Beyond the Gym
Beyond the Gym is a guide to exercising outside, you guessed it, the gym.
Though the gym has many uses−because it’s designed for exercise and fitness, everything about it is meant to thrust you in the right mind-set−it has its drawbacks, too. Yes, the free weights and machines seem to desire your limbs for conditioning; and then there’s the mirrors to reflect how great you look and how hard you’re working out; and, the most important motivation, other people who lead by example leading you to run faster, sit-up quicker, and bench more. These factors make the gym the best place to regularly train and work out if, that is, you can afford a membership and the time to go. Yet despite the gym’s limitations, there are very few other ways for people who want to be healthy and fit to be so, unless they recreate a gym in their own home, or go to an outdoor field to play sports. That’s why I’ve developed ways to exercise in the places I have to go throughout my day, such as subways, cubicles, and cars. Eventually I hope to have exercises specifically made for buses, planes, trains, and anywhere else humans find themselves. Read More…
Rare How To’s
There doesn’t seem to be a single field of human endeavor that has not been touched by a publisher’s d esire to have anyone educated in any field by doing no more than purchasing and perhaps reading an inexpensive, all-in-one manual on the subject. Closer look shows minor gaps in coverage, though. For example, I recently wanted a manual on how to ensure victory in a cock fight, but found nothing apt on the How To shelves of Barnes and Nobles or Borders. The support desk and the manager had no clue. But what I found at the library astonished me. Read More…
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