Commuter students at Ohio University Athens have recently noticed their thigh muscles growing exponentially, becoming like those of a bodybuilder within the three short weeks this semester has been in session.
This phenomenon has felt like a blessing to some, like Jillian: “I’ve always wanted to run in the Olympics, but could never get the musculature. Maybe now I have a chance!”
But other students, like Joshua, have thought of it more as a curse: “I’m a computer nerd! With my thighs bulging like this, the rest of me looks even more wimpy than I already am!”
Still other students, like Monica, simply find themselves baffled at this turn of events: “It’s not overall affecting me much; I just want to know how it happened.”
This request for clarity was taken to heart by researchers, who ran some statistics. As it turns out, this rapid building of muscle is due to the walk that commuter students must take to get from the parking lots to their classes, which is best described as a walk uphill, both ways, in the snow. In the past, this walking has led to better muscle mass in the legs. The only part researchers are confused about is how fast the growth was, and they are continuing to look into the issue as we speak.
For now, however, they simply advise students who do not want to have the thighs of a wrestler to invest in an electric scooter for ease of travel.
