Health & Fitness

The Start of Something New: A Look into the Lady Macs Volleyball Team

By Emily Rohan • Published: October 1, 2014 • Comment ()

New year, new season, new coach, but no new teammates. Heading into my first preseason training camp session at the end of August, the situation seemed bleak. Not having enough players for a full team, and having just been notified before camp began that we had a new coach, my teammates and I feared our […]

Meet Erica Lemm: YU’s New Assistant Director of Athletics

By Devi Braun • Published: October 1, 2014 • Comment ()

Leaving the state of Michigan and daring to enter the hustle and bustle of NYC, Erica Lemm, the new assistant director of athletics, has joined the YU Macs family. Erica grew up in Clinton Township, Michigan with her younger brother and sister. There she attended Chippewa Valley High School, and encountered her role model, the […]

Fight Off the Freshmen Fifteen

By Ariella Sieger • Published: August 19, 2014 • Comment ()

Before you even knew which college you would eventually attend, magazines, newspapers, family, and friends were warning you about that daunting “freshmen fifteen.” What characterizes this national phenomenon is the transition, not only to a new schedule and place, but also to a new lifestyle. The transition from paper bag lunches and home cooked meals, […]

The Mac Family

By Julia Owen • Published: August 19, 2014 • Comment ()

It was the dawn of my first semester at Stern College. I took a right out of Brookdale, headed straight down thirty-fourth street until after I crossed Lexington, took a left, and found myself at the bottom of the stairs of the Stern building for the very first time. I looked up at the revolving […]

The Truth About Juicing

By Rebecca Yoshor • Published: May 12, 2014 • Comment ()

Juicing was a popular dieting method in the 90’s, but it seems to be making a resurgence. With stores like Juice Generation popping up all across Manhattan, jumping on the “juicing” bandwagon has never been more convenient. Juicing definitely has its pros and cons, and we will review both in order to give a balanced […]

Breaking Down the Obesity Stigma

By Rebecca Yoshor • Published: April 9, 2014 • Comment ()

Though the American cultural standard of beauty has never been thinner, obesity rates in America have never been higher. According to the American Center for Disease Control, more than one third of all adults in the United States are obese. Considering how common obesity is in America, one would think that Americans would approach the […]

The Truth About Gluten

By Alana Weisstuch • Published: April 9, 2014 • Comment ()

Today grocery stores and health food stores everywhere are stocked with gluten- free products. This is beneficial for many people with Celiac Disease who cannot eat products containing gluten. Around 1% of Americans have Celiac Disease. Common Symptoms of Celiac disease include diarrhea, anemia, bone pain, and a skin rash called Dermatitis Herpetiformis. However, many […]

Eating Like An Olympian

By Shlomit Kahan • Published: March 17, 2014 • Comment ()

While watching the Olympics, you may have wondered how Olympians manage to land such high jumps and run so many miles. The answer lies within their diets. An Olympian consumes between 3500 and 7000 calories a day, which is almost triple the amount consumed by the average person, a mere 1600 to 1800 calories.  However, […]

Mikaela Shiffrin: My Favorite Olympian

By Rebecca Yoshor • Published: March 17, 2014 • Comment ()

On Sunday, February 23rd, the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics came to a close and the final results came in. Russia maximized their home field advantage, raking in both the title for highest amount of medals won overall, as well as the highest amount of gold medals. The United States took home the second highest amount […]

Never Stop Running: A Cross-Country Update

By Stephanie Greenberg • Published: February 17, 2014 • Comment ()

The fall semester of 2014 may seem far away to most Yeshiva University students. However, to the cross-country runners, fall 2014 is right around the corner. After a tremendous performance by both the men and women’s teams this past fall Season, the only place these runners are headed is to the top. In order to […]