The heat is rising, calories are burning and for students of EC, this means getting their body into shape for the summer.

Students and professors are eating right and staying active just to keep their bodies in shape, or just to get the body they always wanted.

Kristy Loesener, health science and athletic professor, said students need to go through a “lifestyle change” in order to achieve the body they want.

“It is important to burn more than consuming, you will lose weight,” Loesener said.

Loesener encourages students to park further from campus and to take the stairs instead of the elevator. She also recommends that students should workout for at least 30 minutes a day, three days a week.

While some students are doing a 30 minute workout, you can find others that mainly focus on their health and body.

Matt Boone, 22, film major, has what he calls a “14 week program.”

“I do 50 pull ups, 100 push ups and 200 crunches,” Boone, said.

Boone said if people stick to this program, they could “be a beast in three days.”

If one is not one for push-ups, there are always other alternatives to burning calories.

“I dance for a few hours when I wake up,” Rebecca Bangura, 19, Nursing major, said.

Bangura also said that she does not eat past 9 p.m. and tries to eat one big meal and two small meals a day.

When it comes to eating, it is vital to know that eating healthy will keep you fit and keep you from not being able to see your toes.

Loesener urges students to eat proteins such as; fruit, vegetables and grain. Along with foods that contain fatty acids, for example; salmon, trout, tuna, and sardines.

If students would like more information on the foods they are eating, they should visit choosemyplate.org. There, they will find eating plans according to their age, sex, and weight.