Category Archives: fitness

nothing screams androgyny like lambs and monkeys

Goooood MORNING! Don’t you hate people who say that? I have this coworker who greets each person in the office individually with a big, fat annoying Gooood MORNING! and I’m pretty sure he does it on purpose just to be … Continue reading

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350 word Thursday: in which I am somewhat grateful

Wow, you guys! I really enjoyed reading all your comments on yesterday’s post. I am TOTES going to use that one for my “surprise success” on the 7 Links post! (I’m being facetious but I’m serious too.) No, but I’m … Continue reading

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you wrung me out too too too many times

I know I just bragged about my sweet-ass new climate-controlled gym. And I know I mentioned how I’m running at something like a 12:00 pace these days. And I know at 5-10 miles a week, I’m running a fraction of … Continue reading

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if healthy living blogs had existed in…

…the Depression era: I can’t find a job and we are all starving. For my workout today, I built a shanty out of plywood and corrugated metal. I also burned several hundred calories crying myself to sleep last night. Related: … Continue reading

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more stuff you don’t care about + Friday haiku

I’ve never been able to afford a membership to one of those ritzy gyms that have like, pools and saunas and shit. I’ve always grudgingly forked over 20 or 30 bucks a month to work out in an overcrowded storage … Continue reading

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the noodle bowl cleanse

Lately, I’ve had an obsession with noodle bowls. You know how they say that some addicts will transfer their addiction from heroin to methadone, or cigarettes to cigars? Or maybe only I know that because I watch an absurd amount … Continue reading

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I call bullshit on 6 wildly popular healthy living claims

We’re always making these wild assertions on our blogs, aren’t we? This works for me, so it must be true for everyone…I conducted an experiment with myself as the control group and myself and the test group and have come … Continue reading

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in like a lion…out like a ridiculous hot mess in a string bikini

Considering we had snow flurries here yesterday, it seems way, way too early to be thinking about bikinis. Don’t get me wrong. I do love bikini season. Because I look great in a bikini. I mean, really, really hot. Like, … Continue reading

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more horrible for you (bikini season edition)

Yesterday, I got stuck in a two-hour meeting (of which only about 15 minutes was worthwhile), and missed yoga. [queue: melodramatic horrified scream] I mean, I could have hauled ass over there and sneaked in a few minutes late, but … Continue reading

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quick guide to common personality flaws

In yoga last night, our instructor (or is there some special term for that person? Practitioner? Yogi?) told us during our special meditation time to think about diversity and how everyone is special in their own way, yet we all … Continue reading

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