More and more people are getting the message about how bad sitting is for you, and the fact that we sit way too much….up to 13 or more hours per day for many people. If you already have a standing desk, or if you are seriously considering one, then I presume that you are well […]
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Ruck Mowing
I mow about an acre and a half of lawn. We’ve usually had a lawn tractor to do the job; however, the most recent one was a real disappointment. Either because of my gentle technique or superior maintenance, I was lucky and got one that lasted four years and well beyond the warranty period. Many […]
Continue Reading...Getting Started
The most common reason people give for not exercising more than they do is that they just don’t have the time. I would add to that the big motivational hurdle of just getting started, especially when you are already tired and convinced that you just don’t have the time. I think it is unfortunate […]
Continue Reading...Sitting Will Kill You & Keeping It Simple Today
Fitness Mission is all about KISS…”Keep It Simple (Stupid)” or (Silly). One of the things we’ll be talking about in the coming months is the terribly excessive amount of sitting that is synonymous with our contemporary lifestyles. As a bit of a preview, I made a little video for Heidi and Jay over at Health Binge: There’s about a […]
Continue Reading...Sneak Up On Fitness Part IV
This is just a quick post to update my own experience with the bike and the AirDesk. As usual, I’m typing this post on the laptop while pedaling at about 520 calories per hour. Over the past four weeks I have burned just over 28,000 calories performing low to medium intensity aerobics. Some of it […]
Continue Reading...Sneak Up on Fitness Part III: Finding the Time
Now that you have a treadmill or recumbent bike desk, or not, what can you do at home when you otherwise would be sitting? More importantly, where will you ever find the time? For a hint as to when a person might “find the time”, the following is from a 6/22/11 release from the U.S. […]
Continue Reading...Sneak Up On Fitness Part II
People get out of shape and weigh too much for only two reasons: they don’t exercise enough and they eat too much. It is that simple. How and when to eat in order to reduce your caloric intake is the subject for another time. What I want to concentrate on now is how to get […]
Continue Reading...Sneak up on Fitness Part I
Why Not Exercise? Why are so many people so out of shape that they can’t conveniently perform routine, day-to-day activities? After all, nobody sets out to be that way. The popularity of shows, like NBC’s The Biggest Loser, demonstrate the interest that people have in the dramatic transformative potential of diet and exercise. However, who […]
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