This picture cracks me up. It’s from a Shape photoshoot and Steve and I both hated it – I thought my thighs looked fat, he thought he had a double chin – but of course this ended up being the one they used as the lead pic on the story. We had a lot of …
Pouring rain, below-zero temps, heat waves: Die-hard exercisers are known for working out in extreme conditions. But snow is one thing – what about a category 1 hurricane? As hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast, the most dedicated (or a little crazy?) fit folk say they’re not going to let some wind slow …
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Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France winner, founder of LiveStrong and as close to a real live superhero as we’ve ever had is now, thanks to an investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and other similar international institutions, simply, Lance Armstrong, yellow bracelet wearer. After an insane amount of evidence showed that he probably doped …
Read more “The Problem With Athletes as Heroes. [How do you solve a problem like Lance Armstrong?]”
30 Halloween Costumes Inspired by Fitness Icons: If you still need some last-minute Halloween costume ideas, guaranteed you will find one on my list you like! (Or at least like to laugh at.) Chuck Norris is my personal fave but The Replacement Ref is pretty awesome too! Health and Fitness 10 Fit Grannies Who Rock …
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See, THIS is how I use foam in my workout: to stuff fake pieces of candy to pin to my Katy Perry costume for our annual celebrity- themed Turboween workout tonight! And seriously, how hot do I look with blue hair? I kinda want to dye it cobalt blue. Because kickboxing for an hour in …
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I’ve got news for you. You might want to sit down for this one. Despite what your mother probably told you, babies do not, in fact, grow in stomachs. (Dear children, women are not cannibals and we don’t eat our young. Usually. Don’t push me though, especially when it comes to bedtime.) But do you …
In case anyone is wondering to get me for Christmas… Nevernude, yeah!! Plastic zippers are an abomination. Metal zippers are one of my favorite things about wearing vintage dresses. I have dresses that are nearly 70 years old (oh yes I do!) that the zipper still works perfectly in whereas the cute vintage-esque dress I bought …
This weekend we took the kids “camping” “up north” for their school break and now I’m so tired I can’t see straight. But how awesome is this family pic? (Taken by Gym Buddy Allison) Check out my middle son – it’s like Guy Fawkes’ childhood picture surfaced. This will officially be known as the year …
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Runner’s tummy is generally the first thing I tell people to consider when they’re thinking about signing up for their first race. Oh sure it’s not the sexiest part about running (that award goes to thigh-high compression socks) but whether or not you’re prone to it can have rather explosive implications for the rest of …
I totally did this!! So clearly I was born with some good survival instincts! Although I think my 6-year-old self would be oddly disappointed to know that I’ve yet to encounter a situation that required my stellar lava-jumping skills. Krav Maga is here. After years of me searching for it, it has finally found me. You’d think …
Read more “Should I Try Krav Maga? [Ugly As a Self-Defense Tactic. Fail.]”
