I Want to Run a Marathon

Nov 16, 2012
Well not right now, mind you! It would take an awfully rude person to start a conversation and then immediately go, “You know what – hold that thought. I’m just going to go run 26.2 miles – I�...

Kinect at Your Own Risk!

Jan 20, 2012
Let’s get one thing clear right off the bat – video games aren’t supposed to make you sweat. At least not the kind of wholesome, good natured, sedentary games that *I* grew up playing!...

100 Push-Ups or Bust

Nov 11, 2011
If you’re anything like me, the thought of doing 100 of just about anything is enough to bring sweat to your brow and make you reach for another cold can of Diet Coke in defeat......

Working Out is Wii’lly Hard!

Jan 14, 2011
The same thing that has brought me hours upon hours of couch-based entertainment on a daily basis all of these years is now supposed to turn face and become this magical motivator to get me off the co...

Chocolate Cake for Breakfast

Mar 20, 2009
Ahhh, screw it – I’ll just do a few extra sit-ups tomorrow! If you’re anything like me, you were one of the geniuses who triumphantly decided to take a stand this New Years and put taking better...

Lose It or Lose It

Sep 12, 2008
Alrighty, folks – we’re officially in panic mode! And boy, am I tired. Honestly, I probably shouldn’t even be taking the break to write the here column, but the way I see it, there’s only so m...

Grunting the Pounds Away

Mar 7, 2008
If you’re half as tired and sweaty as I am, then that makes me twice as tired and sweaty as you… Our numbers may be falling faster than the remains of President Bush’s so-called approval rating,...