A study released this week  by the University Health Services (UHS) reports that UR students gained an average of 13 pounds during the closing of the Bloch Fitness Center from Sept. 8 to Sept. 17. The Fitness Center was closed for renovations on the floor that absolutely could not have been done during the summer when no one was here.

The study noted a marked difference in weight gains between classes, with freshmen averaging around fifteen pounds, and upperclassmen, who were already around twenty pounds heavier on average than freshmen, gaining an average of ten pounds.

UHS selected a number of students from each class and measured their weight gain over the nine-day period. Participants in the study noted that the closing of the gym made them lose all motivation to work out, resulting in reportedly high levels of binge-watching Netflix and wearing shirts to hall showers.

Preliminary results from a follow-up study by UHS reveal that, in the past week since the gym’s closing, students have continued this pattern of ignoring the newly-renovated gym and watching Netflix in sweats. Analysts predict that this trend will continue for some time, possibly extending throughout the entire school year and into next summer.

Kadir is a member of
the class of 2017.



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