Well, that’s going to leave a mark! The Gym Buddies, 30 (ish) of you readers and I are halfway done with January’s Great Fitness Experiment. And what do I have to show for it? Sore muscles every single day, a ton of sweaty gym laundry and a bruise the size of a softball on my …
There’s one way to turn a negative into a positive! 2009 was a big year for me. Not only did I have a baby, write a book (which is still held up with the publisher and no I don’t know why and yes I’m about ready to tear my hair out and/or give it away …
Too bad Mark Twain is dead – he’s my kind of trainer After six months of maternity leave, The Great Fitness Experiment is finally going to return to doing Great Fitness Experiments! While I have been gestating I managed to store up some really great fitness Experiments for 2010 and January’s is a great one. …
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Sleep is great. Not only does it feel awesome but it helps you burn fat better, strengthens your immune system, makes you smarter, lessens depression and helps avoid unfortunate decision making. (I may or may not have eaten about 20 mini candy bars pilfered from my childrens’ Halloween stashes after a recent sleepless night, ahem). …
Never say you can’t get in some exercise at the office! It is with great pleasure that I announce the comeback of the Great Fitness Experiment in practice rather than just in name only: For the month of November I am launching a new GFE. Lest you think I’m crazy and have forgotten the occupied …
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What activity does every personal trainer tell you to do if you are injured/cross training/looking for a change up? Swimming. What activity does every pregnancy expert tell you is the best exercise for gestating moms? Swimming. What activity does my dear friend Dr. Jon – who is 70+ but looks like he’s 40 and acts …
Fact: The whole premise of this website is that I try out a new fitness experiment every month and then report back to you about my adventures.Fact: I’m pregnant (18 weeks on Saturday). At first glance you wouldn’t think these two facts would be irreconcilable and, let me assure you, when I was contemplating this, …
The efficacy of personal training can be distilled down to one factor: the person in the “personal” trainer. This was the downfall of April’s Great Fitness Experiment wherein I tried out Women’s Health Magazine’s online personal trainer. The problem was that other than me, there were no actual people involved and their computer wasn’t any …
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April’s Great Fitness Experiment was testing out the online personal training service from Women’s Health Magazine. I did it for a month. It was lame. But not so bad that it would make an interesting post. Confession time: it’s 10 o’clock at night and I’ve been dreading writing this post all day. And everyone knows …
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As some of you surmised from the comments on yesterday’s post, changes are afoot here at The Great Fitness Experiment and not just of the Jillian Michaels-inspired variety. I wasn’t quite ready to blog about this yet but due to a comment I left on my friend KatieO’s site (she of the fabulous Sister Skinny) …
