With most things, we understand the value of moderation. Light drinking makes you healthier; heavy drinking will make you less healthy. Calcium may give you strong bones, but you don’t want so much that you give yourself kidney stones. Even too much kale has risks. But…exercise? Jogging. Surely there can’t possibly be such a thing as…
Novel Approaches To Exercise
This year I’m going to get in shape, you told yourself. The mistake you made – that you keep making – is that you’re trying to make yourself jog, or ride a stationary bike, or do the same old boring and unpleasant sorts of exercise that you quit every damn time. Wouldn’t one of these…
The Lawyer’s Workout
It is often difficult to find time to workout with the busy schedules attorneys keep. You could be one of the psychos who wake up at 4:00 am to hit the gym before work. You could be the envy running joke of the office and sit on a giant swiss ball. Perhaps you are the…
Plaintiff: Weird Old Tip to Lose Belly Fat Made Me Fatter
James Macungie recently filed a lawsuit against Google. Mr. Macungie alleges that their contextual ad, promising one weird old tip to lose belly fat, did not work as advertised. The tip, according to documents filed in the Norther District of South Dakota, was to drink two glasses of water before every meal. After years of…
What Does Your Boss Think About Your Exercise of Choice?
We all need to exercise, according to Dr. Oz and other doctors. Your sport of choice can send a message about who you are to the higher ups. What is that message? Listen carefully to your boss’s response:
I've (Secretly) Converted to CrossFit
I quit my gym membership. Because CrossFit changed my life.
I'm Showering with a Partner
I was out drinking with some friends after work and I started talking about the gym and working out and showering with a partner. I shared details.