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One week from today I will board a plane and fly down to Brazil. While I’ve been to Brazil many times, I have not visited in a few years. This trip will bring me to Belo Horizonte, Floripa and Sao Paulo. Until then, I thought I’d tempt you with this photo from Rio de Janeiro.
The video is entitled “Best Calf Workout Ever!” but I disagree. Having a 90-lbs woman ride you like a Shetland pony at a public gym is odd.
Time to pull on the long johns to stay warm.
It is several weeks into the football season, and I continue to require these reminders why this sport has the potential to hold my attention. Someone needs to let them know the under-eye goth make up is sloppily applied and overdone. I’d also suggest happier colors (think Keisha).
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What if you had a game plan to set yourself up for success that goes beyond just the first 1 to 2 weeks of the New Year?
Instead of turning your world upside down come January 1st, let’s try a more sane approach by identifying unhealthy habits, and establishing healthier ones starting today. Together we can weather the holiday season and give you a leg up on the New Year, which is now just 8 weeks away. I’m going to regularly post ideas here so you can hit the ground running come 2013.
We’ve compiled 5 tips to help you implement healthy habits.
1) Start early this year and make a commitment to yourself Believe that you are making an important change and start today. If it helps, write down your personal fitness and health goals (e.g. I don’t want to gain any weight during the holiday season or I want to look fantastic in my new bathing suit for the winter party in Miami this year).
2) Start simple Set realistic and attainable goals to build your confidence – for example, if you are not currently going to the gym – commit to go 2x a week and gradually increase the frequency of your visits.
3) Remove temptation Start today by reducing the sugary and salty drinks, snacks and meals and replace them with healthier options. If you are smoking or drinking start a plan to curb these.
4) Get a buddy We are social people and together you can keep each other motivated and honest. Together you can set a schedule and ensure you stick to it. If you can’t find a buddy near you – reach out to BosGuy and let him know what you are doing and your progress.
5) Remember why you are doing this A healthier you = A happier you. There are physical benefits like boosting your immune system, sleeping better and obviously looking better, but there are also psychological benefits such as less likely to suffer from depression and less stressed.
By starting today, together we can weather the holiday season and you will be that much further ahead of the game come the New Year. Living healthier means a happier 2013; BosGuy will be joining you on this journey so won’t you join us?
Kris is a Master Trainer at the Boston Sports Club in Boston, MA and Kyle is a Top Tier Trainer at Equinox in Pasadena, CA. The brothers have teamed up together to start a Fitness Consulting Group called Realm Fitness to inspire and educate others to reach there full potential.
One month from today Boston will host the 13th annual Santa Speedo Run. This year the local beneficiary will be Play Ball Foundation.
Over the years, this hilarious and fun tradition has spread to other cities so check and see if a similar event will be taking place in your hometown.
The run starts at 1pm on Boylston Street near the Prudential Mall so arrive early to cheer runners who will be in speedos running to raise money for the Play Ball Foundation. Never been or won’t be able to attend? Here is a video from last year.
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Meghan supports legalization of marijuana and same sex marriage
Shortly after I published my previous post Lessons for the Republican Party I stumbled upon this video clip of Meghan McCain on Anderson Live. Meghan McCain has been ridiculed by the Republican Party calling her a RINO (Republican In Name Only) because of her more socially progressive stands (e.g. unflinching support for same sex marriage). It is this more socially progressive wing in their party, that I would like to see start flexing its muscle.
With the national elections now behind us and the results tallied we can go back to a life not consumed by politics. However, I can’t help but wonder what lessons the Republican Party might learn.
Will Tea Party or Christian Conservative elements of the Republican Party emerge or will a more socially progressive wing flex its muscle? One need not be a political scientist to understand the Republican Party is losing ground with increasingly important voting demographics like Women (who made up more than 54% of the electorate) and Latino voters, which is one of the fastest growing demographics in the U.S. (now 10% of the electorate).
Perhaps the best evidence of the Republican Party’s waning influence was seen in the US Senate races. With Democrats defending 23 seats and Republicans defending only 10 seats (and needing to pick up just 4 seats to gain a majority) it was widely believed Democrats would lose control of the Senate. However, across the country Republicans lost in states like MA and CT in the Northeast, WI and IN in the MidWest and even in the South in VA. The lesson from the 2012 election is that you can no longer support programs that marginalize women or minority groups and expect to win (with the possible exception of the South).
My message to Republicans Drop the faith-laced language, the xenophobic hyperbole, your homophobic stereotypes and you will find a receptive audience to your smaller government message. If you cannot, your days as a national party are numbered.
I stumbled upon this crazy photograph by Arthur Pollock of a dinosaur being delivered to the Boston Museum of Science back in 1984 on Boing Boing, but the source of the photo is Retronaut.com. I wonder what people in Boston must have thought as they looked up and saw a life sized dinosaur attached to a helicopter.
Are you watching the online series, Husbands?
Husbands tells the story of two young men, athlete Brady Kelly and tabloid darling Cheeks who spark a media firestorm when they wake up legally married after a drunken weekend in Vegas. Each episode runs less than 10 minutes. I’ve not yet had a chance to view this series and was curious what people have thought of it.
My firm has made a concerted effort to go paperless both to be more environmentally friendly as well as to save costs. Many wholeheartedly embrace this but clearly this colleague finds the policy disconcerting. I wonder if the A&E show Hoarders would consider coming to this office. One can only imagine what their home looks like.
The 2012 election last night delivered in spades for social progressives. I was pleased to see marriage equality initiatives pass for the first time at the ballot box, and I hope the success emboldens others.
The Huffington Post recently wrote an article Why do vegetarians live longer, in response to a recent study that showed on average veggie lovers lived approximately 8 years longer.It points out that vegetarians are less likely to die from heart disease or have high cholesterol. Additionally the incidence of all cancers combined is lower and vegetarians are less susceptible to other killers like strokes, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.
I love vegetables and at times have suspended eating meat for a few weeks to quickly drop 5-10 pounds. When I tell people this I feel like many think I’m exaggerating but according to this article on average, vegans are 30 pounds lighter and 5 units lighter on the BMI scale.
Would you consider eliminating meat from your diet or going vegan if it meant you’d drop a waist size or two?
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