Mar 11
2010
Often referred to as after-burn, EPOC stands for excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. It is the actual amount of energy (calories) that the body continues to burn post-exercise.
Mar 11
2010Mar 11
2010
An ode to yesterday’s fun with mis-heard lyrics!Mar 10
2010
Liesel’s wearing socks with sandals! Hee!Mar 09
2010I’ve been watching a repeat of the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup on Universal Sports this evening and found it absolutely amazing how Lindsey Vonn is able to obliterate the competition.
Mar 09
2010
People run funny. It’s true. If you’ve ever set up camp next to a track and watched the funny mammals go round and round then you’ll know that you don’t need retinal scanning to uniquely identify someone – you just have to watch their running gait. (Although I hear it’s hard to make dead bodies run so perhaps there is still a need for fingerprinting and the like. Or Voodoo.) I remember one woman at our Y known solely by the moniker “Pam Who Runs On Her Toes.” And Pam was truly a sight to see, boinging up and down around the track like a gazelle wearing moon boots. Her legend lives on passed down from runner to runner despite the fact that I don’t think she’s worked out there for 3 years now.
Mar 08
2010
The Japanese see-through skirt trend is one I will never be able to get behind (har har)Mar 06
2010I’ve been spending a considerable amount of time answering questions on the Jillian Michael’s message forum recently and one issue that keeps popping up is not being able to afford to eat healthy.
Mar 05
2010Dear Shape Magazine,
Normally I read your pages with lukewarm interest and divided attention. I rarely get excited about an article – although it does happen sometimes – and am not the letter-to-the-editor type. That is, until I got your July issue in the mail a few days ago (never mind that it was May). There I was, flipping idly through pages of silly Special K ads , blatantly photoshopped hydroxycut ads and the same tired advice about sunscreen and vitamin C for creamy flawless skin, when I happened upon this:
Mar 04
2010
A first for me at the gym today: I actually got off my treadmill and moved to another one because of the person next to me.