Every Friday (hopefully), I am going to post someone’s answers to the Fit Five, five questions about health and fitness that I’ve asked my friends and family – and you, if you want to answer them! (In truth, there are actually six questions, but Fit Five sounds good, and so …
I just stumbled across a website for a company called Realize. Take a look at the image below, from the home page. Those people look pretty good right? My first thought was, “Why in the world would these people need weight-loss surgery?” You have to hover over each person to …
Confession: I love Bob Harper. I started watching The Biggest Loser (something we’ll talk about more in another post) during the first season, and I knew straight off I would give anything to train with Bob. I own most of his DVDs; they provide a great workout and lots of …
At lunch today, I decided to go over to the bank to cash a check. I decided to run across the street, because the light was about to change. As I’m running, a guy in a big white pick up going the other way (which is to say, I am …
I’m fat. There, I said it. Is everyone still breathing? Good. Because fat is not a four-letter word. It’s an adjective that, according to our friends at Merriam-Webster, means “notable for having an unusual amount of fat: plump, obese.” (Sidebar: Since when are you allowed to use the word you’re …
So, what’s the Big Fit Deal? First, let me tell you where the idea for this site came from. I’m recovering from an injury to my leg. It was misdiagnosed as a stress fracture in August 2011, when I was in the end stages of training for my ninth half …
