September 18th, 2008 — Silliness, Workout Hacks, exercise, motivation from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
In a recent e-mail exchange with Lauren, I mentioned that I believe part of my physical woes this summer were a result of my deskbound existence. Except for when I’m exercising (or eating), I’m usually sitting here, in my chair, in front of my computer.
“I’ve thought many times that I ought to erect a [...]
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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 18th, 2008 — Real-Life, Workout Hacks, exercise from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
In personal finance, the Holy Grail of money seems to be “passive income”. When most people talk about passive income, they mean money that you earn without any active involvement in the process. There are actually very few true sources of passive income (despite the promises of hucksters), and even those that do exist (rental [...]
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 9th, 2008 — Workout Hacks, exercise from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
During my junior year of college, I did yoga three times a week, between four and five o’clock in the afternoon. It was awesome — one of the best classes I ever took. I loved it. I’ve always wanted to get back into, but never made the time.
Believe it or not, our recent purchase [...]