2 month ago
philgyford : One hundred push ups - A training program to get you working up to doing one hundred press ups. I love that such focused and detailed things exist.
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3 month ago
deusx : Fitbit - Automatically Track Your Fitness and Sleep - "Did I get enough exercise today? How many calories did I burn? Am I getting good quality sleep? How many steps and miles did I walk today? The Fitbit Tracker helps you answer these questions. "
Rod Begbie : Fitbit - Automatically Track Your Fitness and Sleep - Personal data monitor, tracking your exercise and sleep, not dissimilar to ye olde Sportsbrain pedometer which I loved so. I've already pre-ordered one. #
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3 month ago
deusx : Nerds race across Azeroth IRL, nearly die from shame - Engadget - "Here are the facts: two dweebs thought it would be a good idea to hook up treadmills to their PCs, don brightly-colored wigs and cardboard swords, and race their avatars across about a mile of virtual turf by jogging in place with only a modicum of
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17 month ago
cameron : A man who lost 400 lbs. - Warning: gross out potential. However, this is also one of the most amazing stories I've read in a long while.
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19 month ago
cameron : What gyms really cost - Expose by the New York Post on the price of gyms in Manhattan. It's amazing the diversity of reactions that different people get.
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23 month ago
cameron : Coffee better than ibuprofen at relieving workout pain - I've actually heard this before from weightlifters (not to mention that it gets you all hyped up to work out as well).
kellan : Coffee better than ibuprofen at relieving workout pain - Coffee better than ibuprofen at relieving workout pain. Typical. Clearly I need to put off my reduce-caffeine-intake project until after the work-out-more project. #
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25 month ago
deusx : Nintendo Says You Need To Be In Shape To Play The Wii - Gizmodo - "It's Wii-Day 8 and gamers around the country are simultaneously discovering one thing: they're wildly out of shape."
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25 month ago
jkottke : Wii elbow - Players of the Nintendo Wii are getting more exercise than they bargained for; reports of "Wii elbow" abound. Making the supreme sacrifice, one gamer is "vowing nightly 'Wii workouts' to get in better shape". What a trooper!
Andy Baio : Reports of Wii injuries rolling in - Nintendo anticipated this by placing obvious warnings and reminders in the games
deusx : A Wii Workout: When Videogames Hurt - WSJ.com - Wimps.
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26 month ago
43folders : Introducing These Week’s Theme: Fitness at Dethroner - My new third- or fourth-favorite blog tackles an issue each week. This week: fitness and weight loss. Very cool.
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30 month ago
jimray : Personal Trainers Available by the Download - New York Times
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44 month ago
deusx : Spring Training - "...here is a simple 12-week training program for Novice runners."
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plasticbag : British Military Fitness gets you fit the old-fashioned way - So if the whole thing didn't seem a bit too much of a macho thing and if it wasn't in any way a bit of a turn-on I might consider joining British Military Fitness to get all athletic and stuff. Some of the instructors look quite nice too...
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