Exercise is not just your mind!

NBC News reports.

The 50 Fittest Colleges in the U.S.: What Makes Them So Healthy?

When looking into colleges, prospective students often consider location, class size and course offerings. But none of that can be fully appreciated if once they arrive, students place their health on the back burner — or hotplate.

And that’s all too easy to do, thanks to all-night study sessions, parties, and dining halls brimming with fried food.

Some schools are better than others at helping you exercise your muscles in addition to exercising your mind. The fittest colleges in the U.S. were recently selected by the sports and recreation website The Active Times, which has decided for the last three years which ones make the cut (at helping you stay cut).

Selecting the top 50 fittest colleges isn’t an easy task, the site’s editors say. They start by considering schools’ placement on lists like U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings and The Princeton Review. Then they scope out a site called Niche Colleges that grades schools on several aspects of campus life, based on students’ reviews.