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Volume 5, Issue 5
By Mary Ruffner
Celebrate the Sun!
Spring has finally sprung! It is finally time to get out of the house and enjoy the beautiful sunshine. The sun provides so many benefits for our bodies. Without the sun, we would not be able to absorb vitamin D, which helps us by reducing the risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and cancer. The sun also provides many health benefits including a boost to our immune system and metabolism, and improved liver and kidney function. Sunshine can also help lower stress and anxiety, and helps fight depression. Most of all, the sun allows us to enjoy the outdoors more comfortably, which makes everyone feel better. So, get off the treadmill and take a walk around campus. Walking or jogging outside can help you feel better and exercise longer than you might if trying to run or walk inside the gym. The change in scenery can help inspire and motivate you to work harder. Exercise is a great way to feel good, and can help you be more productive throughout the day. A great way to get outside is to start an outdoor activity. Get some friends together and throw around a Frisbee. Rutgers has plenty of open fields to pick from, or you can even give the Frisbee golf course on Cook Campus a shot! If Frisbee isn’t your thing, try starting a garden or another outdoor project. If gardening is your passion, I highly recommend you check out our very own Rutgers Gardens on Ryders Lane. This is a beautiful place to walk around and enjoy, and there are also volunteer and work opportunities for those that wish to get more hands on. Even if you can’t make it to the gardens, plant your own flowers. You do not need a lot of space to make something beautiful: just a flower-pot and some seeds. For the lovers out there, there is a myth that if you walk around Passion Puddle three times with the person you love, they will be your future husband or wife. So if you want to secure that spot, a beautiful spring day is your perfect opportunity to show passion for your significant other. Explore what Rutgers and the New Brunswick area have to offer this spring. I promise, you will not be disappointed. So get out of the gym, get off the couch, get out of the house, and celebrate the sun!
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