*blink blink* Wha? Where am I? Something happened today. A person in the media wrote a well-researched, factual, objective article about exercise. And not just any exercise. The grand-daddy of over-hyped exercise: yoga. GOD BLESS YOU, SIR (ma’am). God bless you. < sobs > Check it out here. Jesus, I’m gonna have to add a [read on, fitties...]

 

Saw this. Got annoyed. Had to blog. “10 Fitness Facts that Everyone Gets Wrong,” by AskMen.com. (The PhD’s reaction to some of the stuff in this article: “What the f@%k….?”) The first hint that something was amiss: the author has an MBA and is a Strength and Conditioning specialist. That means two things. 1) If [read on, fitties...]

 

On the off-chance you don’t keep up with the super-exciting world of insurance, here’s the latest: Medicare has decided it will start covering weight loss programs that are run by physicians. What does this mean for the 100% of people reading this who are not on Medicare and generally do not give a crap? Eventually, [read on, fitties...]

 

They’re not quite the same as the shoes we ripped on, but we’re comfortable basking in the justice of it, anyway. Just in case you missed it, Reebok gets in trouble for telling people that wearing these shoes will make them all fit and tight and shit. Like, $25 million trouble. Keep the product busts [read on, fitties...]

 

So you may have noticed we suck recently. It’s true. It wasn’t intentional (nor is it permanent), and we’ll be back to posting as soon as we can. So don’t go believing in fiction while we’re gone, or nothin’. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet [read on, fitties...]

 

Okay. Cheesy. But anyway: “The Human Do.ing” starts today. Scott, a Minnesota resident and brave soul, will live inside a glass apartment at the Mall of America for 30 days as part of a marketing campaign for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. The “Do” campaign is something that’s been going on here in [read on, fitties...]

 

“What do you think of this?” asked a friend on Facebook, referring to this post on thatsfit.com, “What is the most important exercise for women?” The verdict: It’s a winner. Nothing in there is wrong. Everything is right. For posture, rowing is one of the best exercises you can do. And p.s. if you want [read on, fitties...]

 

Or, the alternative title to this post: “FDA says no to another weight loss drug. Boo friggin’ hoo.” I was perusing the Twitter a few days ago, when I came across an article from the New York Times, “F.D.A. Fails to Approve Diet Drug.” (Have to be registered to read it, but registration’s free.) Before [read on, fitties...]

 

These days, most people are hip to heart rate monitors. Or, hip to what they’re used for, at least. VO2 testing (something we’ve talked about in previous posts), on the other hand, probably falls on the ears like Martian. Ironic, since you need one to take advantage of the other. VO2 is short for “volume [read on, fitties...]