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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chatham chapter.

1. Try to find a workout method that you really enjoy

It will be easier to stick with it if you are having fun. For instance, if you hate jogging, you could try the bike or stepper machine to get in some cardio. If you hate doing push-ups but need to work your chest and triceps, a bench press would be a good alternate.

2. Never workout a sore muscle

It is good to let a sore muscle heal and rebuild before you tear it down again. This will allow your muscles to grow. Working a sore muscle will not give you any gains.

3. Work your way up to things

If you’re new to working out, it is good to stick with what you can do and to not strain yourself right away. Most definitely push yourself, but just don’t hurt yourself. Going to the gym regularly will allow you to build up to higher weights and harder moves.  

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Cierra is a first year student at Chatham University, majoring in sustainability. She likes salads, trying new things, interacting with animals, and alone time. Being weird is a specialty, and nature is a second home.
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Indigo Baloch is the HC Chatham Campus Correspondent. She is a junior at Chatham University double majoring in Creative Writing and Journalism and double minoring Graphic Design and an Asian Studies Certificate. Indigo is a writer and Editorial Assistant at Maniac Magazine and occasionally does book reviews for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She is also the Public Relations Director for The Mr. Roboto Project (a music venue in Pittsburgh) and creates their monthly newsletter. During her freshman and sophomore year, Indigo was the Editor-in-Chief of Chatham's student driven newsprint: Communique. Currently, on campus, Indigo is the Communications Coordinator for Minor Bird (Chatham's literary magazine), the Public Relations Director for Chatham's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, and a Staff Writer and Columnist for Communique. She has worked as a Fashion Editorial Intern for WHIRL Magazine, and has been a featured reader at Chatham's Undergraduate Reading Series and a featured writer in Minor Bird. She loves art, music, film, theater, writing, and traveling.