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Bryn Mawr Exercise Chart

Questions -

1 . How often do you exercise at college?

 2. Are you increasing the amount you exercise at college compared to at home?

3. How important do you consider exercise at college?

4. In general, do you consider Bryn Mawr a healthy, fit community?

5. Do you believe the "freshman 15" is a real concept?

Select comments for question five:

Students have access to more food at one time & they tend to do less physical activities.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 9:37 PM	Find...
2.	Because people sometimes have trouble adjusting, feeding themselves, and managing time/ making it to the gym.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:47 PM	Find...
3.	higher stress levels might lead to overeating; also, some people don't learn how to get the right amount of nutrients from the foods they eat until they move out: this leaves some room for poor decisions.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:41 PM	Find...
4.	i'm stressing over classes so exercise is not a top priority	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:36 PM	Find...
5.	eat more junk);	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:36 PM	Find...
6.	yes because there is a dramatic change in lifestyle: dining halls with endless meal selections, already prepared, not well balanced. also, it is hard for students to find time to go to the gym because of busy classwork and schedules.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 7:48 PM	Find...
7.	I definitely gained weight since starting college, but I'm not worried about it.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 7:19 PM	Find...
8.	It's easier to eat less healthy foods at College, especially in a dining hall where it's basically "all you can eat" and there is no one really making a meal for you (similar to the way it might be at home)	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 6:35 PM	Find...
9.	The "Freshmen 15" mainly comes from drinking alcohol. The extra calories cause the extra weight.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:53 PM	Find...
10.	A lot of carb-heavy food available with no limits and no excersize	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:30 PM	Find...
11.	There is way too much dessert here!	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:27 PM	Find...
12.

Students have access to more food at one time & they tend to do less physical activities.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 9:37 PM	Find...
2.	Because people sometimes have trouble adjusting, feeding themselves, and managing time/ making it to the gym.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:47 PM	Find...
3.	higher stress levels might lead to overeating; also, some people don't learn how to get the right amount of nutrients from the foods they eat until they move out: this leaves some room for poor decisions.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:41 PM	Find...
4.	i'm stressing over classes so exercise is not a top priority	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:36 PM	Find...
5.	eat more junk);	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:36 PM	Find...
6.	yes because there is a dramatic change in lifestyle: dining halls with endless meal selections, already prepared, not well balanced. also, it is hard for students to find time to go to the gym because of busy classwork and schedules.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 7:48 PM	Find...
7.	I definitely gained weight since starting college, but I'm not worried about it.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 7:19 PM	Find...
8.	It's easier to eat less healthy foods at College, especially in a dining hall where it's basically "all you can eat" and there is no one really making a meal for you (similar to the way it might be at home)	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 6:35 PM	Find...
9.	The "Freshmen 15" mainly comes from drinking alcohol. The extra calories cause the extra weight.	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:53 PM	Find...
10.	A lot of carb-heavy food available with no limits and no excersize	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:30 PM	Find...
11.	There is way too much dessert here!	Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:27 PM	Find...
12.

• Because our Caf food is pretty decent. I am not used to eating a "buffet" style meal for every meal, which definitely adds to the weight gain. I am also not used to eating dessert every day. I find myself having to control what I eat, rather than just eating what my mother cooked (which was always very healthy like salad fish and rice.)
• The "Freshmen 15" mainly comes from drinking alcohol. The extra calories cause the extra weight.
• I'm stressing over classes so exercise is not a top priority