What is Your Ideal Pop Culture-Inspired Workout?

Sara Deeter Student Contributor, Yale University

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Yale chapter and does not reflect the views of Spoon University.

Let’s face it: working out can get incredibly dull and monotonous. After your millionth mile on the treadmill or seven billionth sit-up, how are you supposed to wake up the next day eager to do the same workout all over again?

By not doing it all over again. Don’t be afraid to mix it up a bit and try a new workout! Exercising can and should be fun, exciting, and invigorating. Don’t know how to make that happen? Take this quiz and find out!

It’s the first day of summer vacation. What do you do?

Head to Six Flags with all your friends.
Fly to sunny Spain and order a drink (or two).
Go for a hike in the woods.
Curl up in a hammock with your favorite book.
Beach time!

You have a final tomorrow that you haven’t studied for. How do you cope?

Punch a pillow to relieve some of your stress, then make your brainy classmate tell you everything they know.
Who cares? It’s just one final.
Hold in your feelings. You can scream and hit things once you’ve kicked this final’s ass.
That would never happen. You ALWAYS study for exams.
Dance it out, then gracefully admit to your TA that you need help.

What’s your favorite snack food?

You try to eat mostly vegan snacks, but occasionally you like to indulge in a slice or two of pizza.
Brain foods like blueberries and walnuts.
Energy bars.
Whatever’s cheap and easy to get. You’re not picky, and you try to be frugal as much as possible.
Ice cream! With tons of colorful sprinkles and toppings.

What animal are you?

Some sort of bird, like a bluejay or starling.
A wildcat.
An arctic fox.
A swan.
An otter.

Your crush sits next to you. What do you do?

Engage them in witty banter so you can show off your cynical intellectual side.
Dazzle them with your glowing smile.
Keep doing whatever you’re doing. And if you absolutely have to talk, just ask them what their favorite color is or something.
Send them a shy smile, but keep reading/listening to music.
Immediately start telling them about the crazy adventure you had last night.

Sara Deeter

Yale '16

What is Your Ideal Pop Culture-Inspired Workout?

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