Naked sitting does not, generally, sit well with me. This has ruled out quite a few potentially enjoyable activities for me: massages, bath houses, nude yoga, and partying with Prince Harry. Oh, and saunas. I’ve always hated saunas. If it wasn’t the fear of the super bacteria doing the fertility fox trot in what is …
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Our gym used to have this machine right in front, facing a huge wall of windows that looked directly onto the basketball court. I so wish I could have been there for the moment when someone said “Yeah, that’s a good idea. Put that thigh-master thingy right there.” Weird gym conversations are probably the number …
WhiteWhine caption: “I wanna read about Kate Middleton’s boobs, not make money!” Running was on the workout schedule for today but boredom wasn’t and thanks to a serious dearth of Gym Buddies I decided to do something I said I’d never do: listen to an audiobook. I love audio and I love books so I …
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Dear Jeans Manufacturers, There I was, getting ready to go to a friend’s house (to eat coconut milk ice cream and watch Craigslist Joe, if you must know, and yes, I totally recommend both – sooo fun!) but before I could even get my primp on I ran into a snag. Bigger than a snag, …
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Yep, these things just seem to happen. To me. A lot. Internet karma has come to bite me on the butt. Mere days after publishing my post about my “Top Ten Most Embarrassing Fitness Moments Ever” I managed to top myself. Yes, even worse than the nose-vomit-headstand incident. And it all started, as things are …
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If there was an award for most embarrassing workout that would definitely go to MMA! Nothing like getting your head clamped in someone else’s sweaty crotch. At least it was Allison’s! Setting aside the time I peed my pants running the mile in high school, the time I almost lost my virginity in a tragic …
I got to do this one with my husband! Nothing says “fun date night” like “pool of urine”! You guys! I have BIG NEWS! I finally did it! I got to live out my lifelong dream and pee in a lake! (Okay, more like a pond.) And I didn’t even have to do a triathlon …
Drinking your own urine: One more thing to strike off your healthy bucket list! Bucket lists are as popular these days as prison tattoos and while I love the idea of having goals and dreaming big, just because something is on The List doesn’t mean it’s a Good Idea. So here are 10 things that …
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I can be nose to tail with someone in Down Dog. I can have someone’s bunion-ed foot right in my face during Warrior III. I can do Bird of Paradise and “shine” my crotch at all the crotches “shining” back at me. I can even handle it when someone else drips sweat on my mat …
See? He’s so cool he doesn’t even need a mat! The Times was right! Scorpio? Libra? Who needs a sign to make unfounded snap judgements about strangers? The zodiac is sooo 70′s! According to the NY Times, the new thing is to judge a girl by her yoga mat. (Because yoga is soooo, uh, ’70′s?) Actually …
