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November 2, 2011

No gym membership? No problem.

health and fitness / 10 Comments

A few months ago, I posted asking for advice on whether to cancel my gym membership. Since I travel four days/week (and have access to a hotel gym then), it seemed wasteful to pay $80/month for the 12 days/month that I’m in town – especially when I don’t always hit the gym when I’m home. I took the plunge and quit, and I have never been happier. Turns out there are tons of free fitness options in the city! My first source for finding the free stuff was Allie over at Fitness Class Fanatic. In addition to posting great reviews …

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October 11, 2011

Breaking the Routine

diet, health and fitness, travel / 1 Comment

When I’m on the road, it can be hard to find healthy food. I end up finding one or two dishes at various local restaurants that are at last somewhat comparable to my home cooked meals, and then getting those all the time. The predictability is key – different restaurants do different preparations that can make a seemingly healthy dish terrible for you. Take, for example, my usual breakfast spot in Charlottesville – Cafe Cubano. My first time there, I made the mistake of ordering an egg white omelet with veggies but no cheese. Unfortunately, the plate that arrived to …

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September 28, 2011

First World Problems

diet, health and fitness, running / 3 Comments

For those of you who aren’t (un)lucky enough to be on my IM list and constantly getting random links and quotes that I think are funny, you probably don’t know about two of my favorite humor websites. The first is called White Whine, and the second is actually a Twitter feed called First World Life. Both sites share kvetches and complaints that, when you really think about them, are only problems in our own spoiled first world minds… though I must admit, sometimes I’ve read a quote and realized that I once thought the same thing! A few funny examples: …

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September 27, 2011

Getting treated like a health queen

diet, health and fitness, travel / 2 Comments

Last night I walked into my room to discover an awesome surprise. My hotel, the Omni, left me a bevy of incredible treats to make me feel like a rockstar! -A yoga mat, towel, and water.-A gym bag filled with more towels, another bottle of water, some 3 pound dumbbells (okay, so those are kind of worthless to super strong me, but it was the thought that counted!), and some resistance bands.-A card from my concierge welcoming me back to the hotel, and listing out the bootcamp class schedule at the nearest gym-A pack of “Hail Merry” spiced vanilla almonds …

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August 22, 2011

The 20 Minute Rule and Subwayless Sundays

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Wednesday night, on my way out to dinner with the top executives at my client, I started to feel a slight tickle in the back of my throat. Luckily, for me, the dinner didn’t go long and I was back at my hotel by 9pm. I wanted to work out, since my soreness was finally easing up and I thought I could at least get in some light cardio – but I decided to skip it in favor of sleeping, just in case the tickle in my throat was evidence that I was about to get sick. But it couldn’t …

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