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College is a great time to get started with a fitness routine.
Tasha Sinchuk via Adobe Stock / Amanda K Bailey
Fitness doesnt have to be as formal as you may think.
But there are also a whole host of rewards that come from simply moving your body.
And one way to do that is to start walking.
Take your walk up campus hills or inclines, and youll maximize the cardio aspectandadd in some muscle strengthening.
Read on to find their best tips for getting going.
Take a course for credit.
And it was also a great way tomake friends.
You gotta walk before you’re free to run, ya know?
Cathryne Keller, associate wellness director
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Rachel Miller, editor-in-chief
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Reap the energizing benefits of walking as exercise.
I was fortunate enough to attend college in Washington, DC.
Walking became my mode of exercising, and the busy streets of DC were my gym.
Manee Magee, editorial assistant
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Use walks to fit socializing into a packed schedule.
My longest walk and talk was three hours longin the dead of winter.
Yes, reader, I did have a crush on that walk buddy.
(And I was wearing seasonally appropriate attire.
)Sarah Madaus, commerce writer
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Explore your city by walking.
I went to school in Philadelphia, and Center City was only a mile away from my campus.
The SEPTA transit system is pretty efficient, but one mile isntthatfar.
So instead of taking the subway, I would walksometimes run!to the area on the weekends.
It was a very casual way to explore the city.
Plus, I could easily take the train back to campus if I wanted to.
Kenny Thapoung, associate director of audience development
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Decompress with trailsand stoke your fitness motivation.
Being around the trees and the water calmed me.
Its also here where my running bug really started.
Christa Sgobba, director of fitness and food
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Add a scooter to walkable routes for even greater joy.
I also think it spread a bit of joy to everyone around us too.
If someone saw us scooting, theyd instantly smile.
So my advice: Find a creative way to get around, and do it.
And definitely dont care what anyone else thinks.
Hannah Pasternak, associate director of special projects
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