Stuff I wrote lately: Fitness It’s here! It’s here!! The NFL Cheerleader workout slideshow is live! Think cheerleaders aren’t real athletes? Try this workout and get back to me… if you can still sit up to type. Lipstick and Lunges: My day as an NFL cheerleader. You already saw the (hilarious) preview, now see what …
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When my husband planted these grapes I thought he was nuts – we do not have the climate nor growing season for grapes – and yet look at them thrive! Lesson learned: Never underestimate the power of faith. And fertilizer. After a long night of anxiety- and thunderstorm- fueled wakefulness (two hours of sleep is …
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Tiger Lady. That’s what my oldest son christened me as soon as he could talk, thanks to my knees-to-navel stretch marks. (Note: that proud day was also the day I decided he was too old to shower with mommy anymore.) So I will be the last person to tell you that you can have a …
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It’s easy to do, only needs a 5$ tool and is purported to do everything from cleansing the lymphatic system, strengthening the immune system and reducing the signs of aging to removing cellulite. So why isn’t everyone “dry brushing”? Because it’s nuts, that’s why. I am not a Pretty Pony. (Not for lack of trying …
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2009 was a banner year for Gym Buddy Babies! Pretty sure we freaked everyone out so much that no one at our gym drank the water for a good 6 months. Swinging alone at midnight in a strange park in a stranger city, I had nothing but the starlight and the creak of the metal …
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Cardio queens, adrenaline junkies, runners with a constant high and cardioholics, please stand up! (Then sit down. And then plyo jump back up. Repeat down and up until your heart rate is in zone 4.) New research is afoot in the great cardio debate and — I’m going to break this to you gently, so …
“Wait, I know you!” The teacher stared down at me quizzically as we both waited for the recognition to come. “You are… the girl with the questions!” The last time I came to this Jujitsu class they refused to let me try it so instead I peppered them with questions for half an hour – …
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Nicknames have always been a tricky thing for me. First, everyone wants to call me “Char” which I hate because it sounds so ’80’s and also, no, if I’m going to be a Bender I’d for sure be Air and not Fire. (Yes I know Air is taken. This is my fantasy, hush.) If you’re going to …
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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 …
Favorite Overheard Gym Conversation of the Week: Trainer to woman lifting heavy weights: Don’t forget to breathe! Woman: Is that even possible? Has anyone ever actually stopped breathing on you? Trainer: Well… Woman: One of these days I’m going to faint just to freak you out. Trainer: You can faint on command? That right there …
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