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 | What is it about Labor Day road trips that makes beef jerky, pork rinds and Hostess Pudding Pies so attractive? Boredom is the usual culprit, nudging us towards the kind of junk we would never otherwise consider. After hours of mind-numbing driving - the cornfields, the semi-trucks, the occasional break in the monotony, ("Hey, I just saw a cow!"), the bright Disney-like world of the roadside truckstop is often just too hard to resist. It helps to have healthy foods available and it also helps to have distractions from the boredom. In my day, that meant picking a fight with one of my sisters, playing Slug Bug Blue or Padiddle. If you don't know what those are, you're probably too young to remember car trips without electronic entertainment. Go forth and text. | |
Avoiding Weight Gain on the Road
Ever taken a 2,500-mile, 6-day trip from California to Illinois with two cats in the car in the hottest part of summer? No? That's what my husband and I did several years ago. When it came to staying fit, this road trip was certainly a challenge...Read more
| Worst Fitness Fashion Disasters
A friend was telling me about her first foray into the gym in about 20 years, describing her embarrassment at her workout outfit: "I mean," she said, "Here were these... Read more
| Exercise of the Week: Front Kick Lunge
Kickboxing moves are always great for getting your heart rate up and working off unexpressed aggressions (that's not your boss's fanny you're kicking is it?), and this front kick lunge... Read more
| Vote: Are you Working Out Today?
While Labor Day often signals the unofficial end of summer, there's actually something you can look forward to on this last day of your long, hot summer: All that extra time you have to workout. In fact, you could even call that extra long workout you're doing today a Labor of Love, right?...Read More
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