Dreadful Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings are the times nobody on campus looks forward to. Having your window open those days will lead you to be woken up before your alarm sounds because of the hated ROTC cadets, according to the application program Yik Yak.
ROTC cadets have a love and hate relationship with the students on campus due to this unwanted morning disturbance. Even though ROTC cadets have no choice but to participate in these chants before the sun comes up, the use of working out in the morning is beneficial to the body.
According to Mitzi Dulan of the Huffington Post, working out in the morning can improve productivity, better sleep and fewer schedule conflicts.
“After morning physical training, I am more motivated to go to class and focus on my school work,” cadet Casey Strunk said.
Even though waking up a little earlier might be a struggle for most people, we have all been at the gym in the afternoon where trying to get a bench is next to none. There are no bench hoarders are in the gym early in the morning and that will give you a better opportunity to get the much needed bench workout.
Let us not forget about weight loss benefits of morning workouts. Working out in the mornings can boost your metabolic rate that burns calories for the rest of the day. This occurrence is called post-exercise oxygen consumption or EPOC.
Instead of hating ROTC cadets for their ear piercing chants in the morning, allow them to motivate you to wake up and workout too.
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