Archive | 2004

27 December 2004

"Best of 2003"

Another long trip back to the city, this time on the train back from Boston. You know what that means… I spent the time editing another CD for class. It’s called “Best of 2003,” and despite its slightly dated music, I think you guys will like it.

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25 December 2004

Screwed up Email

If you’ve been trying to contact me by email, I haven’t been getting your messages because the “contact” link has been sending mail to the wrong address! Sorry about that. The link has now been fixed, so please resend any messages from the past several weeks!

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22 December 2004

Where the Heck is the Battery Park Location?

Some of you have been asking how to get to the Battery Park NYSC location (for the lunchtime classes I’m subbing for Gilat). Click here for a map. As you can see, it’s West of ground zero, across the West Side Highway. (It’s in the same building as the United Artists movie theater.)

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22 December 2004

Freaky Fridays

Friday people, I still love you! Due to the holidays and other school-related business, the next Friday class I’m going to be able to teach is on 1/21. I’m sorry!! (My extended absence from 80th & Broadway has nothing to do with that location’s stereo sounding horrible, although if it still sounds horrible when I [...]

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17 December 2004

Last Minute Sub!!

I can’t teach tonight at 80th and Broadway! Kathy Habert will be covering my class for me.

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15 December 2004

The Big Fat Apple

Is a person’s height, age, and gender enough information to determine what that person’s ideal weight should be? That’s what the majority of doctors (including my own) seem to think. If they’re right, then I’m 20 lbs. overweight, according to the following website which calculates ideal body weight. (At least the site assures me that [...]

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29 November 2004

Soakin’ Wet

Behold, the weather report for Cancun while I was down there. (Luckily the report for Friday and Saturday was way off.) On my flights down and up, I spent the time editing the “naughty beats” out of a new CD for class. Appropriately so, it’s called “Soakin’ Wet.” I plan on using it in tonight’s [...]

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22 November 2004

The Biggest Loser

Holy cow. Literally. I can’t believe what an evil show The Biggest Loser is. Please promise me that if you watch this show, it’s purely for entertainment value and that you will not use it as a personal model for weight loss. Some excerpts from recaps of the show: “After the meeting, Bob [the trainer] [...]

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19 November 2004

East Coast Alliance

The next East Coast Alliance convention, held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, is coming up soon (Friday, 3/11/05 – Sunday, 3/13/05). They are already allowing people to register. https://www.ecaworldfitness.com/con0.html The conference is a great resource for instructors, but it’s also a lot of fun for those who love group fitness and want to [...]

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18 November 2004

Pass the Chips

If you’re a nutritionist, it’s time to empty your desk and look for another career…. http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/11/15/carb.backlash.ap

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