One of my pet peeves at the gym are the people that I call "Homesteaders." Homesteaders will unnecessarily monopolize equipment. Homesteaders are usually carrying on conversations, endlessly fiddling with their phones, or taking long rest breaks in-between sets, without moving away from the equipment that they are "using."…
I came across this image by Fitness Motivation on Twitter. I thought it was excellent example of fat versus muscle. Images like this helped me learn to attribute less significance to the numbers on the scale.
Recently, I was having an issue with irritation in my armpits. I tried switching soaps and deodorants, but neither seemed to help much. To make it even more difficult to pin down the cause of the problem was the fact that it wasn't happening daily. It took me a while, but I finally figured it out. With all of the weight…
Hi. I restarted my personal fitness challenge in Jan 2013 and have been making slow, but steady progress ever since. I'm using Myfitnesspal as a food diary to better track my calories. My workout routines consists of a combination of strength training (3-4 times per week), Zumba (2-3 times per week), walking and…
