Posts under ‘Fitness’

Until this week, I thought only old guys got pneumonia. They go to the hospital, get cut on a bit, then develop pneumonia while their frail, whithered bodies are trying to recover.
Then I got it myself at the buffet line.
I was supposed to eat at a steakhouse Saturday night, so I opted for a lunch [...]

Gracie’s
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

You know it’s a bad sign when you ask a local “Where can I get a good Italian beef sandwich?” and they reply “You mean like an Arby’s?”
After I sent flowers to that guy’s funeral, the Wife and I vowed to find a place that sold proper beef sandwiches, Vienna Beef hot [...]

We just finished review week at my karate school, and I’ve officially been promoted to rokyu, or blue belt, in Shuri-ryu. With it comes a new kata called Anaku, which I learned in class yesterday and which I’ll be practicing intensely for the next few months.
You can get a look at Anaku (aka Ananku) on [...]

The Biggest Loser contest at work is going much better this time around. I’ve cut 3.5% of my body weight since we started, and we’ve got two more weeks to go. A lot of people haven’t been weighing in so I don’t know how my team is doing, but there are a lot of people [...]

When I first started thinking about joining karate with my son, I wondered if I was too old.
I am not.
After I joined, a couple of people asked if I was too old to start learning karate.
I am not.
Today I read a 50-year-old man named Walter Miyanari just earned his black belt. The writer believes Mr. [...]

Future Black Belt
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

Tonight I joined my dojo’s Black Belt Club. This means I’m making a commitment to earn my black belt, and I’ll get to attend some extra workouts to get help toward that goal.
It’s a longer contract, but after thinking about it for a few weeks I’ve decided that just means [...]

Take a few minutes to browse through this fast food nutrition chart provided by A Calorie Counter. You can click the charts to sort the various columns, essentially ranking foods and restaurants by calories, fat content, trans fats, and so on.
I played around with it this morning, and man, it’ll curl your hair. If you [...]

The other problem with slow weight loss is you don’t see the differences right off. Maybe you start to notice your clothes fit loosely, or you compare some numbers if you’ve been keeping track of your weight for any length of time, but there’s rarely a WOW! moment.
I had one today today.
The daylight savings change [...]

It seems like that’s the way everything’s coming these days.
In the fitness routine, my weight’s been stable for a month or so. Suddenly I’m seeing a drop again, and I finally lost another five pounds to meet last month’s goal (missed it by a day). It’s gone the same way since May: I’d shed a [...]

Okay, folks: the sorta horror-themed fitness group is now live. It’s dubbed The Burning, and can be found at the following address:
thebur.ning.com
Ain’t that clever? Anyone’s welcome to join, of course, it’s just most of us will be horror writers/readers/fans, and probably some comic and tech geeks to spice things up.
I’ll try to post some additional [...]