April 2008

Old Bad Habits Never Die–They Just Get Better

April 30, 2008

I came home from the driving range the other day and was greeted by my little girl as I jumped out of the truck.  When I first saw the door open, I thought it was my wife so I hastily stowed my convenience mart snack in the back seat, climbed out of the cab and [...]

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Climbing the Lifetime Fitness Ladder

April 29, 2008

This post is a guest post from Trent Hamm, who writes The Simple Dollar, a popular personal finance blog. One of the biggest challenges for me in getting motivated to get in shape is setting goals. I have a hard time setting realistic goals that challenge me but don’t leave me feeling dead tired and [...]

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J.D.'s April 2008 Fitness Report

April 28, 2008

Greenman2001 sent me e-mail the other day: We haven’t heard much about your workouts in the blog lately, and I’m curious how they’re going. I haven’t written much about my workouts recently because I’m trying to “mix it up”. I think a blog full of workout reports would be boring, so I also write about [...]

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Ask The Readers: What Gets You Off The Couch?

April 25, 2008

On Wednesday, I wrote about what motivates me to get out of the house and head for the gym. It seems that J.D. and I have done enough trash talking via email and IM to sufficiently motivate both of us for a while–at least in terms of exercising. I recently read this article about pedometers–you [...]

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J.D. Tries the Neti Pot

April 24, 2008

Last week I wrote about some odd ways to improve your health. I was particularly dismissive of the Neit pot, which allows a person to perform nasal irrigation. “My logical mind just doesn’t see any reason this would be beneficial to health,” I wrote. Tons of Get Fit Slowly readers wrote to share their experiences, [...]

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