My name is Colia Espinal and I am a junior in Bridgewater State University. My current major is Economics, however I decided to take this course because I am really interested and invested on my health. Since I was a kid, I have always been really active, from volleyball to swim classes, I have always maintain myself busy. However, since I moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I decided to take my body to another level. When I was younger ( around 12 or 13) I used to be overweight, so my parents decided that I should go to a nutritionist and lose some weight. Couple of moths after I lost 25 pounds which was a really big difference since I was like 5 feet with almost 130 pounds. Since then I been always been scared to gain weight and lose my self-esteem.
In the past 6 months or so I decided to watch more what I eat and work out a little more intense. I have been working out 4 to 6 times a week for one hour and a half or two depending on how much time I have between work and school. This has definitely being a challenge but seeing the progress keeps motivating me to work harder, not only to have a better physic but to also help me mentally and emotionally. I think the best part of working out for me is that it gives me a higher self-love and confidence. For this reason, I decided that my topic for this semester would be muscle gain and healthier eating. Even though muscle gain has a lot to do with the works out that you do, what you eat before and after work out and during the day plays an important role. I hope that with my topic I motivate others to try harder and get out of their comfort zone.
Environmental Health 