Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This post is a guest post from Trent Hamm, who writes The Simple Dollar, a popular personal finance blog.
One of the biggest challenges for me in getting motivated to get in shape is setting goals. I have a […]

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This is a guest post from Gal Josefsberg, who writes about smart physical fitness at 60 in 3.
In late 2003, I reached my lowest point:

My career was at a dead end
I was in debt
I was 100lbs overweight

Mostly these things happened because I just didn’t pay much attention to them. For five years I had […]

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This is a guest post from greenman2001.
For people who are sedentary and overeat, learning to eat properly and exercise are new skills. Diet books and the media don’t usually describe exercise and eating in this way: they’re often described as “lifestyle changes,” as though one could simply substitute one set of behaviors for […]

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This is a guest post from Lauren Muney, who writes about wellness and behavior at Physical Mind.
J.D.’s recent post about bread started me thinking about making healthy choices to get fit. J.D.’s plan was to find the healthiest bread possible so he could still eat bread. 
In theory this is a very good direction: make healthier […]

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This is a guest post from greenman2001.
The Nutrition Action Healthletter is published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit group that accepts no government or industry funding and is devoted to providing consumers with information about nutrition. Its primary focus is on examining packaged food sold in supermarkets and restaurant […]

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This is a guest post from greenman2001.
Several times a year, People magazine publishes a “Half Their Size!” issue (most recently on 14 January 2008), in which they profile people who have literally reduced their weight by half.
This is certainly a karmic act since People is the worst offender in perpetuating the cultural norm […]

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This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about prosperity and fulfillment at Soul Shelter.
When you reach a certain age, you start to resemble what you eat — and that’s bad news for people like me, who crave creampuffs, beer, donuts, and croissants.
A few years ago my back gave out when both my […]

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