By: Chasady Minnifield

There’s always something stopping us from wanting to workout at least 2-3 times a week. Whether it’s trying to find the time in our schedule or going to get a Big Mac from McDonald’s instead. There are several ways to help motivate YOU to work out every week. For example, find something that YOU like. Whether it be the new yoga class added to the group exercise schedule or being able to fit into that new swimsuit you just bought for spring break. There are several machines in the Wellness Center that can work each body part. Find a machine that YOU like and enjoy. Whether it’s the new machine that will help you lose weight or help YOU reach YOUR ideal weight. It all starts with consistency. Once YOU find something that YOU like YOU will be committed. Do not worry about what other people think about you at the gym because most of the time they are too focused on their own goals. Focus on the outcomes as if YOU have already reached your goal. But in order to reach your goals YOU have to plan. Plan a day in your schedule that you have the freest time to attend the gym and stick to it. Plan at least two days out of the week that YOU plan on working out and then you will most likely stay committed. In order to stick to something, there has to be a variety of things that YOU like. Don’t go to that new yoga class because your friend wants you to go. Go because YOU want to go. Physical activity is only enjoyable when YOU feel good or enjoy it, not your friend. So let’s start this semester off right by adding in YOUR schedule the day and time that you are going to attend the gym every week. Reward yourself once you realize that those pants that you have been waiting to get into starts to feel a little loose. Working out can change the way YOU look and feel. Find a routine or schedule that will help motivate YOU to continue to work out each week.

Buddy Broncho

Buddy Broncho made his first appearance in UCO's own newspaper The Vista. It was the October 3, 1932, issue where a Broncho appears wearing a UCO football uniform. He has appeared numerous times throughout the years from local Edmond papers in the 60's to state-wide papers in the 80's. The commissioning of the first ever live mascot appears in UCO's 1979 Bronze Book where Buddy Broncho made his first public appearance at Homecoming. Since that time, Buddy has been a fixture at UCO events and in the hearts of UCO students.