Welcome to the quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

And just because you're busy with a new school year, well, that doesn't mean you have to let your fitness go out the window.

There are many ways to build exercise into your busy day, even without hitting the gym.

Now, as many of you already know, I am crazy about encouraging everyone to make movement a big part of their daily lives.

It's not that I think that going to the gym or training for a marathon is bad by any means,

but living a generally active lifestyle will

serve you much better throughout your life than will training really hard for a 10K and

then sitting on the couch for the remainder of the day, the week, or the year.

Exercise science has shown us again and again the positive power of regular physical activity in a person's life.

Whether that leads to feeling better, having more energy, looking better, maintaining a healthy weight,

managing stress, or having better focus, which are all things I'm pretty certain every student wants in their life,

well, movement and exercise are amazing for every aspect of being a student.

We'll talk about how exercise directly affects the brain in a future episode, but for

now, let's concentrate on how you can build your daily routine.

The problem is, of course, time.

Most students take on way too many activities every single day, and this can include classes,

homework, research, studying, working, shopping, and perhaps even, well, a little partying.

So when the heck do you have time to exercise?

Is that what you think?

Is that the narrative that plays in your head every time you look in the mirror?

Well, if it is, I'm here to challenge you to break that belief down.

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