The lazy girl's guide to losing weight.

Handing in multiple amounts of essays in the same week leaves little time for anything else, besides finding ways to procrastinate. The Rhodes University gym's fan club slowly begins to dwindle as the ever-present pressure of exams and that psychology that has to be handed in tomorrow begins to take over our need to torture ourselves with exercise. After all, don't we have enough things to worry about other than keeping the scale from groaning under our weight? That cold walk to the gym and back is just too time-consuming. I would rather spend half an hour on facebook instead.

Anyways, since there is no time for anything but dedication and procrastination, I have come up with some easy steps to do two things at the same time. These are a few short, easy exercises that you are probabely doing anyway to delay starting that essay that is due tomorrow. It really is a win-win situation. You fit exercising into your schedule while coming up with brand new ways to procrastinate. So here it is, winter's brand new workout created by yours truly.

1. Cardio

Since you are going to be up all night, why not take a quick walk to pick n pay? Just be careful that you don't allow the big bag of chips in aisle three to distract you. An easy remedy is to buy two litres of that wholesome and healthy drink we all love: diet coke. Also don't forget your sugar-free red bull. Allow yourself to feel the burn of the sugarless taste.

2. Weights

While training your eyes on the stuff you need to study for your test, always remember that the hefty stack of notes piled neatly on your desk, well, ok, strewn across the floor, makes for very good weight-traning. Proceed to lift this pile of paper until you realise that your test is in an hour and you have not studied a single word.

3. Endurance

When your back is aching and your legs are cramping, stand up and proceed to jump on your bed until you feel like doing your essay. Warning: make sure a friend is around to help just in case of the high possibility that you never feel like doing your essay.

With all these wonderful tricks up your sleeve, who wouldn't look fantastic just in time for exams. A wise person once told me that if you are going to rock up and fail an exam, well, you better look good while doing it.

Warning: I am not responsible for a new-found addiction to coke light and sugar-free red bull. I am also not liable for any broken beds.