I have now gone three times with a friend to boxing class. It’s not class, exactly, it’s usually two or three of us being coached by a former title-winning boxer. I didn’t know what to expect when I first went, it’s not like I’m a huge boxing fan. Sure, I watch the occasional fight when…
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Motivation
In case your post-Cinco-de-Mayo Friday features as little motivation to work out as mine:
Reading List
Books I think you should read, then decide on your own how you feel about diet and nutrition: Books my friends are reading that I want to read: Want to buy these books? They’re all in my aStore from Amazon.
Around the Fitness Horn: Science!
Science is an imperfect science, no? You read a million different studies proving a million different things, and how do you decide what resonates with you and your body? Experimentation, mostly. Below, some science read and resonated recently: TONS of abstracts and summaries on why gluten is bad for people: The Case Against Gluten: Medical Journal…
Around the Fitness Horn: Vanessa Hudgens CrossFits!
Vanessa Hudgens does a pretty sweet kettlebell workout AND works out CrossFit style. If that ain’t mainstream (hello High School Musical), I don’t know what is. Are You Elite? Elite: On the floor after a workout flopping around like he is having a seizure. Not Elite: Still wearing a shirt. Elite: Training at a gym…
New Fila Barefoot Shoes!
Fila Skeletoes: A New Kind of Minimalist Shoe Jumping on the Vibram shoe bandwagon, Fila debuts its first style in the exciting and groundbreaking new minimalist barefoot footwear category (CrossFitters already know, yo). The Fila Skeletoes are a casual activity shoe, the next best thing to walking barefoot. Like high-tech socks, the tough yet soft and…
Review: Fila Body Toning System Toning Resistance Pant
I promised this review awhile ago but totally forgot! After my adventures wearing them for 14 hours in the airport, I remembered. 🙂 Originally posted at endlessbeauty.com, where I also explore if toning clothes are help or hype (hint: you know the answer, but it can’t hurt to wear them). With the proliferation of toning…
Around the Fitness Horn: Deep Thoughts and Good Stuff Edition
“Let it be and let it not be what you want it to be.” Sometimes you fight and fight and fight, and in the end you have to let it be and not be what you want it to be. It still is, just something different. Really good breakdown on who should and should not…
Around the Fitness Horn: All Sorts ‘o Stuff
Five random things I found super-interesting! Thoughts on any? Against Barefoot Running Shoes (I still love them) Acceptance vs Resignation (interesting …) CrossFit is Legit (Press Release about Level 1 cert) Ever-Changing Nutrition Game New Eating Disorders
Around the Fitness Horn
Coming soon: my tamale experience! Just have to get the photos uploaded … Until then, enjoy these links: The No-Goal Goal (I may like this just because I’ve never been a goal-setter) Sex and Sports: Before or After? Yum Yum Pecan Brittle (you know I’d use palm sugar …) For workouts? I’ve been skiing my…