Column: A tale of two gym rats
Ah, the perks of media affection. On Christmas Day, the Washington Post delivered a front-page paean to Barack Obamas workout habits. The 1,233-word ode to Os physical fitness read more like a Harlequin romance novel than an A-1 news article.
Sighed
Appiphilia: Top 5 iPhone apps for New Year's resolutions
1. Managing money: Whether the focus is earning, saving, investing, spending or tracking, money often tops most resolution lists. Mint.com
offers a free app that highlights
monetary movement (in occasionally frightening detail). After you input some
Get in shape these holidays
We review some of the fitness DVD's hitting the shops now, including an ABBA workout and Strictly Come Dancing's Camilla Dallerup.
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LaMarcus Aldridge: Handle With Care
"I'm not normal," Aldridge says. "The only person I really trust is myself."
When those are the words you live by, your tendency is to examine everything you encounter with a microscope, looking for signs of deception or dishonesty, for any speck of
Mind hack: turn down the TV volume
Lowering the TV volume a little more each day can help you improve focus. UC San Francisco neuroscientist Michael Merzenich told Prevention magazine that the technique trains your brain "to filter out background noise." TV-Brain Workout
There's another
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Stephon Marbury's Real Talk
I spent this past offseason with that mindset. I trained the entire summer, running in the mountains and finding that burn to be in tip-top shape so I could dominate this year. I embraced the pain. It taught me a lot about my body.
I documented that
Ross Tucker: Non-playoff players have mixed feelings
If there was ever a team happy to see a season end, it is the 2008 Detroit Lions.
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The playoffs are finally here as the dreams of winning an NFL title for players on 12 teams still remain. Ever wonder what the other
MAYO NAILS DEFENSIVE ROY AWARD
Only you would make this article about the Jets and Gholston. Unbelievably typical.
I can name 30 LBs that can make 120 tackles without any impact plays (no sacks, no INTs, no FFs until week 16) behind a great defensive line.
Mayo was a beast. He is
Loosen your joints
Make a vow to take the stiffness out of your joints this year. Stiffness in the joints is one of the most common complaints of those who are middle-aged and older. It becomes a vicious cycle; it's painful to move, so you don't move the stiff joints,
