August 26th, 2008 — , Behavior, Hints and Tips, Motivation, Workout Hacks 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 [...]
Related StoresAugust 18th, 2008 — , Exercise, Real-Life, Workout Hacks 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 [...]
Related StoresAugust 4th, 2008 — , Exercise, Guest Posts, Hints and Tips, Workout Hacks 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 [...]
Related StoresJune 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 — , Exercise, Workout Hacks 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 [...]
May 22nd, 2008 — , Workout Hacks from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
“You need to buy new running shoes,” everyone has been telling me for the past few weeks. Whenever I complain about shin splints, whenever I complain about blisters, whenever I complain about swollen feet, whomever is patiently listening tells me, “You need to buy new shoes.”
Mac and I were chatting via instant messenger last Wednesday, [...]
April 25th, 2008 — , Ask the Readers, Motivation, Workout Hacks from macdaddy @ Get Fit Slowly
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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