Everyone wants the perfect body, especially during the spring and summertime. With school being a top priority, and the more than occasional margaritas and tacos, maintaining a Victoria’s Secret bikini bod can be hard. A few college students have it all together and are willing to share the secret to their success.
10) Eat your fruits and veggies.
“So, I know the idea of going vegetarian freaks a lot of people out—especially college students who often need low-budget and quick meals. But sticking to fruits and veggies (or if you must eat meat, only eating lean chicken and fish) will trim you down like crazy! Also, I try to drink at least half my body weight’s worth in milliliters in water every day.” –Caitlin, freshman.
9) Let the future motivate you.
“I recently found out that my dad was diagnosed diabetic so that has pushed me harder to hit the gym and change my eating habits because that could very well be me when I’m older. I would also say that I tend to fall into the routine of working out for that ‘summer bod’ and then neglecting the gym in the winter, but if you can find something to work towards in those tough months, like finishing a triathlon, marathon or another sports competition then you can keep yourself motivated! I’ve done dance and gymnastics classes because I used to compete in those when I was in high school.”–Emily, sophomore.
8) Go hard, don’t go home.
“I do HIT high intensity training, it only requires one set of 8-12 reps per exercise but that set is done until muscle failure. I definitely don’t stay at the gym any longer than one hour, and I don’t think it’s necessary.” –Stan, graduate.
7) Amp up your metabolism.
“Well my absolute 100 percent favorite thing is a metabolic supercharge kale smoothie. [The Kale Smoothie recipe from Biogilates is] incredibly filling and the secret ingredient is what gets the metabolism going.” –Rachel, freshman.
