Archive for February, 2009
Level Up Your Life #1 – Make a Change
Congratulations, today is the first day of the rest of your life. As of right now, 2/3rds of Americans are considered overweight and 1/3rd of the nation is considered obese. Sure it’s easy to blame genetics, society, 5 dollar foot-longs, World of Warcraft, global warming, the Man, Scientology, your mom, etc…but at the end of [...]
Find your Yoda
I met with Yoda tonight. Sure he doesn’t look or act like Yoda, and the Force may not be strong with him, but I couldn’t be more thankful that he’s around. My Yoda happens to be named Mike, a personal trainer guru from Colorado who taught my certification class. Although he trains in Colorado, he [...]
The Top 5 Reasons to Do It With A Friend
Relax Mom, I’m talking about exercise. Think about all the great duos in history. Do you think Lloyd Christmas could have made it all the way to Aspen without Harry Dunne? Do you think Derek Zoolander could have stopped Mugatu and created the Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do [...]
How a Computer Programmer Lost 33 Pounds in 12 weeks
About three months ago, I got an instant message from my friend Saint up in Massachusetts who works as a programmer for a computer software company. That morning, he told me that he stepped on the scale and finally decided that he had put on too much weight. It was time for a change. Beginning [...]
5 Reasons to Get 30 Minutes Of Exercise at Least 3 Times a Week
So, my good friend Ali (3rd year med student at Emory) took offense to my blog yesterday that dissed straight cardio and running. Also a little known fact: don’t ever call it “jogging” in front of a runner, because they will rip you a new a-hole. As a future doctor and marathon runner, I guess [...]
