Nutrition and Fitness
8 Ways to Beat the Freshman 15 by eatright.org
Eating and Fitness 101 by youngwomenshealth.org
Exercising with Others Helps College Students Reduce Stress by cfah.org
A workout video fit for a dorm! by Student Health 101
Helpful Fitness and Nutrition Apps
What It Is: This rewards-based app turns your every fitness move into points that earn you rewards from retailers and services that value your healthy lifestyle.
Cost: Free. Available for iOS and Android. Coming soon for Windows Phone.
What It Is: Fitness isn’t one of those things you can neatly fit, and keep, in a box—which is where this GPS-based fitness tracking app comes in. The app allows users to explore and manage more than 600 fitness activities, meaning virtually anyone can tailor the app to their personal routines.
Cost: Free. Available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone
What It Is: Perfect for runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers, and skiers who often find themselves on adventures, RoadID allows friends or family to track you while you’re out. They don’t need the app; they just need a web browser and your username in order to monitor your progress and safety.
Cost: Free. Available for iOS.
What It Is: LoseIt! is a calorie tracking app that creates a weight loss plan just for you. Plug in your goals, from pounds lost per week to overall wellness, and LoseIt! will customize a plan that fits your life.
Cost: Free. Available for iOS, Android, Kindle, and Nook.
Sexual Health
College Women and Birth Control by Everyday Health
Using Condoms in College by Everyday Health
Sex, STD’s and College Students by the free press
What College Students Should Know About Morning After Pills by Everyday Health
The New Sex Ed Series for Adults
Stress and Depression
Managing Stress by campusmindworks.org
My Story: Depression and College by snapjudgement.org
When Depression Strikes in College by Everyday Health
Helpful Stress Apps
What It Is: This coaching app is designed with you in mind, as it works to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety.
Cost: Free. Available for iOS and Android.
What it is: Provides users with an overall stress score then the user can examine specific areas their stress affects then (interpersonal, physiological, situational, control).
Cost: free for Android, iPhone, iPad
Anti-Stress Quotes
What it is: Relax completely with the anti-stress quotes that will inspire you to overcome your worries and manage stressful situations better.
Cost: free for iPhone, iPad
Homesickness
9 Ways to Help Homesickness! by Everyday Health
Beating the College Blues by aapb.org
Other great articles!
9 Ways Going to College Affects Your Health by livescience.com
