Hmm, yes, the rolling pin was the tip-off that shenanigans were about to ensue. “Something bad was going to go down” indeed! “Hurts so good!” “Absolute must-do!” “MIRACULOUS!!” It was that last one that got me and not just because it turned exercise into a religious experience on par with seeing the Virgin Mary in …
Reading National Geographic last night (see? I do read things apart from health and fitness!), I came across an ad for “gravity defyer” shoes. Clearly, this is a joke. I mean first of all there’s the word “defyer.” I’m guessing it’s supposed to mean that the shoes defy gravity and the spelling is a word …
It’s not your BMI. It’s not your cholesterol. It’s also not your resting heart rate, your back squat max, your weight, your body fat percentage, your BMR, your RMR, your AT or even your SDTG. (Okay, I made that last one up; some of the alphabet was feeling left out.) It’s definitely not your shoe …
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Gorgeous sunny morning. Nice cool – but not cold – temps. Crisp clean air. Beautiful scenery. And to top it all off, an awesome new playlist on my MP3 player. Indeed, all the makings of a magnificent long run. Which it was (my pace time surprised me so much that I rechecked it on 3 …
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?) …
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American racers are sissies, in Europe they are way less lax on enforcement. “Oh hai! I will teach you to look where you are running – buttock, say hello to my two pointy friends!” “Don’t forget to follow my race tweets!!” my friend* texted me on the eve of her big race. The Twin Cities …
This is one way to ensure you are running at maximal ability. Not that I recommend it. 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. That’s one Tabata interval or “Tabata” if you’re in the gym and want to sound like all the cool kids. Sounds simple, right? This little gem, a staple …
When our trainer said he was going to use the TRX to whip us into shape, I didn’t think he meant literally: What I love about this picture:1. ATTACK OF THE HUGE HAND! Run! Hide the children! 2. The fact that I am concentrating so hard – as evidenced by my durn-all-these-new-fangled-contraptions-and-their-tiny-buttons facial expression – …
Yes, I’ve used this picture twice on this site before but that is just how deeply I love this dude. I have titled it “Awesome Sauce.” I think he may be the patron saint of the GFE! Bikram kickboxing – you many not have heard of doing kickboxing in a super heated room before but …
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“No.” Jelly Bean, 9 months old, said her very first word a few days ago! It was very clear (and very much a product of having three older brothers who like to scream that word incessantly) – said in the context of me taking away the graham cracker she was powdering the floor with. You …
