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Sega Super GT Driver board working from parted out game

Sega Super GT Driver board working from parted out game

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Functional Fitness (Or, Why My Shoulders Are Sore Today)

Like many married couples, my husband and I have an agreed-upon division of labor. He (usually) takes out the trash and I (usually) do the grocery shopping. We mix and match tasks now and then, but for the most part,…

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The Great Weight Debate

I happened to turn on the TV yesterday afternoon while I was prepping chicken for dinner and I caught Gwyneth Paltrow on the Oprah Show, talking about how hard she worked — and still does work — to get herself…

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Have You Gotten Sweaty Lately?

I’m always looking for ways to boost my workout and this morning, while reading my newspaper, I came across this great observation from local columnist Mark Patinkin. He wrote, “If I’ve learned anything about sports, it’s that there’s a direct…

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What’s your favorite workout?

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There are so many new and interesting ways to workout out there. Whether it’s working it on the Wii, yoga, videos or the gym, everyone seems to have a preferred way to pump iron. The most important thing is that you enjoy what you are doing so you will follow through and see [...]

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Appreciating Good Health…and Friendship

During this morning’s walk, as I pushed my body hard up a good-sized hill, my mind didn’t run its usual litany of complaints about pain or feeling tired or even “Why am I doing this to myself?” thoughts. All I…

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A Post-Workout Jolt

Conventional wisdom says that water is the best post-workout drink, but it’s no secret that I don’t love it. My drink of choice after getting sweaty? Coffee. During my entire year as Shape magazine’s Weight-Loss Diary columnist, I’d drive directly…

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A Post-Workout Jolt

Conventional wisdom says that water is the best post-workout drink, but it’s no secret that I don’t love it. My drink of choice after getting sweaty? Coffee. During my entire year as Shape magazine’s Weight-Loss Diary columnist, I’d drive directly…

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Fitness Oddities

Every once in a while, you see something — or someone — at the gym who makes you want to run over and say, “What are you thinking?” You know what I’m talking about…bad form with too-heavy weights, slumping over…

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A (Painful) Promise Kept

Yesterday, I decided to go slow and heavy for my leg workout during my strength-training session. I haven’t done that for a while and I’d forgotten how hard it is (If you’ve never tried slow and heavy, it’s pretty much…

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

A heated debate has been raging in our house this week about the use of the term T-LAG. As we sat down to a post-baseball practice dinner of pizza, my husband launched into an explanation of the mechanics of throwing,…

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Great Stolen Moments In Exercise

Yesterday, I wrote about my frustration and disappointment when Monday’s evening workout plans fell through. But because I’m all about the yin and yang, I have to share what happened last night. My husband and son were off at football…

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Foiled!

Don’t you hate it when your exercise plans don’t work out? Mondays are my dance class day and I was feeling pretty crummy yesterday, so I decided to strength train in the morning and skip cardio, knowing that I had…

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Are You A Pusher?

Watching the Olympics this week — and seeing all these athletes push themselves to the absolute limit — has got me thinking about the quality of my own workouts. My goal for August was to up the intensity on all…

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Shop ‘Til You Drop

This’ll be a short post today; my husband and I both have the day off from work so we’re taking off for what’s become an annual ritual — back-to-school outlet shopping. We make a day of it: We enjoy the…

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Olympic (Day) Dreams

I am a geek of Olympic proportions. I admit it. Friends roll their eyes and clench their teeth, knowing they’ll have to endure me in the coming days. My children will start off enthusiastic, then quickly resort to whines of…

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Why Must Running Hurt?

It’s day three of my August campaign to kick my workout up a notch and this morning, I’ve already done an hour-long full-body weight and cardio circuit workout. My knees are quite sore from yesterday’s walk with running intervals, which…

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Viewer Mail.

I’m a newbie at the miz fit blog, but I must say i’m definitely a fan. Thanx for all the tips and info.
Now, the question goes a bit like this (plus the added extra info so that you can see where I’m coming from and I can whine a bit).
I’m a 21 yr old female [...]

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Solitude and Soreness

It’s camp week here and for a few blissful hours each day, the camp schedules of my children overlap, leaving me with time to not only work quietly, but to think, too! Yesterday, I got caught up on some straggling…

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Kickin’ It Up A Notch

With the start of summer’s last month, I’ve set a new health and fitness goal for myself: In the now-famous words of Chef Emeril Lagasse, my goal is to kick everything up a notch. It’s not a response to the…

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Health and fitness finds this week

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Stop the Room, I Want to Get Off

I’d love to write a witty, thought-provoking post today, but my head is spinning. No, I’m not hung over. I’m just feeling the after-effects of last night’s dance class. See, we worked on turns. And in my younger dance days,…

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Stop the Room, I Want to Get Off

I’d love to write a witty, thought-provoking post today, but my head is spinning. No, I’m not hung over. I’m just feeling the after-effects of last night’s dance class. See, we worked on turns. And in my younger dance days,…

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Stop the Room, I Want to Get Off

I’d love to write a witty, thought-provoking post today, but my head is spinning. No, I’m not hung over. I’m just feeling the after-effects of last night’s dance class. See, we worked on turns. And in my younger dance days,…

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Stop the Room, I Want to Get Off

I’d love to write a witty, thought-provoking post today, but my head is spinning. No, I’m not hung over. I’m just feeling the after-effects of last night’s dance class. See, we worked on turns. And in my younger dance days,…

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Stop the Room, I Want to Get Off

I’d love to write a witty, thought-provoking post today, but my head is spinning. No, I’m not hung over. I’m just feeling the after-effects of last night’s dance class. See, we worked on turns. And in my younger dance days,…

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Odd Things People Do With Their Dogs

It’s no secret that I adore my golden retriever, Colby, but I have to admit that I’m still amazed at what some dog owners will do. This morning, my local paper carried a front-page story about a new class called…

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Stressed Man Walking!

When my husband reported — yet again — that he wanted to start exercising a couple of weeks ago, I did what any self-respecting wife who’s heard it all before would do…I nodded, smiled and said, “Mmm hmm.” It’s not…

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I’m So Hot!

I am so hot…and I don’t even mean that in a good way (I bet you thought this was going to be a body love post). It’s going to be 95 degrees here today — again! — and the mere…

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The Other Dara

When I need a little fitness inspiration — and proof positive that aging doesn’t spell the end of athleticism — I look no further than to Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. The whole name thing aside (there just aren’t a whole…

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That Dancin’ Feeling

Last night, I finally gave in to one of my innermost desires. Now, I know what you’re thinking. But I’m talking about returning to my childhood love: Dance class. I’ll admit I was a little nervous as I walked through…

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Gym? What Gym?

Do you ever just not feel like working out? I know it’s essential for my body and my mood, but honestly, when it’s hot and humid and the sun is shining, I’d rather be here. This is where the kids…

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Inspired? Or Just Tired?

I’ve talked before about my fitness role models (Check out the ripped form of Jet, one of my favorite American Gladiators. Yeah, I watch it…I’ve got a 10-year-old son) and how they inspire me to work harder. But according to…

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The Road to 100

I ended yesterday’s post with a smart-alecky comment about how I love a good challenge. Sure enough, before the sun set, I’d learned about a special challenge opportunity, thanks to fellow healthy-living blogger Sagan. It’s called the 100 Push Ups…

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