When Spandex Attacks: The Top 5 Worst Wardrobe Malfunctions in the Gym

It’s the part they never show you in the glossy magazine pictures and peppy fitness videos: what happens when gym clothes attack. From small things like wedgies, camel toe, and muffin top, to big things like split pants, nip slips, and moonings to weird things like sweat stains in places people like to pretend they …

December’s Great Fitness Experiment: Karate

“Okay, everyone get warmed up because today we start our new Karate Experiment.” Holding up two small pieces of wood, I continued in my most serious voice, “We will begin by breaking these boards.” You should have seen the Gym Buddies faces! Until Gym Buddy Megan busted up laughing. That girl never takes me seriously. …

Experiment Results: Suspension Training is Fun!

photo credit: Natalie Dee So I spent most of November just hanging around the gym. Literally. As in from cables suspended from the ceiling (or the chin-up bar, or the cable machine, or my really tall friends…). I think my favorite part of the Suspenion Training Experiment besides the massive amounts of weird looks we …

Grateful: My Body is a Gift

This post was done as a joint endeavor with the inimitable and beloved MizFit as our tribute to gratitude. It seems like sometimes we fit bloggers get a bit obsessive about our bodies. (That would be the understatement of the year except that “Michael Jackson is a bit off” wins every time.) We tweak what …

Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Fittest Girl of All?

My YMCA has been doing some much-needed renovations. The upside is that we now have a shiny new aerobics studio, expanded childcare and a new gym floor that has made more than a few basketball players fall to their knees and weep with joy. The downside, besides that the whole place is drenched in nursing-home …

Multi-Vitamins for Better Health. Or Death. Whatever.

Recently my friend N joined a gym. As part of his new gym experience, he got a meet-n-greet with a personal trainer. This gym, being of the swanky variety, offered him something better than a New Gym Smell car freshener. (No, I’ve never heard of those being offered but can you imagine how motivating that …

And Now For the Talent Portion: Finding What You Are Good At

I got a fabulous compliment the other day. My friend R, a hilarious Brazilian woman that can Samba like nobody’s business, pulled me aside after Turbokick. “I have to tell you something. Did you see those ladies in the back in Zumba the other night? Well, they wanted to know who you were because they …

How To Enjoy Your Workout in Three Easy Steps

Gym Buddies Andrea (who will never ever get hit by a car while running at night), Sarah, Allison, Sunshine, Me, and Serena People sometimes ask me, “How on earth do you find motivation to workout every day? Don’t you get bored?” The next time someone says this to me I’m going to whip these pics …