Men Backpacking in Kilts
It took fifty-one years, but I finally got a tattoo. My inner left bicep now reads, “Sed omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt.” It’s the last line of the book Ethica by a 17th century philosopher named Baruch Spino
Continue Reading | Add CommentThe Stupid Call to Adventure
Last Monday, I awoke to rain outside my window and a voice inside my head. Both beckoned me to do something stupid that day. They didn’t care what I did, as long as it left a mark. Fatigue suggested otherwise, so I shuffled to t
Continue Reading | Add CommentIs working out for weight loss a waste of time?
The New York Times took a swipe at exercise yesterday, claiming that it “may not” be effective in weight loss. The accusation, featured in the paper’s Well blog, stems from a recent study in The Journal of Str
Continue Reading | Add CommentFight the flu with fitness!
Usually, I’m all “blah, blah, blah, veggies, blah, blah, blah omega-3 fatty acids,” but today let’s shout-out to another mondo importanto aspecto of health: exercise. A British survey shows that people w
Continue Reading | Add CommentExercise: Fat Buster or Fat Waste of Time?
I am often flummoxed by “experts” who claim exercise has no influence on weight loss. Case in point, Gary Taubes writing in the New York Times a few years ago: Let’s say we go to the gym and burn off 3,500 calories e
Continue Reading | Add CommentMagic Pants: The Key to Solving Childhood Obesity
Happy Friday, Nerd Herd! It’s been a challenging month here in the Fitness Nerd Cave, but I was allowed to take my sling off yesterday. Yay! Despite a non-existant bicep and an achy trap, I’m back on the keyboard and h
Continue Reading | Add CommentIs Losing Weight Slowly Worth The Wait?
Here’s a positively awesome article from The New York Times about proper diet and exercise strategies for prolonged weight-loss. New research from The Lancet debunks the whole Cult of The Magic 3500 Calories by stating that
Continue Reading | Add CommentA little walk here, a little stretch there…
My 7-year-old and I have a ritual. Her summer camp is six blocks from my palatial beachside estate, so we walk there each morning. The whole time, she complains. I explain that on the days I have custody, I don’t have a lot
Continue Reading | Add CommentMore proof exercise benefits you in destroying the undead
Confused how one, tiny, little hour of daily exercise can impact your otherwise lazy-ass lifestyle? That’s understandable. A lot of us have this notion that the metabolism is an off/on switch. Working hard = burning calories
Continue Reading | Add CommentLasers are the new push-ups
It’s been a dandy week for studies and news articles about obesity, exercise, and the absurd ways we as a species try to avoid the former while side-stepping the latter. Behold this blog post from Consumer Reports Health tal
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