The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 22, 2004, Image 19

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BATTALION Thursday, January 22, 2004 Women Continued from page 9 in front of men that know everything about all the equipment in the gym.” Gold's private women's fitness area offers machines similar to equip ment on the main floor, but designed to fit a woman’s smaller physique. A private women’s work-out room can be found in all corporate-owned Gold's Gyms. ■ Offseason Continued from page 7 the Cain Dining Hall facilities helps. Freshman pitcher Doug Frame, a general studies major, said most players concentrate on eating right during the offseason. "During the offseason, my diet consists of primarily steaks and sal ads,” he said. “I try to stay away from starches, especially bread.” While many students picture the final game of a season as a time for athletes to relax until spring training, that’s not the case. The season for health and recreation goes year- round, and training — for any athlete who wants to be on top of his game — never ends. ■ yfvi. J i I r 1 j Pictured left: Senior community health major and Gold's Gym employee Alicio Jadlowski works out at the facility's Bryan location. Food Continued from page 5 needs, success lies in knowing where to look. The area’s larger supermarkets have a separate section for vegetarian and organic food. Even small stores carry soy milk and other nondairy products. Laura Jones, a senior health major and a vegetarian, said eating out while eating healthy is easier than most people think. "Many restaurants offer vegetarian menus,” Jones said. "On the Border is really good at providing vegetarian options. I told them I was one and instead of the beans they made me fried potatoes and grilled veggies.” Students can easily eat better if they take the time to make nutritious deci sions. “Nutritious eating is the responsibility of one’s self,” Zawieja said. “No one can make you eat healthy.” ■ Specializing in natural & organic foods, top quality vitamins, herbs & homeopathic remedies and attentive customer service. Serving the Brazos Valley since 1988. Mon.-Fri. 9 to 6 • Saturday 9 to 2 4303 S. Texas Ave. in Bryan 979-846-4459 Options Continued from page 4 Gold's Graham said students looking to stay in shape should remember that a complete fitness program has four parts: proper food intake, cardiovascular fit ness, supplementation and resistance training. "Supplementation is simply filing nutritional gaps in the daily diet.” he said. "It's not GNC like some people think. But if you can't eat breakfast, have a shake or a bar.” ■ Pictured above: Junior agricultural development major Ben Davis works out at his apartment complex's gym in December. www. brazosnatura Ifoods .com BNF@txcyber.com Offseason Athletes Aggies have to keep fit even when they’re off the field.