Irony, Thy Name is Prevention
While glancing at MSNBC this morning, I clicked on a provocatively titled link, “End of Dieting? New Movement Breaks Cycle” – which led me to an article on “Health at Every Size” (HAES) reprinted from...
View ArticleEvery Little Bit Helps
… even when it comes to exercise – if the results of this recent study are to be believed. According to Maev Kennedy of The Guardian… A cheering piece of research suggests that just 15 minutes of...
View ArticlePlanet Fitness Featured on the Daily Show
Hilarious! The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Personally, I don’t have a problem with the Planet Fitness...
View ArticleGamers Hit the Gym
I got a smile out of this CNN article about “Fitocracy” – a new site (currently in beta) started by two gamers-turned-fitness enthusiasts: Brian Wang and Richard Talens. The reason? I’ve got one of...
View ArticleFauja Singh Set A World Record…
… whether Guinness World Records acknowledges it or not! On October 16, Mr. Singh completed the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. While his 8 hour, 25 minute time might not seem like the stuff of...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic Helps Employees Get Healthier
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Clinic offers yoga classes to employees and its on-campus gym is also free for workers. Use has risen from an average of 21,000 hours annually to more than 240,000...
View ArticleGood Stuff in the LAT Today!
The LA Times posted three useful articles today. Rather than just pick one to highlight, I decided to run with the lot! 1. “In Your Face Fitness: All You Need is Love.” This lengthy article is my man...
View ArticleZombies Liven Up 5K Races
Back when we lived in Ohio, I occasionally ran laps with some recreational marathoners. It was totally random… The local Parks and Rec dept. had an indoor track that I used during snowy/rainy/cold...
View ArticleTom Venuto launches the “Love Your Body” Challenge in time for Valentine’s!
You’re familiar with Body Transformation challenges right? These are the contests where over the course of 60-90 or so days, individuals do their utmost to adopt an intensive regimen of dieting and...
View ArticleThe “Great” Outdoors? You Betcha…
The following is taken from a great CalorieLab article called… “They don’t call the outdoors “great” for nothing.” Who can argue with that? While a gym membership certainly has benefits – as it will...
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