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Hot To Squat: That's Ms. Allergy, Thank You

Hot To Squat: That’s Ms. Allergy, Thank You

If only my parents had sought counsel from a psychic when I came around. She (I’m assuming this psychic is an old woman, hunched over her crystals and spell books, unruly gray hair pinned sporadically with colorful beads and feathers. It’s my imaginary fantasy, okay?) would have foretold a future teeming with tissues, eye drops,...
Hot To Squat: Save The Date: First Annual Go SPF Yourself Tabata-thon

Hot To Squat: Save The Date: First Annual Go SPF Yourself Tabata-thon

Come one, come all — okay, that was a bit lame — but seriously, this is going to be loads of fun. For those of you familiar with the grueling Tabata workout, then 3 hours of it ought to sound like an intriguing challenge. For those of you who don’t know what it is? Come...
Hot To Squat: Now Open: Orangetheory Fitness

Hot To Squat: Now Open: Orangetheory Fitness

Need some new inspiration to work out? Do you thrive on healthy competition? Maybe quantifiable statistics drive you to push further. Orangetheory Fitness’ newest location across from the Streets of Southglenn just might have what you need. “Orangetheory Fitness, a relatively new concept, is a 60-minute interval training workout that increases energy and jump-starts metabolism,”...
Hot To Squat: Save The Date: Sumo + Sushi + Sake

Hot To Squat: Save The Date: Sumo + Sushi + Sake

When was the last time you sat down to a traditional Japanese sushi dinner, only to pause with each bite to watch the live Sumo wrestling match play out just a few feet in front of you? Well, LivingSocial is giving you the chance to check that one off the old bucket list next weekend....
Hot To Squat: What's For Breakfast?

Hot To Squat: What’s For Breakfast?

So, did you? This morning? Yesterday morning? Or are you one of those “I’m just not hungry in the morning”-types? Maybe it’s “I don’t like breakfast foods”, or “I can only drink my coffee in the morning”? In my experience, those who do eat breakfast never miss a day, and those who don’t eat breakfast...
Hot To Squat: BMI All You Can Be?

Hot To Squat: BMI All You Can Be?

Do you know what your BMI is? The formula looks like this: BMI= weight (lb) / (height (in) x height (in)) x 703. Or, simply enter your info into this handy online calculator and — voila — the answer you’ve been searching for. Every magazine article, every daytime pseudo-intellectual interview, and now, every doctor suddenly...
Hot To Squat: Boo, Hiss: McBusted

Hot To Squat: Boo, Hiss: McBusted

So, McDonald’s has a Director of Nutrition. I wish I could say this were an April Fools’ joke (it isn’t). McDonald’s has just recently insulted the intelligence of consumers everywhere by introducing its new menu offerings as healthy, nutritious, and “part of the fast food chain’s endeavor to achieve variety and balance”. Don’t worry, you...
Hot To Squat: The Hills Are Alive

Hot To Squat: The Hills Are Alive

Denver, don’t pack up those boots and gloves just yet. Sure, Spring appears forthcoming: sundresses hit the racks, flip-flops are aplenty, and those malicious jelly beans are taunting us from every store shelf. Before you retire that North Face down coat for the season, remember- it’s not too late to hit the slopes. And it’s...
Hot To Squat: A Better Kind Of Buzz

Hot To Squat: A Better Kind Of Buzz

Hangovers are awfully passe (not to mention awful). Beer pong is for amateurs. Reefer? So last November. Why not, in a city so brimming with health nuts who prioritize their next workout above just about everything else, seek out our chemical bliss from the widely available chefs whose restaurants cater to those willing to explore...
Hot To Squat: Say What?

Hot To Squat: Say What?

As motivating as that cranked-up bassy dubstep (or metal, or hip-hop) might be for your workout, do you have any idea what it’s slowly doing to your very ability to hear anything at all? We all love our music; in fact, studies regularly show that, especially when exercising, music inspires us to work harder and...
Hot To Squat: It's On: Three Minute Challenge

Hot To Squat: It’s On: Three Minute Challenge

Fitness challenges have most definitely evolved over the years: cycling over mountain passes, stair climbs, Iron Man, Muddy Buddy, Rugged Maniac, triathlons,  marathons, half-marathons. In Colorado, we have our veritable pick of extreme sporting events to measure our mortal potentials. Prompted by the word “race”, it seems we Coloradans will sign up for just about anything we can sink our...
Hot To Squat: Gym-Speak Decoded

Hot To Squat: Gym-Speak Decoded

Have you ever been at a dinner party where you unexpectedly spent the majority of the evening enjoyably chatting away with someone you just met? Only to realize that when introductions were exchanged that you had allowed his or her name to go in one ear and out the other, without even the slightest attempt...