Figuring Out Fit: On Health and Image, A Media Perspective
Learning about health from popular media or advertising is like researching for your doctoral thesis by only citing Wikipedia. It just doesn’t make sense and there’s always a chance that, although sometimes hilariously, some jackass has altered the information just a little bit. The constant exposure to this media view has had an osmosis effect...
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,...
Figuring Out Fit: To the Left, To the Left
Bikers, bicyclists, bicycle riders, bike-curious, cyclists, I know ya’ll, I love ya’ll, and God bless ya’ll for being active all while balancing on two wheels and keepin’ your junk on lockdown in that spandex. But that being said, stop acting like dicks, aight? With the weather beginning to be bearable, I have been taking advantage...
Health Bent: Nutritionist and Yogi Aim to Cleanse You with Nourish
Home interiors get cleaned. Car interiors get detailed. Our bodies are infinitely more important, right?. So why are showers the only personal cleaning regimen that most of us undergo? What about our interiors? How can we clean them? Drinking lots of water is never a bad idea, but Antonia Lafaye and Cher Aslor have some...
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
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,”...
Figuring Out Fit: 5 People I Want to Go to the Gym With
Larry David Going to a gym with Larry David would be the ultimate hilarious experience. If I were to go to the gym with David I would hope it would be on the day after New Year’s when everyone is trying to start their resolutions of working out more, thus ensuring plenty of people to...
Figuring Out Fit: Pump Up the Volume
There are many ways to judge a person, whether it be what they look like, questionable life choices, how much they tip, and my personal favorite, their taste in music. I like to think I have pretty awesome taste in music (but then again I’m always terrified someone will ask to play my iPod at...
Figuring Out Fit: There’s No Crying in Hot Yoga
It all started with a text message. “Hot yoga tomorrow at 9 a.m. You in?” “Yeah! I’ll pick you up at 8:15.” I guess I have to go now. Dammit. Hot yoga has become increasingly popular in the workout world and has been sparking my interest for quite some time, I’ve just always been too...
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...
Figuring Out Fit: I’m A Loser, Baby
There are just too many things I go through on a daily basis that require a lot of effort that should lose way more calories than they do. Because of this, I’m doling out new estimates for caloric expenditures. If only it could be this easy to lose, then I’d be in the best shape...





























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