It is common knowledge that exercise is good for your health. However, it is not common for college students to have a steady exercise plan. Busy schedules, lack of knowledge of resources, lack of motivation, and many other factors can contribute to why many college students don’t exercise regularly despite knowing it is good for them. As a group of nursing students we prepared a presentation helping students to understand the body’s exercise needs, benefits of exercise, and resources available. We also helped them learn how to make specific and individualized goals, and identify ways to overcome exercise barriers . We then invited the students to make a specific and attainable exercise goal. We were able to evaluate the success of our education by reviewing the student’s goals with them post education. We found that once educated on ways to exercise and resources available, students became motivated to start on goals specialized for them.
