August 21, 2008
I’ll be honest, my number one reason for exercising is to manage my emotions. I’m both highly anxious and acutely sensitive, a combination that has spelled disaster for many a romantic relationship not to mention irritated customer service personnel around the world. Although it does make me wicked-good at playing the “What If???” Game. But perhaps I shouldn’t brag about that. Anyhow, the net result of all of my intense emotions is that I need an intense outlet for them. Enter exercise. Most people, when I explain to them my genuine need for daily sweat fests, say that they are [...]
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August 20, 2008
Because we’re fat. Let me back up. Much has been said over the past couple of weeks about what Olympians eat. Michael Phelps and his 12,000 calories a day has put so many people into shock that iHop is sending out emergency chocolate-chip pancake teams into all major cities. On the other end of the food spectrum, you have everyone and their Karolyi opining about what the tiny female gymnasts (don’t) eat. But my favorite money quote on the subject is from ABC’s What Olympians Eat: Says, Elizabeth Applegate, Olympian nutrition consultant: “sex, not size, matters. Pound for pound, women [...]
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