fashion

Head Butts and Yoga Butts: What works in the gym, doesn’t always work out of the gym

May 16, 2012

This, my friends, is the Rear Naked Choke in action. (I think, feel free to correct me if it isn’t.) Clearly Golem in front is not amused but the guy in back is totally laughing. See? Funny. The Rear Naked Choke Hold came back to haunt me tonight. There I was, sitting in on a jujitsu demonstration as part of my attempt to try out every program Lifetime Fitness offers before my month in fit heaven expires, when I was yet again the only person in the entire room snickering like a 12-year-old boy*. For the record, it’s called “naked” [...]

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New Fit Trend: Penguin Feet (Too cute or too crazy?)

March 27, 2012

He’s sexy and he knows it.   Next time you’re at the gym, on the running trail or even picking gum off the back of your pants at the park, look down. Chances are something bright and shiny will catch your eye and it’s probably not that new gel-manicure nail polish on their toes (although I hear that stuff is cool too, albeit toxic – danger and beauty, my fave!). The latest fitness fashion trend is what I affectionately call “penguin feet” – the wearing of very brightly colored shoes with an otherwise staid outfit. (And actually the little guys with [...]

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Testing Adidas’ Barefoot Shoes: When Fashion Collides With Function

December 15, 2011

Impatience has been a lifelong struggle for me. When I decide to do something, I want to do it rightthisverysecond, a charming trait that has made my husband make a blanket rule that I’m not allowed to talk about anything of import after 10 p.m. lest he end up helping me repaint the living room at 2 a.m. (In my defense I made the horrible choice of painting it canary yellow when all the accent colors are dark red. I couldn’t go to sleep in the Ronald McDonald house!! It ended up going back to white two hours later. And [...]

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Truth or Slander: Can you judge a skinny girl by her picture?

November 16, 2011

  BIG SOULLESS MEDIA takes on TINY BUT MORAL BLOGGER! It’s the stuff movies are made of! No? Ok, so I don’t really watch movies but it’s a story we’re all familiar with and if you are a blogger yourself, you probably already know where this is going. There has been a bit of a legal kerfuffle going on behind the scenes here at The Great Fitness Experiment. You wouldn’t know it unless you are a reader unfortunate enough to have subscribed to the comments of the afflicted post and/or you have ended up on the receiving end of one [...]

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Is Model Adriana Lima an “Athlete”?

November 8, 2011

Groaning in a puddle of sweat while holding a pose that would be considered obscene in any environment outside of the gym (quite a few exercises fall in this category, to my constant amusement), I considered taking a rest but just then Turbo Jennie yelled, “Come on athletes! Don’t quit now!” That was exactly the first time in my life anyone has ever called me an “athlete.” And I liked it! After we finished the 5 minutes of ab hell – during which I did not take a rest – it occurred to me that she might have been being [...]

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Neurokineseology and Fitness: 2 week mini-Experiment withT-Tapp (Giveaway!)

October 30, 2011

 See? Turtleneck leotards make her very happy. I want to be this happy. Except maybe with shoes on. That grass looks pokey.  Do you like calisthenics? Jazz hands? Turtleneck leotards?? Then you will definitely want to get in on this mini-Experiment! For the next two weeks the Gym Buddies and I are going to be trying out T-Tapp, a workout program designed by Teresa Tapp that focuses on specific sequences of (slightly strange) compound movements in order to achieve “better alignment, increased strength, a flexible spine, better lymphatic function, neuro-kinetic flow as well as a high metabolic rate.” Not gonna [...]

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Running Naked and My First-Ever Censored Post! (Giveaway!)

October 27, 2011

Fall is perfect outdoor weather and my favorite season to run in. There’s nothing like the crisp air, the colorful leaves and the sunshine to really make you move! But just like every other season it can take some wardrobe adjustments as you move from as-little-as-decency-allows to layer city. Do you like really unique and funky patterns? Do you like quality? But most importantly, do you like to have well-ventilated nethers? Then you have to try these YMX by Yellowman pants: I’ll admit I’ve always loved Yellowman for their designs. I used to drool over them in the Athleta catalog [...]

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What Was Your Best Halloween Costume Ever? [Plus: 20 Fitness Inspired Halloween Costumes]

October 20, 2011

I wish this were me but unfortunately I couldn’t find any pics of my gold statue costume, despite looking through every single picture I took in college. (It didn’t take long. I lived in the days before digital cameras and when you’re using film that takes a week to get developed, well, I have about 50 pictures total. Which is what most people take in one night and post on Facebook now. Wow I feel old.) Being a gold statue for Halloween was awesome for several reasons: 1) I got to borrow my roommate’s real-feeling fake boobies and nothing bonds [...]

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20 Celebs Criticized For Their Curves & Their Responses [Do you believe them?]

September 29, 2011

 Now see, THIS is bad curvy. And also, who knows what asparagus is but not bananas?! Celebrities may have million dollar mansions and designer clothes and an assistant specifically for carrying their miniature labradoodles but they pay for it in public scrutiny. Gone are the days when a star could quietly retreat to an island and emerge 6 weeks later looking so “refreshed” that their nose looked smaller. Today anyone and everyone is a target – whether it’s contempt for their cellulite, outrage over their weight gain or faux concern over their weight loss, so much is being said about [...]

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My Mullet of Gym Outfits

August 27, 2011

The family that mullet-s together, stays (in therapy) together! Mullets were cool, then they were lame, then they were super duper old-creeper-man lame but then they came back around to being parodied, worn ironically and then – heaven help us all – done intentionally. The mullet is back, y’all. And while I don’t think I will ever bring myself to cut my hair into a mullet, the Mullet Gym Outfit has become a staple of late. What this means of course is that I’m all business in the front: And PAR-TAY in the back! Yep, these days I’m all about [...]

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