October 3rd, 2008 — Competition, Hints and Tips, exercise from macdaddy @ Get Fit Slowly
This is a guest post from my wife, Pam. This Sunday, she and several other people we know will be embarking on that masochistic journey that we call the Portland Marathon. Here are some tips on how to get to finish line on race day:
If you have done proper training for a race [...]
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September 11th, 2008 — Hints and Tips, Introspection, Progress, Real-Life, Setbacks from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
It feels good to be back in the gym. I’m taking things slow, staying within myself, and simply focusing on following my daily agenda. Four days down, eighty more to go. (Well, eighty more on the Body for Life program, and then a lifetime beyond that.)
On Monday, as I talked about correcting my course, Greenman [...]
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August 26th, 2008 — Behavior, Hints and Tips, Workout Hacks, motivation from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
Clive Thompson at Wired says that a fun way to lose weight is to turn dieting into a game. After watching one of his friends slim down with the Weight Watchers program, Thompson realized it was basically a type of role-playing game (RPG). He writes:
As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character, manage your [...]
August 4th, 2008 — Guest Posts, Hints and Tips, Workout Hacks, exercise from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
This is a guest post from Lazy Man. He writes about fitness at Lazy Man and Health and writes about money at Lazy Man and Money.
If you’re working on strength training, traveling can be a bit hard, particularly if you are not able to find a gym or your hotel does not offer any lifting [...]
June 30th, 2008 — Hints and Tips, Workout Hacks from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
I ran fourteen miles on Saturday.
Our martathon training group met at Portland’s Duniway Park, just below OHSU and the Veteran’s Hospital. We ran up and over the hill, down into Burlingame, across the freeway, and into Tryon Creek State Park. Though we didn’t have any steep climbs, the course was filled with rolling hills.
After [...]
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June 6th, 2008 — Guest Posts, Hints and Tips, Research, nutrition from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
This is a guest post from Jeremy Geiger of AlmostFit.com.
When it comes to food, exercise, and our obsession with obesity, the French appear to break all of the rules of Western thought. By and large those who live a traditional French lifestyle eat for pleasure and satisfaction, they often smoke, and they drink regularly. Despite [...]
Continue reading → Food, Drink, and Decadence: How the French Stay Thin