For some, summer break is just that– a break from the stress and pressure that goes along with school, sports, and responsibility.  For others, summer is a time to devote even more time and effort to their health and sports.

Varsity basketball and football senior Khadre Lane kept in shape by playing AAU summer ball and running often.  He also did football workouts at Free State.

“[They were] tough because first you lifted, then conditioned, then had practice,” Lane said.

Junior Brooke Hays attended not one, not two, but four different workouts on any given day. Three of them: cross country conditioning, boys’ soccer conditioning and Keith Loneker Sr.’s conditioning took place at Free State.  In addition to school-based workouts, Hays worked out with a personal trainer.

“It was a lot of work every day and hard to stay motivated to keep going,” Hays said, “but it all paid off once soccer tryouts and club season started.”

Personal trainers are becoming increasingly popular among teens.  Senior Trevor Hillis said his personal trainer at Studio Alpha was helpful for maintaining his physique.

Others, such as junior Catie Griffin and senior Hunter Fellers preferred a more relaxed, work-out free summer. Griffin said she got her exercise at pools and playing outside.

“But it was pretty unhealthy how much I ate out,” Griffin said.

Feller and Hillis prefered lounging on the couch instead of running on the field.

“I watched Netflix,” Feller said, “a lot of Netflix.”

Unsurprisingly, multiple students named alcohol as an unhealthy part of their summer.

“Too much partying makes me fat,” one student said.

Regardless of their level of physical activity this past summer, most students agree that their overall attitude and health improves during the summer because of the lack of school.