Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category

Got my stride back today

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 | No Comments

For a guy just over 6 feet tall, I have pretty short legs. That means I’m not exactly the fastest runner/walker in the world, but I manage to get around. However, today, when I was leaving the coffee shop, I stepped onto the sidewalk and I walked, big stride and no friction. […]

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Local Gyms vs. Big National Chains

Monday, February 18th, 2008 | No Comments

This weekend my wife and I went gym shopping. We’re at the YMCA right now but it’s a bit of a haul from our house. We wanted something closer.
So, this article by Tara Parker-Pope in the NYTimes was pretty timely:
Local Gyms Outpace the National Chains

In its first-ever survey of health clubs, the magazine […]

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Wife Lifting: Why Women Should Lift

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 | No Comments

No, not me lifting her!
I mentioned my wife and her amazing weight loss in my recent post about Spinach-Bean Glop. What I didn’t tell you was that in addition to eating her own special brand of Glop, she is also a serious gym rat person who works out but is sensitive to being called […]

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How I Get Back Into Running Without Hurting Myself

Monday, January 28th, 2008 | No Comments

You can lose weight without exercising. And sometimes, working out makes you hungrier and “causes” you to add weight rather than take it off. It’s a trade-off, but the benefits are just too good to pass up.
I felt kind of bad because I’ve been very negligent myself. After all, you don’t go […]

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