My fitness ANTI-bucket list: 10 things it’s okay if you never do! [And how to do them if you insist]

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 if you really want to do, then go for it but if you’re only doing …

The Modern Woman’s Dilemma: Do You Get Workout Guilt? “I Used to Feel Guilty If I Didn’t Work Out… Now I Feel Guilty if I Do”

“Leaving so soon?” asked one of the personal trainers as my friend and I were leaving the gym the other morning. “Um, we’ve been here for an hour,” I shrugged apologetically although I really had no idea what I had to be sorry for. “Really?” he cocked an eyebrow. “Then you must not have been …

5 Reasons Why I Quit the Gym [My Great Fitness Depression Experiment]

Remember when Chandler tried to quit the gym? “I want a flabby stomach and man breasts!” His first mistake was taking Ross. Monica would have kicked leotard-girl’s butt. I miss this show so hard. I quit my gym this weekend. Despite pretty much hating it – they didn’t have classes that I liked, they kept …

The More You Use Your Cell Phone, The Less Fit You Are? [4 reasons smart phones aren’t so smart]

 This can’t be real, right? I mean, wouldn’t a rotary phone need to be connected to a wire?? P.S. I totally remember using rotary phones when I was kid. I’m that old. I also had a pager in college. I’m that cool. Mexico overtook the US as the fattest nation on the planet. Scientists finally …

Have You Ever Been Health-Bullied? [Where’s the line between being encouraging and being a bully?]

If I could peer-pressure you into doing anything, it would be writing hilarious limericks. Do it! Do it now!!! Shhh… so don’t tell anyone but I’m embarrassingly susceptible to peer pressure. My friends have talked me into doing some pretty crazy stuff over the years, stuff that I would never have done if it hadn’t …

It’s 9 p.m. Do You Know Where Your Treadmill Is? Under the Pile of Laundry, Duh [The Sunk Cost Fallacy and Fitness, or, The Reason I Drank Butt Tonight]*

Hi! What did you have for dinner tonight? Was it good? I hope so! Because I had butt. Well, not literal butt – rump roast is actually pretty tasty – but my dinner tasted like the south end of a northbound horse. Or the scent of the newest celebrity “designed” perfume. Or anything coming out …

The Perks of Tourist Season in the Gym [My happy accident…that only partially involved head injuries!]

All the cars parked up on snowbanks should have been my first clue that something was amiss at the gym this morning. But I was fortunate to have a parking spot open up right in front of me and so I paid no attention to the fact that my spot was the only open one …