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Jason Snyder
Office of Media Relations
For Elin Lewis, missing a workout is an 01
less PTievous than missin? a class.
The USC senior makes time every morn
classes to run and lift weights. The sessions givi
relit? and energy for the day ahead.
"Staying healthy is very important to me,"
"But going to the gym is also about clearin
When I am working out, I get an hour or so of
ing about assignments I have to complete or te:
study for. It's such a great stress reliever, and I
it on the days when I don't make it into the gyi
Lewis is not alone.
Staying in shape has become as trendy a
jeans and platform shoes on college campuses.
Students around the country rely on wei
aerobics and cardiovascular workouts to keep t
and bodies in shape. USC's Blatt P.E. Center ha:
den/ come through its doors each day.
"In general, people have come to see fitnes
ness as essential to their quality of life," said La
the fitness programs coordinator for USC's can
ation department. "And just as health clubs ha
more overcrowded, more and more students i
mitments to going to the P.E. Center to work (
And for students who make that commitr
has plenty of opportunities.
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