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Fresh Fitness Tips: I'm answering your fitness questions!
Sirenjess wrote: I have a question about taking days off. I worked out this past Friday and did a cycle class then went to Schlitterbahn (the water park) and walked around in the sun the whole day and then Saturday ran eight miles (I'm training for a marathon) and then Sunday I cycled again and... Read More »
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Dieting backlash is the new black
It started with Gina Kolata's "Rethinking Thin" and then Weight Watchers countered with its delusional "We're not a diet, no, we're not, and also, diets suck" ad campaign. Now, so-called diet bad boy Geoffrey Cannon is joining the fray, pointing out that it's... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (25) | Blog
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Losing steam on your walk? Mantras to get you going
You know those walks that begin with a glorious day of sunshine and warm breezes beckoning you to lace up your shoes, grab a water bottle and come outside? Those walks when you have just the right playlist in your ears and your feet just propel themselves lap after lap or block after block? Those walks when it is all going so well that you wonder why you aren't doing this every single day, when you feel healthy and happy and centered?
And then... And then, the winds shift. The mind wanders. The feet stop. And that perfect walk fizzles into a puddle on the side of street and you are left with no more steam, no more energy and no more interest in taking one more single step. What then?
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