A Healthy Lifestyle

A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

by Kathleen Therese A. Nunez

Everyone is very conscious about how they look, especially the youth. Nowadays, you see a lot of teenagers in the gym. They spend most of their time in the gym and it seems that they consider it as their second home. Inside the Ateneo campus, you will see a lot of students exercising before or after school hours. Some are in the high school court playing volleyball, basketball, or futsal. Others are in Moro Lorenzo

gym to lift weights and jog around the oval. You won’t only see the athletes trying be fit for their sport but also the ordinary students here in Ateneo. So why are there a lot of youths spending so much time in the gym? Are they conscious about their looks and health? Or they just want to relax and get away from stress?

Research shows that physical activity boosts our energy, self-esteem, sleep quality, mood, and it reduces the risk of many chronic diseases, depression, and stress. Exercising is very effective at improving alertness and concentration, reducing fatigues, and enhancing overall cognitive function. It is also considered vital for maintaining mental fitness. It can be very helpful when stress has depleted your energy or ability to concentrate. If your body feels better, so does you mind. A workout of low to moderate intensity makes you feel energized and healthy. Regular perspiration has shown to elevate and stabilize mood, improve sleep, improve self-esteem, and decrease overall levels of tension.  Exercising is essential if you want to live a healthy and fulfilling life until you grow old. Scientific evidence shows that being physically active can lead to a healthier and even happier life.

A lot of students go to a fitness gym to workout like Fitness First, Elorde Gym, and Golds Gym. But did you know that there’s a more convenient gym? You don’t have to go out of the campus to use the treadmill, lift weights, or do aerobic exercises. The Moro Lorenzo Sports Complex has excellent facilities such as a fully air-conditioned sports medicine clinic, indoor track oval, a weights room, indoor badminton and volleyball court, and indoor basketball court where the basketball teams hold practices. The sports complex is named after Luis Francisco “Moro” Lorenzo, who was one of the school’s successful basketball players.

As a part of the basketball team, we get to practice in Moro gym. We get to use the facilities like the weights room, the basketball court, and the sports medicine clinic. I was able to talk to my friend, Isay Sabio She’s an athlete, football player and a rookie. I asked Isay if she knows about the Moro Lorenzo gym. “We practice sa football field beside moro and if may injured sa team, we go sa clinic para magpatherapy.” They don’t use the Moro gym a lot because they don’t usually lift weights or jog around the oval. A coach of mine also a trainer in the gym said that she sees a lot of students using their facilities. Coach Marix said that she’s happy about the students who take time to exercise. For her, it’s a very healthy way of living.

I see how important being fit and healthy is. For athletes, it makes us cope up with what our sports ask from us. For the ones who are not athletes, I suggest that you start being active. It helps a lot especially with self-esteem and confidence. It can also be a way for you to relax and be energized. You don’t have to go out of the campus because Moro Lorenzo is open for all. So I’m inviting everyone to check out Moro Lorenzo. Start being healthy today so you can live a happy and active life!

  

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