From the monthly archives:

August 2008

What fuels your workouts?

Something that I think about all the time is what types of foods I should be eating in order to better fuel my workouts, and to aid in recovery once the exercise is done.
In an article titled “Best fuel for your workout” at MSNBC.com the fitness experts give a quick run-down of what types of [...]

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Is Exercise Sometimes Not Worth the Time You Put In?

I’ll sometimes talk with people I know about their weight loss plans, and how they expect to lose weight. When I ask them what they’re doing they’ll give me a report of drastically reduced calories, and a workout plan that involves a few situps and walking once or twice a week.  In most cases I [...]

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100 Pushup Challenge: Week 3(x3), Day 1 (again)

Week 3 once again
Today I restarted week 3 of the 100 pushup challenge – again. Lately it seems that every time I try to restart this whole thing we get busy, have nights out and I just can’t find the time to get my workouts in. I think I may start having to get [...]

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Joggers live longer?

Just when I was looking for an excuse not to go running anymore I stumbled on an article in Time Magazine titled “Runner’s High: Joggers Live Longer“.  Ugh.. So – what’s this all about?
That runner’s high may translate into a lot of other long-lasting health benefits, a new report from an ongoing study suggests. Researchers [...]

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It’s been a few days without a post

I’ve been lazy
It’s been a few days since I posted here on Quick To Fit.  It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, and my fitness goals have pretty much gone by the wayside.  I know that sucks, but sometimes that happens.
At the beginning of last week I got an infection in my eye that caused [...]

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I went mountain biking today!

When I got home from work tonight I decided to do something I haven’t done for quite a long time. I decided to go for a ride on my mountain bike.
Once I got on all my riding gear (special pants with cushy rear, bike shoes, helmet), I went to grab my bike. I quickly [...]

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Exercise in a pill?

When I read the headline this morning, I did a double take:
Exercise in a pill? Drugs show promise in mice
Say what?
Exercise in a pill, could this be the next big thing that all of us lazy people have been waiting so long for? You just pop a pill and it’s instant exercise?  Here’s what the [...]

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100 Pushup Challenge: Week 5, Day 1

Week 5 looks tough!
Well last night was day one of week 5 in my 100 pushup challenge.   How did it go?
FAIL!
Ok, it wasn’t all that bad.  It was a pretty tough week and I wasn’t sure I’d even be able to make it through the first 2 or 3 sets.  After day one it gets [...]

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