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The Butts-Mehre building, located off of Lumpkin Street, is where UGA athletes spend most of their time exercising and keeping fit.
By Imann Gad
ATHENS, Ga—Being in shape calls for more than just the frequent visits to the gym but a well-balanced diet as well.
A well-balanced diet depends on healthy but moderate eating habits. Eating smaller portioned meals more times a day is better for the body than a couple of big meals.
Former UGA football player Kelin Johnson knows the importance of a healthy well balanced diet.
“To look good is to feel good,” Johnson said. “In order to live a comfortable life you have to take care of your body.”
Johnson, who was a defensive back from 2004-2007, is currently serving the football team to help players maintain a healthier lifestyle.
“It’s not only about eating right or working out hard,” Johnson said, “it’s about a healthy balance between the two.”
Eating the right foods is a very important factor when it comes to maintaining one’s weight.
Rex Bradberry, strength and conditioning coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, knows that bad eating habits can affect your performance on and off the field.
“Eating a well-balanced diet,” Bradberry said, “increases your energy level on the field and in the classroom.”
Bradberry, who has been with the Bulldogs since 2003, and is currently working on his Phd in Kinesiology maintains a very strict diet.
“I workout everyday,” Bradberry said, “and I make sure that I have five small well-balanced meals.”
The benefits of maintaining a physical regimen are often lost without the combination of an appropriate diet.
Clay Walker, strength and conditioning coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, works with the larger framed players and is aware of the what those players are eating.
“Many of our linemen are big because of the position they play,” Walker said. “It’s more important for them to maintain a well-balanced diet for their position.”
A lot of the players have to adjust their weight depending on their position on the field. If a player needs to gain weight for his position, it is very important that they gain the right weight.
“People may think that gaining weight is easy,” Walker said, “but it can be hard when you place your body on a strict diet.”
Walker, a former Bulldog player who has been a coach since 2002, is currently working on his doctorate in kinesiology with an emphasis in motor development.
Both Bradberry and Walker would agree that eating healthy is a good start to a healthy lifestyle and incorporating a 30-45 minute workout a few days a week is a great way to maintain that lifestyle.
Edited by Ben Bussard.
This story is more focused than the original, which gives it more impact. We could use a little more information about the sources. Is Kelin Johnson a volunteer, or does he have a job title? How many strength and conditioning coaches does the football team have?
ReplyDeleteAlso, a little bit about essential and nonessential phrases and clauses. In the sentence below, your punctuation indicates that Kelin Johnson's name is a NONessential part of the sentence -- that, if you took the name out, the sentence would still make sense:
Former UGA football player, Kelin Johnson, knows the importance of a healthy well balanced diet.Only, the sentence DOESN'T work without the name:
Former UGA football player knows the importance of a healthy well balanced diet.That means, with the sentence structure you have, Johnson's name is ESSENTIAL to the sentence, and you don't use commas:
Former UGA football player Kelin Johnson knows the importance of a healthy well balanced diet.In the following sentence, however, your phrase modifying Johnson by describing what he did with the football team IS nonessential. You signal that with the opening comma, but then you need to close off that phrase with another comma:
Johnson, who was a defensive back from 2004-2007(COMMA) is currently serving the football team to help players maintain a healthier lifestyle.