Archive | May, 2006

30 May 2006

Nike + iPod = :)

When the iPod started becoming all the rage, I tried using it a few times for group fitness classes. I eventually stopped because one important feature was missing: the ability to pitch the music faster or slower. The latest news with Apple is that they’re partnering with Nike. The idea is that Nike will sell [...]

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25 May 2006

Ouch, Part 4

The assistant DA called me yesterday. Although a judge decided that my assailant should be admitted to a program where he’ll be given mental health care while in custody, the guy turned it down. It’s official now. We’re definitely going to court. Right now the date is June 7. assuming the defense attorney doesn’t find [...]

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16 May 2006

Lactic acid – muscles’ friend?

As a group fitness instructor, one of the things I was taught is that lactic acid is bad. More specifically, it builds up in your muscles when you exercise so hard that your muscles are not getting enough oxygen, causing the muscles to burn and fatigue. If a recent study is correct, poor old lactic [...]

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13 May 2006

Say what?

All that loud aerobics music certainly isn’t good for my hearing, and all that red wine isn’t good for my liver. Apparently red wine is good for my hearing, though. (I wonder if aerobics music is good for my liver.)

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09 May 2006

Live longer and better

Want to increase the odds of living a longer life? How about increasing the quality of your life? In what is a bit of advice overkill, an article called “15 Ways to Live Longer” gives you a lengthy but relatively simple checklist on what to focus on in order to ward off the Grim Reaper [...]

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03 May 2006

Ouch, Part 3

I was warned by the Assistant D.A. that the case probably would not go to trial today, since the defense would do their best to postpone it. (I’m still not clear on the rationale for this.) Well, sure enough, there was no trial today. On May 16 the defendant will seek admission into some kind [...]

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