Jacqueline Magdaleno measures her health by eating a variety of foods, exercising and staying hydrated. For the social relations and policy sophomore, metabolism is just another word in the dictionary, but for Nima Torabi, a certified personal trainer at Fitness 19, 4299 Orchard Lake Rd, in West Bloomfield., it’s much more.
Metabolism is what fuels your body and gives you the ability to burn calories and burn fat, said Alicia Taylor, a certified personal trainer at New Life Fitness, 315 E. Jolly Road. Metabolism is necessary for life. It begins at birth and ends at death, according to the Nemours Foundation. Because metabolism is such a complicated process, many people define it as the force that influences how easily someone gains or loses weight.
Certified personal trainers Alicia Taylor and Nima Torabi agree resistance workouts, which build muscle, are the best workouts for people looking to boost metabolism. Although there are many resistance workouts to choose from, it is important not to get too comfortable in one routine as it eventually will stop working, Taylor said.
It’s safe to assume everyone has heard the adage “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” However, many people are unaware of the negative effects skipping this crucial meal may have on their metabolism, said Alicia Taylor, a certified personal trainer at New Life Fitness, 315 E. Jolly Road.
Lately my girlfriend and I have become physically intimate. What are the risks and what ways can we protect ourselves in terms of me having oral sex with her?
The State News caught up with psychology sophomore Allison Kennedy and history sophomore Lindsey Skoog, eclectic roomies in Landon Hall who incorporated their love of hip-hop, interest in politics and artistic taste into their dorm room.
When Spiral Video Dance Bar opened 10 years ago, it created a hullabaloo in the community. Spiral isn’t just a bar — it’s a gay bar.
A self-described “late bloomer” to environmental issues, Matthew Cimitile has turned 180 degrees in the past few years. It wasn’t until late in his career as a history undergraduate at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., and after a spring break trip to Costa Rica that Cimitile began reading up on environmental issues. He always enjoyed the outdoors, but now, as an environmental journalism graduate student at MSU, Cimitile is living and breathing issues, such as deforestation and climate change, through research, writing and even film.
When Chris Rigterink was 19 years old, he got a job manufacturing mattresses with Capitol Bedding in Lansing. Fifteen years later, he owns The Mattress Source in East Lansing, 2650 E. Grand River Ave., Suite D, which exclusively sells Capitol Bedding mattresses and opened in 1997.
For kinesiology freshman Tracey Daniels, skating has always been a passion she wanted to pursue into college. And her dream came true by becoming a member of the MSU Figure Skating Club.
In addition to considering himself a technology geek, Michael Volz, an electrical engineering senior, is also the president of the MSU Amateur Radio Club.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
A recording studio in Haslett is incorporating new technology and facilities to accommodate new artists. Oleg Galanin, producer and co-founder of the studio JFMARS, has used his musical background and education from multiple universities, including MSU, to create a new-age studio to push artists in reaching their musical potential.
Ellen Bornhorst thinks about the four R’s whenever she can — reduce, reuse, recycle and, a recent addition to the list, rethink. “When I go out, I stop and think, ‘Do I really need to buy this?’” said Bornhorst, a biosystems engineering junior and co-president of campus environmental group Eco. Students such as Bornhorst are looking for ways to reuse materials to make them good as new in an effort to reduce waste. Little ways to help out can add up, Bornhorst said.
Heather Woelkers spends about 20 minutes of every week on her back. During that time, the psychology and criminal justice junior attempts to forget about the stresses of her daily life in a tanning bed.
I also have been there when a young, close mentee of mine beat cancer, but eventually lost her life in the process of living with it. From all of this, I gained a sense of what a parent must feel and the fear that one carries when his or her sons and daughters are dealt a sudden significant life change.
Putting together a working space doesn’t have to mean a trip to IKEA. There are plenty of resources locally, and in your own closet, that can be recycled into items for a chic, environmentally friendly office; half the fun is finding the right ones to use.
The five materials being recycled on MSU’s campus are: white paper, mixed paper, newspaper, cardboard and plastics.
Kinesiology senior Christine Stevens let The State News into the house on Oakhill Avenue she shares with four girls. Stevens brought a modern feel to her room by sponge painting her walls pink and featuring photos of her closest friends and family, as well as a poster by her favorite artist, Andy Warhol.
The MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts & Creativity and Wharton Center partner with Canada’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival to bring a variety of classes to students.