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Luck Was Wished. Thanks Were Given.
When I asked you to wish me luck yesterday, I knew I'd need it. And boy, did I. I did a slow 1.5 miles last night in 20 minutes, and when I got home from work today, I hit the treadmill and pounded out 3.1 miles--in 37 minutes. Eww. Eww, I say. Eww. But I did it, and...
How Reading a Treadmill FAQ at Runner’s World Blew My Mind
Using the incline on your treadmill can simulate outdoor running.
What Are Your Favorite Rest Day Hobbies?
We all know working out and staying healthy takes a lot of time. A lot of time. So much time that fitness very easily becomes our primary hobby, and everything else we love is kind of forced to just sit on the bench while we press it. (See what I did there?) But...
How to Exercise When You’re Sick
Remember that it’s okay to miss a workout or a run because you’re sick.
Another One Of Those Days
Still sick. Still stuck at home. Still unable to be active--even walking to the kitchen wears me out and makes me dizzy. So I've taken to doing what geeks do best on sick days: gaming. Today's going to be a strange hodge-podge of gaming geekery. I resubbed to World of...
Two More Facts About Weight Loss You’ve Probably Never Thought About
Not only do your feet shrink, so does your butt. But your ears grow a ton. Who knew?
I know Han Solo. And you, sir, are no Han Solo.
Everyone knows that guy. You know, that guy who's witty, always cracking wise, and good at almost everything he does. And not only does he know it, he's not afraid to tell you. That guy is also Han Solo. And pretty much all sci-fi geeks want to be him at some point in...
Fitness Memes Kind of Bug Me
The whole fitspiration thing kind of gets on my nerves. Or, rather, two specific kinds of fitspiration bother me: the kind that says to be fit, I have to be miserable. And the kind that makes fun of how I choose to exercise. First of all, being fit is about feeling...
Crushed It!
So yesterday, I made a boo-boo. I broke my elliptical. #crushedittoomuch I didn't fall off, which is a miracle, but it did cut my workout a bit short--only got 45 minutes instead of 65. That's okay. Things happen and workouts get interrupted. The elliptical got me...