From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Workout Wednesday #4

December 31, 2008

A trip to the gym can be a dazzling, dizzying, even confusing experience. Nowadays many sports clubs are filled with so many high tech gadgets, gizmos and equipment that it can be hard to figure out what to do with them.
That’s why it’s reassuring to realize that one of the very best exercises doesn’t need a gym, [...]

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New Year’s Joke of the Day

December 31, 2008

Peter, at a New Year’s party, turns to his friend, Ken, and asks for a cigarette.
‘I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking,’ Ken responds.
‘I’m in the process of quitting,’ replies Peter with a grin. ‘Right now, I am in the middle of phase one.’
‘Phase one?’ wonders [...]

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Three Easy Steps To Eating Better

December 30, 2008

We have more information than ever before about health and nutrition yet we are, as a nation, fatter than ever. So where are we going wrong? The answer to that is complex but here’s a few ideas about how we can go right.
1) Buy mostly foods that don’t have labels.

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New Year’s Joke of the Day

December 30, 2008

Jemima was taking an afternoon nap on New Year’s Eve before the festivities. After she woke up, she confided to Max, her husband, ‘I just dreamed that you gave me a diamond ring for a New Year’s present. What do you think it all means?’
‘Aha, you’ll know tonight,’ answered Max smiling broadly.
At midnight, as the [...]

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Bracing For the New Year – The Cheapest Workout Ever!

December 29, 2008

It’s that dreaded time of the year. The time when people who don’t exercise are vowing to make the next year, “the year”, when they join a gym and workout regularly.
It’s also the time when people who do workout regularly dread the next few months because the gym is going to be crowded with newbies, [...]

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Christmas Joke of the Day

December 29, 2008

Not long ago and far away, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip…but there were problems everywhere.
Four of his elves were sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule.

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Workout Wednesday #3

December 24, 2008

I used to think a Burpee was someone who burped! That was until I met my sadistic Welsh gym teacher in high school. Then he showed me the true meaning of the word.
A Burpee is actually a great exercise that combines several muscle groups in one movement, it works the chest, the arms, the core [...]

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