• Bartenders too generous?

    Posted on June 18th, 2008 admin No comments

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    A recent study has shown that bartenders may be serving their customers portions of alcohol that are larger than they should be. Wine and mixed drinks were reported to be about 50% too big, and draft beers about 25% too big. For those who are trying to watch what they eat and drink, the oversized portions can make it difficult to monitor their calorie intake.

    Fear not, health-conscious New Yorkers. The study was performed in Northern California, not in New York City, where getting too much for your money rarely seems to be a problem.

  • Upcoming schedule change

    Posted on June 17th, 2008 admin No comments

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    For reasons mentioned before, classes at NYSC are occasionally taken from instructors and given to Group Exercise Coordinators or Fitness Managers. Because of this, when the new schedule kicks in on 6/23, I unfortunately won’t be teaching the Club Strength class on Thursdays any more. The class will be changed to a Sports Circuit class (I think), and it will be taken over by the club’s Fitness Manager.

  • Fake smiling not good for you

    Posted on June 1st, 2008 admin No comments

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    In what may come as a blow to those who work in customer service oriented industries, a recent study shows that people forced to put on a happy face when they’re not feeling happy are harming their own health. If indeed this discovery is true, it’s at odds with the old advice that smiling is good for you, even if it isn’t genuine.

    It should be noted that the study was performed in Germany, a country for which the “problem” of fake smiling does not seem to be an issue.