http://www.starling-fitness.com Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This postcard from PostSecret made me really think. It reads: > Six months ago, I had gastric bypass, have lost 100 lbs. and have never felt better. > I am terrified that the conversations with my daughter about body image, self-confidence and loving who you are will make me a hypocrite. I think gastric ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/20/postsecret-gastric-bypass-hypocrite/ RT @DDRdiva: http://twitpic.com/p0dif - I'm moonwalking with MJ on #Wii We Cheer :-) # RT @whyisjake: I am totally digging these reproduction vintage Health & Safety WPA posters! http://is.gd/4RPHV # http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/17/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-11-17/ WRONG!! "Get pleasure out of life...as much as you can. Nobody ever died from pleasure." - Sol Hurok http://tqpage.com/2787 # This review from @DDRdiva makes me want to buy We Cheer 2 for my Wii. I haven't had a exergame obsession for a while. http://wp.me/pzT7L-bi # RT @motivation: "The here and now ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/10/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-11-10/ When I am wearing a good pair of shoes for walking, I am much more willing to do something active. For example, today, we were trying to decide what to do with our lazy Sunday. When a visit to Park City turned into a marathon walk around the outdoor outlet ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/08/a-good-pair-of-shoes-for-walking/ Michael Verdi has been running a lot lately. While listening to the new Flaming Lips album, Embryonic, he had a musical epiphany that lead to this awesome running video. It's only a snippet of a song and a really short video, but it feels like running to me. Thanks for ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/06/the-perfect-running-video-from-michael-verdi/ I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has trouble with Nike+. It looks like Michael Verdi experienced the same epic fail that I did. This has been an ongoing problem since the beginning of Nike+. Their insistence on using a clunky Flash interface has truly been their downfall. ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/05/wtf-nike/ Every night, Mike and I have been taking quick walks to the lake right before the sun goes down. We chose this neighborhood BECAUSE of the lake, so we might as well take advantage of it. It doesn't hurt that they built a gelato shop next to the lake, of ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/04/a-quiet-walk-an-evening/ created a challenge "Fifty Miles by New Year's Eve" http://bit.ly/48W3kz # http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/11/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-11-03/ As a rabid fan of DDR, I know that adding fun to your workout will make you more likely to do it. These folks proved it again by creating piano stairs. They measured the number of people who took the escalator versus the stairs before and then created the piano stairs. ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/10/27/piano-stairs-encourages-66-to-skip-escalator/ "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves." - Carl Jung http://tqpage.com/39788 # RT @DDRdiva: RT @News8Austin Headlines: Exergaming combines fun and exercise for kids http://bit.ly/rPWRc - vid shows split-second of DDR # RT @DDRdiva: Plug-and-play exergaming with U-Dance http://wp.me/pzT7L-8O # "It's going to come true ... http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/10/27/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-10-27/