After weeks of forcing myself to walk past it at the drugstore . . . I finally bought The Perfect Push-Up. It’s hard! I haven’t been able to do push-ups since St. Patrick’s Day 2007 (thanks to a certain tumble and fall that banged up my wrist pretty good) but now I can again. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘health’
Bring on the designer babies
Some people are up in a tizzy over an embryo that had some abnormalities corrected in the lab, thus paving the way for designer babies in the future. I don’t understand the relevance of the argument. Since most people get their understanding of science from movies, let’s recall Gattaca, where genetic apartheid discriminates against children [...]
Gym Rules that You May Have Missed. Yes, I Mean YOU.
1. Pull up your pants. I do not want to look at your butt crack and/or tighty whities while you do squats. 2. You’re at the gym. You are going to sweat if you do anything properly. Wash your face before you come in because watching your makeup melt in the manner of a Salvador [...]
WWJD?
So I’m at Friday Lunchtime Turbo Kickboxing, and there’s this very tall, fit, lanky girl in front of me, with very nice chiseled abs that make me wish I cared enough to stop eating cookies. She was wearing a very small top and hip-hugging workout pants that revealed the ever-popular tatoo location at the base [...]
