I was in nursing school you bet I was busy. That meant sometimes running or swimming after clinicals. But you don't need to exercise to lose weight, you can do that through pure diet if you really can't fit it in. Walk to your classes and you'll be fine!
Edit: OP I'm surprised no one mentioned sooner you really just need diet down to lose weight. Also I found I studied better after a 30-40 minute run than if I tried to skip exercising. The mental benefits and stress relief of running far outweighed the marginal time it takes to hit the streets. I couldn't afford the time to not run. Making sure your brain is healthy and stress free means you can make your studying more efficient and useful (more quality not sure what I'm trying to say exactly!). I was way more focused exercising regularly than not.

I took dance classes!

Could always combine the two most treadmills have a spot to put books, wouldn't be able to run but could walk briskly and review notes to get yourself moving at least a little or if professor allows it record lectures and listen to them (not the most motivating workout soundtrack but if times an issue)

I have also found that working out helps me focus more at work and helps me reduce stress both of which are important for school may benefit your grades if you set some time away from it to take care of yourself

i was in the best shape of my life in college. granted, i was on one sport every semester so between practice and my own workouts, i was pretty active. but i had to do my part in avoiding the buffet-style cafeteria.

and as an engineering student, i usually took about 18 credits a semester, which translates to about 72 hours of classroom work and studying. and as a18-22 year old college student, i still found time to enjoy myself.

like others said, there is 168 hours in a week. plenty of time for everything you want to do.