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Ready, Set, Smoke A Cigarette

There are some people who love running, who relish slipping on nylon shorts and ill-placed headbands and pounding the pavement while the world sleeps. They talk of a runner’s high and buy shoes with spaces for each of their toes … Continue reading

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Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Rant Now)

I was recently asked the following question by a faithful reader: “Why do I sweat more when doing the elliptical with the moving arms than the treadmill?” -Soaked in Stockton Well, Soaked, the reason is complicated. Let’s assume that you … Continue reading

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Mirror, Mirror On the Wall, Is that My Gunt Or Just My Balls?

Over the years I have heard many times that the ultimate deterrent to cheating on your diet is to eat in front of a mirror or better worse yet in front of a mirror naked. Sorry but no. Juuust…no. Among the … Continue reading

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Highway to The Danger Zone

  On Jan. 1 I started my two-month virtual journey from California’s East Bay Area toward Springfield, Missouri. This 1,885 mile trip would be split between myself and a friend in Springfield making her way here virtually. That’s 942.5 miles … Continue reading

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