Ten Healthy College Classes to Take This Semester at College

You're about to register for your classes at college. You will attend full time to make sure you graduate in four years, so you can go on to work or graduate school. You also want to make sure you stay healthy. Here is an idea: combine the two for the best of both worlds. Take college classes that help you stay healthy.

What is meant by this is to take fitness oriented college courses. You could take an aerobics class, a skiing class, a swimming class, or whatever your college offers. The class gives you credit, so you'll be working towards the credits needed for your degree. And, it's usually easier to get an A in fitness courses than something like Physics, so you can help to boost your college GPA as well.

There's no need to spend money joining a gym when you can take a college fitness course essentially for free. Most colleges charge you a set admission price for being a full time student. Any number of credits you take over 12 credits doesn't cost you any extra. So, take 12 credits or 15 credits of scholastic courses and then sign up for one or two fitness oriented courses at one credit each. You're making your college dollar go further as well.

I was lucky enough to go a school that had a large number of fitness classes offered each semester. I attended Shepherd University in West Virginia. You could take tennis, skiing, swimming, aerobics-like courses, and many more. I would try and take one each semester, to help force me to stay in shape. I almost forgot to mention this added benefit. If you know you have to attend class and exert effort, it will help motivate you to stay in shape.

Here are ten fitness oriented college courses to consider. Check your college to see what they offer.

1. Skiing. Most colleges don't have ski slopes on campus, but they'll partner up with a nearby ski resort to offer the classes. It's a joint effort that brings in extra revenue for the ski resort while enhancing the college programs. It generally costs you much less money to ski through the college than to pay for lessons and ski lift passes on your own.