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Geeky AND fitness-y!
Right, so my days typically run from 4:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., which means that if I eat dinner with my family (I live with my parents and sister), I'm typically eating a large meal no more than two, two and a half hours before bed, which from everything I've read and heard is just the worst thing you can do. So, my thinking…
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coming out (of my cage, and I'm doin' just fine~)
Okay, sorry, sorry, the Killers took over my brain for a minute there. But seriously, let's talk about it! The big it. Coming out. Have you? Universally, or to select people? How do you feel about it? I'm out to my close friends, my sister, my coworkers, and my cousins as pansexual (though for a couple of them I simplified…
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How to be an Ally (for Dummies)
Rule #1: Do not get defensive when you are informed you are exhibiting privileged behaviors. The person you are supposedly allied with is trying to tell you something. Put your ego aside, listen, learn, and adjust. Rule #1: Do not get defensive when you are informed you are exhibiting homophobic behaviors. The person you…
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best core exercises for a newb? advice please!
All right, let me preface this by being totally honest: I am WAY out of shape for a 24-year-old. Like it's awful. BUT, I am on the road to fixing that -- I'm 28 pounds down through diet and exercise, but pretty much all of my exercise is cardio (I go to the gym three or four times a week for an hour and just stay on the…
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Exercising while sick?
Hello all! I'm three days into a pretty gnarly headcold (headache, stuffiness, fatigue, generally feeling icky), but I've finally reached the point where if I go that long without working out I start to feel antsy... is it okay to get in a good cardio workout while I'm still sick? The only real exercise guidance I've ever…
