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  • I’m getting VERY close to Deadlyninja Monkey but still having trouble with ???! Yoga spoof (with a few real ones tossed in) by anandb

  • Some Good New Year’s Resolutions A few months ago I talked about setting good short-term goals. New Year’s resolution time often spurs people to think huge — getting (back) in shape and (finally) getting your weight under control. These are fine goals, but the emphasis on the sweeping, “bucket-list” approach to New Year’s resolutions can…

  • How to Use Your Baby as Exercise Equipment Art of Manliness isn’t just for men, and these tips aren’t just for dads! If you have children at home, you can get some strength training and play with your kids at the same time. Kids get a kick out of practicing what their parents are doing,…

  • At the Gym: Should I Try the Rowing Machine? You may have seen a rowing machine tucked among the treadmills at your gym. Should you brave it? Yes. The rowing movement is a graceful, full-body exercise that works different parts of the body roughly in proportion to the amount of the muscle in them. It…

  • What Is a Good Heart Rate? The basic measure of heart rate is resting heart rate, taken when you’ve been still and quiet for an extended time — people often check this upon waking. This is the heart rate that gets very low in elite athletes. Lance Armstrong’s resting heart at his peak was said…

  • What If 2015 Is the Year You Keep Your Resolutions? New Year’s resolutions are more like famous last words, and it’s easy to get swamped by the scope of a goal like “lose 50 pounds,” or “get back in shape.” What can you do to make it stick this time around? The best changes you…

  • The Seamy Underside of Runner’s High From MyModernNet comes these wonderful photos by Sacha Goldberger of people as they normally dress side by side with just having gone on a run. Another delightful set of side-by-sides: swimmers who all go to the same public pool shown side by side with photos of them dressed for…

  • Useful Measures If you are just starting out with exercise and weight-loss goals, it seems obvious how to measure: step on the scale — but body weight is the least interesting part of the story. It doesn’t tell you how much of that is “extra” — fat you can afford to lose — or how…

  • I’m terrible at estimating distances. I’m actually good at it in terms of my goals — my goal with distance exercise is to make sure I get a minimum, and so I always estimate in a way that ends up “over,” sometimes way over. But I get teased from time to time by other people…