Posts Tagged ‘exercise’
It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.
I was recently sitting at my desk in my classroom, drinking a Diet Coke while correcting papers. A colleague walked in, and as we wrapped up our conversation, she commented on the soda that I was drinking. “You know, Diet Coke really isn’t good for you. You drink way too much. You should think about…
Read MoreProductivity tip #7: Push your lawnmower.
Just like the people who take the stairs rather than the elevator in order to get a little exercise, mow your lawn with a lawnmower that lacks self-propulsion. If you’re going to spend an hour or two walking in monotonous, geometric patterns on your lawn, you might as well be getting some exercise in the…
Read MoreI don’t stretch. I win.
I don’t like to walk because I could be running instead. Walking seems like such a waste of time. Similarly, I don’t stretch before working out because I could be working out instead. I told this to a college athlete recently and she was shocked. She attempted to convince me about the importance of stretching…
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