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Tips to Avoid Becoming a Dirty, Smelly, Rude Gym Rat

Yesterday I used this blog to vent about a particular member of my gym, who constantly hogs the TV remote, and forces other cardio equipment users to watch reruns of “Everybody Loves Raymond.” (P.S. I despise Raymond almost as much as I do his biggest sweaty fan.) Now that I have shared my frustrations and purged my system of all resentment, I’m back with some constructive advice for my gym’s TV remote hog, and other like her, at fitness centers around the world. Tip #1—-Wash Your Gym Clothes When your gym clothes are standing erect inside your locker and people … Continue reading →

Girls Make Gyms Germier Than Guys Do

Good news for all you sweaty stinky men who hit the gym on a regular basis—-you are no longer solely to blame for spreading germs on fitness equipment. In fact, a new study found that women are germier than men. The new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. In addition, the study also revealed that both males and females have a disturbing amount of bacteria on their hands. “The sheer number of bacteria species detected on the hands of the study participants was a big surprise, and so was the … Continue reading →

Fitness Week in Review for October 6-12, 2008

Whether you live in a major metropolitan area or in Smallsville, USA these tough economic times have likely put a major dent in your budget. For some it has meant reevaluating whether a gym membership is really worth the hit to the wallet. This week the Fitness blog provided tips on how to make your fitness dollar stretch during these troubling times. We also covered ways to keep your stomach from stretching beyond what your “fat” pants will allow, and how to stretch your free time to fit in a decent workout. October 6th—–Exercise Challenges: Big City, Little Income. Don’t … Continue reading →

A Gym Isn’t a Singles Bar

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Rolling Stone magazine tossed out the baby with the bathwater in 1983 when they listed that health clubs were the daytime nightclub in their cover story: Looking for Mr. Goodbody. They were a great place for people in their early 20s to hook up with other people in their 20s. Men and women alike went to gyms to meet other men and women. They met them, they dated them and they really enjoyed themselves. Gyms were also repositories for hard bodies looking for other hard bodies. Olivia Newton-John glorified this image in her song and subsequent video Physical. This is … Continue reading →