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Workout: No Equipment Required
Workout for a rainy day. Doesn’t require too much space or any equipment. Warmup: 10 Squats 20 Jumping Jacks 30 Punches 20 Jumping Jacks 10 Squats Repeat 3X: 10 Pushups (Knees or Toes) 10 Lunges to the Front (Each Leg, 20 Total) 10 Burpees 10 Lunges to the Back (Each Leg, 20 Total) 10 Plank-ups…
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A Light Heart Lives Long – LightHeartedFitness.com
I’ve been trying to come up with a “catchier” website domain name that was easy to remember and spell. And of course, it had to fit what I was all about. Today, I’m pleased to launch my branding: LightheartedFitness.com And my new tagline: A light heart lives long. This line is actually an old Irish…
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Workout Tunes + Video Break: No Treadmills Required
I laughed out loud at this because I run to this song all the time. In fact, according to iTunes, I’ve played it well over 259 times. The song is Misirlou by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones, and you probably recognize it if you’re a fan of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. If you’re a fast…
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Kevin Craft is My New Hero
Wow. Last night Arizona State beat UCLA 34-9. Sun Devils scored four defensive touchdowns, which means 28 of their 34 points can be pretty much credited to Bruin offense. In case you don’t know, this is fairly indicative of the whole Bruin season this year. Every week, I hear my die-hard-Bruin-sports-fans family moaning about how…
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Feeling Thankful
I started running on Thanksgiving Day 2005, at the Turkey Trot in downtown San Diego. So every Thanksgiving now, I have one more reason to celebrate! Running has changed my whole outlook on what I’m actually capable of, and I am thankful for everyone who has shared this part of my life with me. Today,…
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Live Video: Shiba Inu Puppies
Doesn’t get much cuter than this… Stream videos at Ustream
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Video Break: Latest in Pointless Exercise Machines
Not quite complicated enough to qualify for any Rube Goldberg awards, but still ingeniously pointless:
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Video Break: Fluffy Cat and the Tiny Plastic Box
For the record, this particular kitty has a long history of box addiction:
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Let’s hear it for Pluggers!
Don’t know how I missed this great comic strip all these years. Pluggers are good, hard-working, unpretentious people who keep the country quietly running. The comic strip is interactive, too! You write in about being a plugger, and voila, it becomes a cartoon. I especially liked this one: http://www.gocomics.com/pluggers/2008/10/10/ “A plugger doesn’t mind paying five bucks…