I have poor blood circulation, or at least that's what I tell people when they ask why I spend 95 percent of my time curled up on my futon wrapped in a Snuggie (do not mock them until you've tried them). In the winter, I'm more likely to write a paper four days early than to cross the icy Green in pursuit of some quality time with People Magazine and the elliptical, which is why I am reduced to mentally including "times I ran extra quickly down to Novack from fourth floor Berry" and "walking backwards while giving a tour to freaked-out prospies" in my daily exercise count.
When my editors told me that The Mirror this week would be about exercise at Dartmouth, I realized I should probably get some additional perspective on how the average Dartmouth student stays fit. Do you have go to the gym? Do people actually participate in the Dartmouth Outing Club or do they just sign up to be on the Blitz list during freshman orientation? To find the answers to these deep questions, I grabbed my trusty reporter's notebook (the back of a credit card slip from EBA's) and headed out among the Under-Armoured, sweatband-wearing masses to determine the many possible definitions of "working out."
After talking to so many people that are more legit than I am, I've started to think that I should get up off of my futon once in awhile. The Amazingly Awesome Snuggie Wrestling Team will be holding daily practices at 5 a.m. in the 1902 room.
