May 2011

Great Hula Hooping Experiment Results! [Pics! VIDEO!!]

May 31, 2011

YOU GUYS. HULA HOOPING IS RIDICULOUSLY FUN! See? It’s making me all scream-y and caps-y. But I cannot tell you enough how much fun we had this month. Not only that but this has got to be one of the most commented-on Experiments we’ve ever done (and we’re used to getting a lot of comments/stares/crazy looks). Here’s a sample of what we heard this month: Q: I could never hula hoop! My hips don’t work that way! A: Yes, you can! You just need a big enough hoop! Make your own or buy an adult-sized one! Don’t mess around with [...]

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5 Health & Fitness Books To Skip [Plus 1 you will love to read]

May 30, 2011

This is an actual children’s book that Reader MaryJean found and was thoughtful enough to snap pics of and send them to me. Trust me, you’re going to love reading this one! School’s (almost) out for the summer! Not that that means much to most of us adults. (Friend: Charlotte, what’s your summer looking like? Me: Exactly like every other day of my life.) But whatever, the days are long and there are barbecues and pool parties to be had so who needs homework? So instead of telling you a bunch of health and fitness books that you need to [...]

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Have You Ever Loved Someone So Much? [Mental Illness]

May 29, 2011

image credit Buying a pregnancy test is always a fraught experience. You’re either praying to Fisher-Price that it says yes or pleading to Durex it says no. I don’t know any woman that says, “Eh, I’m not feeling a movie tonight. Let’s go get a pregnancy test – just for funzies!” Remember that Walgreens cashiers the next time you see a wild-haired, wild-eyed, pajama-clad lady with a clown car full of screaming children clutching a pee-on-a-stick. I know it’s your job but asking if I’d like to take advantage of the BOGO (buy one, get one half off) offer this week [...]

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GFE Book #2 Coming At You January 2012!!! [SQUEEEE! Giveaway!!]

May 27, 2011

I may never be as awesome as Chuck Norris but that doesn’t stop me from trying to push the earth away when I push-up. I have great news! I just signed the contract for the second Great Fitness Experiment book! It’s scheduled to be released January 2012!! So more public humiliation, overshares and of course crazy exercise stories coming at you! To say I’m super excited doesn’t begin to describe the size of the pee puddle around my feet. This time around it’ll be a little different though – I didn’t want to just do “Year 2″ because frankly year [...]

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What Makes a Place “Healthy”? [New Survey Says Natural Disasters

May 26, 2011

“According to the 2011 American Fitness Index (AFI) data report, “Health and Community Fitness Status of the 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas,” which evaluated the most populous city areas to identify the healthiest and fittest places in the United States, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington edged out previous leader Washington, D.C. for the top spot this year.” When I first read the press release (thank you Leslie!), I don’t know which shocked me more – that Washington D.C. was #1 last year (Last I heard in my 1990′s current events class, they were all crime-ridden and beset with snipers and people like Linda Tripp, none [...]

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How to Help A Child Lose Weight [Help a reader out!]

May 24, 2011

Courtesy of the State of Georgia’s new childhood obesity campaign Three hours of hysterical sobbing, a whole box of kleenex thrown and self-inflicted eye poking (yes, really) is what my third grader did when I assigned him a second sheet of math problems after he lied to me about having homework so he could go play with a friend after school. I am well aware that kids often do not do what we want them to. But then if parenting was meant to be easy they would’ve given us the user manual in the hospital. Instead we do everything we [...]

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Gym Etiquette: The Sweaty Hug [Do you or don't you?]

May 23, 2011

No butt-smacking with these gents – they are fully committed to the sweaty hug! As if being in a gym setting isn’t opportunity enough for physical awkwardness – I have walked into the men’s locker room by accident twice, thanks – but add in some camaraderie and post-workout endorphins and things can get downright… touchy. You’d think with my history of inappropriate touch I’d be all weird about it but for whatever reason my issues lie in other areas (like getting all weepy that Oprah’s going off-air even though I haven’t watched her show in years (She’s like a second mother to me. [...]

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Winners of the 3 giveaways!

May 23, 2011

The winner of the $50 PlanetGear giftcard is: Nicky! The winner of the Harbinger jump rope and Fitness Anywhere cards is: Colleen! The winner of the probiotics supplements is: LG! Thanks to everyone for your wonderful comments – I LOVED reading your favorite summer stories! Winners – you have 48 hours to contact me with your information to claim your prizes!

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3 Health Trends That Need to be Simplified

May 22, 2011

[No funny picture today. I have one but WordPress isn't letting me upload any pics for some bizarre reason. Will try updating it again later. In the meantime click through to check out this amazing vid!] There is nothing simple about these crazy talented people! You’ll want to watch this vid on full screen! (Thanks Leslie for the tip!) Complicating easy things is kinda my life’s work. I don’t want to brag or anything but I’m pretty much a genius at making things look hard. Whether it’s this whole motherhood thing – I’ve left a child at the gym so [...]

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New Research: Late Night Eating Leads to Weight Gain [But no one knows why]

May 19, 2011

Google “funny sleeping baby” – it will make your whole day, I promise! People have been talking about it for decades but it officially became A Thing when Oprah declared (Dear Oprah, I miss you already!) on her show that for her Best Life Diet she was no longer eating after 8 p.m. I scoffed. “Doesn’t she know that a calorie is a calorie no matter what time of day you eat it?” It turns out that Oprah was right and I was wrong. (She was also right about white jeans making a comeback.) As I got older and little [...]

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