{"id":6897,"date":"2013-04-26T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=6897"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:25","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:25","slug":"students-staying-healthy-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=6897","title":{"rendered":"Students Staying Healthy in School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“I’m trying not to drink soda and eat fast food,” said Michaela Moreno. Photo by: Chloe Boule<\/p><\/div>\n

By Chloe Boule<\/em><\/p>\n

Nobody strives to be unhealthy or to live an unhappy life. Students discuss what that means to them and their goals for becoming healthy and also, what they do to stay that way.<\/p>\n

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Senior Jade Larimore said getting fit for swimsuit season will help her to feel more confident about herself. She wants to get healthy because, \u201cI want to live a long life and look good in the process.\u201d Her tips for getting healthy and staying there would be to, \u201ckeep motivated even when the going gets tough.\u201d While most students say they go with fruits and vegetables when trying to stay healthy, Jade said, \u201cI love to eat salad with grilled chicken.\u201d Finding food that tastes good and is also good can be a hard thing to do.<\/p>\n

Several students think being healthy is all about being fit. Senior Jessalyn Matthews said, \u201cHaving the body every girl craves to have.\u201d Being skinny is something numerous girls view as their motivation. She also added, \u201cThe only thing that I am doing now to get healthy is eating less fast foods. I have cut down on those so much lately.\u201d Senior Michaela Moreno agreed, \u201cI’m trying to not drink pop and eat fast food.\u201d Eating greasy food and drinking soda with lots of sugar is definitely something people in the United States have a problem with. Freshman Jake Dewar said, \u201cYou want to look good!\u201d and, \u201cFor athletics, you gotta be fit or else the sport will be harder.\u201d If someone is not in shape it can greatly limit a person to activities he\/she may want to participate in.<\/p>\n

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“I love all fruits and I love salad,” said freshman Kiara Meadors. Photo by: Chloe Boule<\/p><\/div>\n

Students interviewed agree that keeping a good attitude has much to do with staying healthy and having a good well-being. Larimore said, \u201cIf I had a negative attitude about everything then I wouldn’t succeed in things I want to.\u201d Freshman Kiara Meadors agrees, It makes it \u201ceasier to accomplish things.\u201d Although always having a good attitude can be a struggle at times, \u201cYou need to be confident and think you can lose the weight that you want to lose. It’s all in the mind whether or not you\u2019re going to do it or not. Without a positive mindset, you won’t succeed,\u201d said Dewar.<\/p>\n

Different things motivate people to start eating right or lose weight and try to get fit. For Jessalyn Matthews she shared it was, \u201cThe way my grandma lived her last years is what really made me want to get healthy and into shape. My grandma was very overweight and did not eat healthy. She could barely do anything for herself, and barely moved. I never want to get like that.\u201d Other students shared some of their own tips for getting healthy. Dewar said, \u201c[The] biggest tip I could give to someone is to make no excuses.\u201d and, \u201cIf you got time, then you need to workout, whether its a steady jog, or a heavy lift. Take No Days Off is my motto.\u201d Moreno\u2019s tip is to, \u201cTake it one step at a time. The more gradual you are in the process of getting healthy, the more likely you will succeed.\u201d Success is something that students can agree, is important in many aspects of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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