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everyday: daily || athlete: someone possessing acquired traits: balance, coordination, agility, speed, strength, power
by tomas on February 4th, 2010
I just finished writing a response to Gina Kolata’s latest article Slimmer Doesn’t Always Mean Fitter and Tara Parker-Pope’s Column on the NY Times Well Blog The Best Weight for the Best Workout.
I am not a fan of Gina Kolata mostly because I don’t think she is daring enough nor does she believe in training. She also seems to craft articles that are fraught with issues of direction and lack of purpose. To me this entire article could be summed up in the following with the following line:
“… people vary so much that there is no formula to figure out the perfect weight. ” done.
On the most basic level, this article represents a missed opportunity to discuss issues about training – eating, resting and playing. About finding a balance and forgetting about the scale. I guess I like British Style journalism better. Opinionated. Purposeful. Filled with Facts. Searching.
- If it were me writing the article: I say something like this: Stop getting on the scale. Train, Eat, Rest and Play. Repeat and look for ways to improve this mix. That’s it. If you do that right you will enjoy yourself and ultimately if you are taking care of yourself properly (not over eating, smoking, using drugs/alcohol to excess), you will look and feel great too.
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For those of you who want to read more. Here’s my full response:
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by tomas on February 4th, 2010
everyday athlete® guide to living well
I get a bunch of common questions all the time so I thought I’d create an everyday athlete jump start guide to living well: For now I’ve tagged and titled it: “fit to play” essentials, this list will outline the basic and most effective things that I have found to help you thrive.
Note: To view all the posts on this topic I will collectively tag these posts so you will be able to view all these posts together by clicking on the tag: fit to play essentials. Eventually, they will appear in another form for download and use on your mobile device.
The three main categories will be:
nutrition
training
play
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by tomas on February 2nd, 2010
A Huge Congratulations to Joe Klotz, editor of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” which was nominated for an Oscar.
On behalf of the staff of everyday athlete®
You are a true gentleman, scholar and athlete with the best vertical leap of anyone I’ve trained. I know I speak for everyone in the 6:30AM crew when I say:
- We all are incredibly happy for you. Your presence with us is always positive and thoughtful and we look forward to working with you every day no matter how early in the morning!
On a personal note:
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by tomas on January 27th, 2010
blueberries are delicious and rich in the phytonutrients specifically anthocyanins.
Eat them in abundance and feel confident that you’re getting some of the best things that nature has to offer for good health.
Also check out this most recent article: NY Times Article
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by tomas on January 25th, 2010
There’s more and more evidence that intelligently designed resistance training improves cognitive functioning. The latest findings published on the New York Times Website in an article Vital Signs Exercise: In Women, Training for a Sharper Mind written by Roni Caryn Rabin highlights some of the improvements older women experienced after a year of strength training.
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by tomas on January 15th, 2010
Ski or snowboard?
tennis?
rock climb?
skateboard?
surfing?
Dance?
What keeps you motivated, fit and trim?
Tom E. at Stowe
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by tomas on January 15th, 2010
Over 50% of Wives/Partners/Girlfriends report that they want their “husbands” to lose weight. It’s more likely that they really want is for them to be in better shape and lose that belly. (comments anyone?)
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by tomas on January 13th, 2010
so, what’s it going to take to get you moving?
- high cholesterol – cardiovascular weakness- out of control and stressful life – 20- 30 extra pounds – bad knees – injured back
- pain and discomfort everywhere – depression?
Do things have to be really bad before you do something about it?
Perhaps it’s part of our hunter – gather genetic programming to “settle down” and put on the fat while the eating good. But I doubt it. Predominantly, the “wait in see” crowd are men. The same individuals who are going to die younger and are at higher risk for every major killer.
For those mathematicians, I’ve looked at the cost savings on investing in your health and come up with the following simple formula:
For every $1,000 invested wisely* in your health and fitness today you save $10,000 in potential health care costs later in life.
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by tomas on January 9th, 2010
There are people who deserve to be publicly celebrated and Trevor King is one of them. Trevor is the kind of person who makes a difference in this world and the significance of his existence extends well beyond the personal and impacts all of us who have the fortune to know him.
Happy Birthday Trevor
your [...]
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