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January 6, 2011

A Rat’s Teachings on Drinking and Exercise

health and fitness / 7 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post, I read everything I can get my hands on when it comes to diet and exercise. But show me a study on drinking and exercise, and not only do I read it, I’m glued to it! Welcome to Absolut(ly) Fit. This morning, a friend sent me an article on a potential link between exercise and drinking: studies showed that the more people drank, the more they exercised. I thought this made perfect sense, with my first reaction being the main one the researchers came up with: people were trying to compensate for the …

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January 6, 2011

Debunking the magic of Bob and Jillian

diet, goal setting, health and fitness / 7 Comments

Since my days of being a cardio queen are over, I have a lot of free time on my hands. This week I’ve spent every night staying in my room, ordering (healthy) takeout, and lounging around watching TV (well, with 45 minutes of weight lifting Monday and Wednesday nights, but that’s nothing compared to the long cardio stints I used to self-impose). Yesterday was my rest day, and having nothing better to do at night, I tuned in live for the Biggest Loser season premiere. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, I’m not going to spoil the …

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November 30, 2010

Tabatas

goal setting, health and fitness, running / 1 Comment

This weekend I finally got caught up on Charlotte’s wonderful blog, The Great Fitness Experiment (it may take me one blog at a time but I am making an effort!). Her blog is really cool for people like me who are constantly on the alert for the latest fitness news and trends. Every month, she tries another gym routine/workout, and reports back throughout the month and at the end with how well it worked. This month, she’s following Rachel Cosgrove’s book, The Female Body Breakthrough, which espouses the philosophy that cardio is basically worthless and strength training is where it’s …

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November 10, 2010

Morning/Nighttime/Weekend Warriors: It’s No Use

career, health and fitness / 4 Comments

As I continue with my ongoing battle to avoid the Consulting 15, today I came across this little gem, titled The More You Sit, The Sooner You’ll Die. Basically, whether you get in a solid chunk of exercise at the beginning or end of the day is less important than how much you sit during the day. Yikes! I need a Trek Desk, stat! I totally believe this from my own anecdotal evidence – when I was working for an airline, I only worked 40 hours/week but I didn’t do much working out (aside from weekend marathons). Now, I work …

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October 20, 2010

Walking workout

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This morning, I decided to try out something a little bit different for my routine. In an attempt to get more sleep, I skipped my evening workout (okay, some of that was laziness too). However, I ended up getting 7 hours of sleep, waking up before my alarm went off, and feeling a lot more energized than usual when I woke up. Hitting the gym, I started with 45 minutes on the elliptical, using a heart rate program that automatically adjusts the intensity based on your age, weight, and heart rate (my target was 140). It definitely gave me a …

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