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A little exercise a day will help keep the doctor away, while attracting an influx of suitors (hey, even if you're in a relationship, it's still flattering). Here are some ways to stay fit in both body and mind.

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

By David Pekema
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Quick Tips
  1. Catching Zs – Very few recent grads get the required 7–9 hours of sleep a night, yet not getting enough sleep is detrimental on many levels. Sleep deprivation causes decreased mental function, increased stress levels, and a generally high bitchiness level.
  2. Eating well – It's surprisingly easy to maintain a healthy diet. Cooking your own food, bringing leftovers to work, and limiting your meat intake can drastically cut your caloric intake and generally make you feel healthier.
  3. Working out – Exercising for just 30 minutes a day will help with everything from boosting your immune system to putting that extra bounce in your step (and making you look amazing to boot). Working out regularly will also ensure you suffer less as you age.
  4. Ying and yang – Don't lapse in one area. Your excellent diet and exercise routine will be wasted if you don't supplement them with ample rest and recovery time.
  5. Moderation – Too much of anything is bad for you. Excess alcohol, food, and even Mountain Dew can be harmful. Exercising for hours every day is dangerous, and the people who do so start to look like either the Hulk or Skeletor (either way, not a good look).

The biggest irony in my transition from college slacker to working stiff is that I get sick a lot more now than when I was in college. How is this possible? One year in the dorms featured vomit-filled sinks, a turd in the shower, and the varsity water polo players. The place was a germ factory, yet I somehow

Highsnobiety: The Weekly 5

By Gradspot Dot Com
6/20/08
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Highsnobiety is the premier website for street fashion, design, and culture. To help recent grads stay super fly, Highsnobiety Editorial brings its "Weekly Five" exclusively to Gradspot.com

Planning a Simple Workout Routine

By Arielle Sachar
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  1. Set goals – Working out is all about setting a realistic routine. A solid goal should be moderate-intensity workouts 5x a week for at least 30 minutes or intense workouts 3x a week for 20 or more minutes per session. Strength training 2-3x a week will build up muscle mass, increase our metabolism, and improve both your mental and physical health. .
  2. Get motivated – Peeling yourself off the couch is half the battle. Give yourself the requisite kick in the butt by finding a training partner, joining a league, or taking part in a charity sports event.
  3. Stay at home – If you can motivate yourself to exercise but hate leaving the house, there are plenty of free exercise videos available online, and you’d be surprised how far a floor and some dumbbells can get you (just ask people in prison!).
  4. Hit the gym – Save money on the personal trainer by doing a little prep work and teaching yourself some tried-and-true routine and exercise fundamentals. Exercise classes included in the membership benefits of many gyms are a great way to keep the energy levels up.
  5. Switch it up – At the end of the day, mixing and matching the different workouts in this article will add some variety to your workout schedule and make you more inclined to stick with it.

There’s a reason we get sucked into watching those shows on cable on the 100 Most Wanted Bodies or the Tightest Thighs on TV or, these days, the Sexiest Sixteen Year-Olds on the Planet. Despite the half-eaten boxes of Milanos in our laps and the chocolate crumbs stuck to the corner of our mouths, we all want

Breakfast: No Longer Just for Dinner

By Joan Mitchell
7/21/08
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For those of you who have started eating lunch at 11:15AM or recklessly ordering five-shot lattes on an empty stomach, perhaps it’s time to reconsider that good old “most important meal of the day” that your grandparents used to tell you about. To get the bacon sizzling, New York Magazine

Gradwatch on the NYT

By Dan Marley
5/19/08
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In another edition of “Gradwatch on the NYT,” we troll The New York Times for grad-related stories that might have slipped through the cracks

Recognizing Depression and Anxiety

By Karen Keller
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  1. Treat yourself – Exercising regularly, practicing relaxation and deep breathing, getting enough sleep, and avoiding defeatist thinking will all help stave off both depression and anxiety.
  2. Battling anxiety – If you suffer from anxiety, schedule "worry time," avoid stimulants, and learn how to manage panic attacks. Seek medical help if the issue is serious.
  3. Dealing with depression – One can't stress enough the importance of consciously developing a positive attitude. Making an effort to spend time with friends and family and generally getting off the couch and out into the open are also crucial for feeling better.
  4. Seek medical attention – Remember, only a doctor will be able to tell if you need medication. Speak to a psychiatrist and inform yourself about the psycho-active medication out there. Keep in mind there are serious side-effects.
  5. Take life in bite-sized chunks – Prioritize the most important things that need to get done. Then identify small steps that'll get 'em done. And remember, talking with friends and family will make you feel better.

It’s normal to feel depressed and anxious after graduation. Those first-job interviews have us buying a new stick of deodorant every week. Then, if you’re successful, you get to transition to the 9-to-5 routine as a reward. It’s the beginning of the rest of your life

Top Ten Ways to Drop $600

By Christopher Schonberger
5/06/08
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Starting this month, those coveted $600 tax rebates from the government will start hitting the mailboxes of recent grads who kept it real last year and didn’t make very much money. The big question is

Life Advice from Ghostface Killah

By Christopher Schonberger
3/13/08
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Would you take life advice from someone who says things like, “Ayo, this rap is like ziti, facin' me real TV / Crash at high speeds strawberry kiwi”? Ghostace Killah is betting you would—The World According to Pretty Toney sees him

Calling in Sick for Work

By Jennifer Pollock
12/11/07
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To call in sick or not to call in sick? There are times when this is somewhat of a moral quandary, and there are times when it is not. When you are legitimately ill, contagious, or have just broken one of your appendages, the choice is clear. By legitimately ill, I mean that

Healthy Breakfast on the Run

By Erin Hartigan
12/11/07
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When the alarm is blaring on Monday morning, the choice between snoozing for an extra 10 minutes and getting up to make breakfast isn’t a tough one. Sleep wins every time. But Michael Jordan might not have become a champion without his Breakfast Club, and I’m betting

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