I’ve devised a new three-part daily wellness program to stay reasonably active and reasonably fit. I’ve named the three parts as follows: the Morning Louie, the Midday Meander, and the Evening Constitutional. The last two are just walks. I take a 20-minute stroll around lunchtime and a 40-minute amble in the evening, for a daily […]
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Meditation Station
Are there any fitness or wellness apps with workout videos featuring trainers who aren’t relentlessly encouraging? The trainers on the app I use, Apple Fitness+, act like I’m a national hero on the order of Harvey Milk just for doing burpees. I find such positivity inauthentic and off-putting. Just once I’d like for a fitness […]
Bathroom Scale
For most of my adulthood, my weight has been an unwavering 158 pounds. Recently, the number has begun to creep higher, presumably due to my slowing metabolism and not any changes to my diet or fitness routine. After all, altering those things never had an impact before. Lord knows I tried. In my mid-twenties, I […]