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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Reader Joshua was so amused by this pic, he had to add on his own ideas: “”Burger King – Have it Your Way” It just lends itself to the product. And then, sad as it is, my mind starts racing to other brand names that could be used in this manner. “Doral – Taste Me, …
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Lance Arm-who?? THIS man inspires me. Encouragement is powerful. To be perfectly honest, I’m a people pleaser and have been willing to do pretty much anything to get praise since the second I slid out of the womb. (Doctor: “Baby Girl Hilton, APGAR at one minute – 10” Me: *squeeee*) However, I became acquainted with …
This is the universal symbol for “your yoga teacher is a perv.” Grabbing your throat with both hands is the universally recognized symbol for choking. Likewise, a palm facing out means “stop” (“in the name of the love” optional). And now, thanks to the Salahi’s, shaking President Obama’s hand means “galling reality show stunt cum …
Or you could just cut to the chase and do this. Whether you like group fitness or running solo through your neighborhood, the cool thing about exercising is all the opportunities you get to completely humiliate yourself. So it is with some trepidation I share my top ten ways to embarrass yourself whilst exercising. Because …
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Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight I’d like to present to you to the 1992 winner of Molecule of the Year. (Yes, that’s an actual award. No, I don’t think you get a trophy or a modeling contract out of it. Yes, I know I’m a geek.) Nitric Oxide (NO)Tired of getting confused with it’s hilarious-at-parties-but-really-vacuous-cousin N2O …
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Several months ago I was contacted by a popular men’s health magazine by a journalist writing an article about how to pick a good personal trainer. Having known and worked (both out and with) many of them, I was happy to share my top tips. Imagine my surprise when the magazine came out and I …
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If you get this via e-mail or RSS, click through to see The Evolution of Dance. If you’ve not seen it yet, funniest 6 minutes of your day, I guarantee it! On our honeymoon, my husband discovered something shocking about me – something he never saw coming. (And that folks, is officially the worst opening …
Personal Trainer to Gym Buddy Allison and I: You wouldn’t believe it, this morning this guy had his wife in here to get her body fat measured. But get this – he said he was training her and wasn’t going to let up until she reached… five percent body fat! Allison and I: *B horror …
In one of the most entertaining reader questions I have ever gotten, Dennis writes: Good Morning Charlotte, I was just noticing some of the ladies on my office and thought you would be the one to answer my question – Do real women, the kind that work out and sweat like ditch diggers, have time …
