Maintaining a healthy body is important for maintaining a healthy mind. This summer, all the interns engaged in different exercises.

Six J-1 interns from the Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP, www.theccip.com) took advantage of the Flushing YMCA summer promotion which costs USD $300 for two students.

Emma, one of the student leaders commented, "There is a huge variety of food in NYC which is very tempting, so I have to do more to burn off the extra calories." She added, "It's also a plus that the venue is so close to the hotel."

Tony, majoring civil engineering, also used this offer to his advantage. He said, "The deal is worth it. The facility has all kinds of equipment plus a basketball court and swimming pool. Most of all, it's open to 10:30pm, which works well with my schedule."

In addition to his workouts, Tony and with few other fellow interns are on CCIP's dragon boat team. Over the past couple of weeks, they practiced at the World Marina and Flushing Meadow Lake. Brian who is also study civil engineering from the University of Hong Kong said, "Thanks to our YMCA summer membership, our team can build up our stamina and strength for the dragon boat racing."

Hunter, a computer science major from the University of Hong Kong, added, "I feel very prepared for the dragon boat race in August because of my workouts from YMCA."

In addition to YMCA, students also engaged in different kinds of sport activities such as dancing, badminton, and dragon boating.