Posts under ‘Fitness’

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 [...]

I’m kind of making up this fitness thing as I go, picking out the common threads from a number of sources and taking a common-sense approach that really boils down to “eating right + getting off your ass = weight loss.” Imagine my surprise when I saw Nate Southard say he’s taking some of my [...]

It seems almost counterproductive to step outside for a cigar following an hour-long karate workout, but I did it anyway. The Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real proved to be even more relaxing than normal, and the balmy weather and cool breeze rounded things out nicely.
I got to thinking about my health as I puffed, and [...]

The Yin and the Yang
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

Nine and a half years.
That’s a long time to be wearing a goatee. In those 9.5 years, I’ve only shaved it off twice. Both times I swiftly grew it back because I couldn’t get used to being without it and because it neatly hid a double chin.
I’ve since [...]

New Scientist reports high-fructose corn syrup in soft drinks is very well the cause of diabetes.
But then, we knew that already.
Working in a school district puts a different perspective on seeing schools alternately banning soft drinks or signing exclusive deals with soft drink manufacturers. Schools are expected to handle more and more of a child’s [...]

The biggest problem I have with most fitness regimens is they get boring. There are only so many ways you can push, pull, lift, and lug heavy pieces of metal in a gym. A stationary bike gets old fast, and even pedaling around your neighborhood (at least if you live in the sticks like I [...]

John Roling is reporting the Senate is considering a new tobacco tax that will increase the tax cap on cigars to as high as $10 per cigar. Thus a good $5 cigar could cost as much as $15, effectively extinguishing the habit for folks like John and myself forever.
This is going to be insult to [...]

Why is it people feel the need to touch babies that don’t belong to them? Yes, babies are cute, but I really don’t feel the urge to go over and grab children that are not directly related to me.
Case in point:
We were out shopping this evening and it rolled on to supper time, so we [...]

I’ve been continuing to track my weight on my Weight Tracker spreadsheet, and this month I had yet to break the low set at the end of last month. I had trouble figuring out why, as I could see I’ve worked out three out of every four days so far, including several days where I [...]

The Importance of Goals
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

Goals have been a big topic of conversation in our karate class the last few weeks, and I didn’t realize just how many I had until our sensei started us thinking about it. As such, I thought goals would be a good subject for my latest 52 Weeks photo.
I [...]