Random Thoughts XXXIII: Fitness things to do in Central Park

4 09 2010
Central Park, Manhattan, New York, USA

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You know, I’m a huge fan of cheap stuff. I’m also a huge fan of being outdoors. In NYC, you can enjoy both while getting your fitness on! Check out this article from Time Out NY on fitness things to do in Central Park. From cycling to running to yoga, get your fitness on with these low to no cost classes. Central Park Fitness Fall Guide 

See that? You have no excuse for staying strong, staying healthy, and fighting dis-ease! (at least if you’re in NYC) :)  





Health Sidebar III: Diabetes Drug Avandia Harms the Heart, Studies Find – NYTimes.com

21 02 2010

Diabetes Drug Avandia Harms the Heart, Studies Find – NY

Hope: Diabetes Supplies Art
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Times.com.

This just goes to show that a lot of the drugs that are on the market aren’t exactly good for you.

What I don’t appreciate is the NY Times actually supporting another drug over this one, thinking this will make much of a difference. Sure, the other drug will have saved lives but does that mean that this other drug will not cause heart attacks at all? What other side effects will this drug cause that may affect you just as greatly?

Now don’t get me wrong, there are people out there who need these drugs to survive. I have no problem with that. Right now, I speak to those who are borderline – they don’t need these drugs just yet. They maybe on their way there, but they still have the opportunity to make a change.
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Health Sidebar II: BMI vs BFP

1 01 2010
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I’ve been wanting to talk about this for a while but didn’t have the time (or had too much time procrastinating…just being honest). I’m watching Dr. Oz right now and he gave this lady her BMI. He said it was “32,” which is supposed to be high.

To tell you the truth, I was never a fan of BMI. However, before I go into my rant, let me explain what BMI is…
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Random Thoughts XXXI: Are The Biggest Loser’s Weight Loss Methods Safe? – That’s Fit

1 12 2009
The Biggest Loser - 12/365
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Are The Biggest Loser’s Weight Loss Methods Safe? – That’s Fit.

Previously, I wrote a post about The Biggest Loser this season. Contestants like Shay and Abby made me excited and highly inspired, just like many other viewers of this show. Today, I read this article for the first time. It really opened my eyes to what goes on AFTER the show is over and what these contestants go through to achieve these lofty goals. Read the rest of this entry »





Essential 4 Series: Breathing Methods – Tai Chi I

6 11 2009

When people ask me how I started on this path to health, I reply by saying, “Yoga saved my life” and then I talk about how I finally connected with Yoga. While Yoga did save my life, it’s not the first thing that got me on the path to wellness. I learned how to properly breathe way before I met up with Yoga.

The year was 1995…it was early in the year. It wasn’t quite Spring yet but Winter was definitely over. To put it plainly, I was a serious pothead then. I also loved Kung Fu Movies. Watching the “Drive In Movies” on Channel 5 in Brooklyn was my Kung Fu fix…but I never even took a karate class.

So back to 1995, I was hanging out with my friends one day, smoking (which was the usual back then), when one of my friends started talking about Kung Fu. I mentioned that I loooved Kung Fu movies and how much I always wanted to learn Tai Chi (by this time, I was a huge Jet Li fan…my favorite movie then was called the “Tai Chi Master“…so I was really open to what my friend had to say). My friend then said to me, “want to learn some Kung Fu right now?”
All of us…all 12 of us, immediately perked up. Our excitement seemed to come to a near boil in almost seconds as we all said a resounding “yes”, like we were in the Pothead Church Choir. He told us to sit down and listen well.
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