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Here's another great resource for body weight workouts:

http://darebee.com/

There's a lot of fun cough nerdy theming, but the workouts are solid. I originally found them in my search for silent workouts that I could do around the house without waking the sleepy-heads.

I use Strava a fair bit for cycling and occasionally running. Strava is pretty well done; I'd recommend it. I also use MapMyRun for running; also good, but sometimes has flaky GPS for me. That's probably not the app's fault though.

Oh, TV died long ago :-) ... but home internet, yeah, that can die or at least go on a drastic diet. I don't spend hours there, but more than the bare minimum some nights.

I'm taking <em>Paleo Fitness</em> as my guide for the next phase. Part of what I like about it is exactly that the routines are mostly not long slogs but can be broken up and worked into the day.

I tend to do this one with grilled, spiced chicken. I use a Spiralo too as it's really quick and I love the shapes you can get. Ok, just chop or spiralise equal amounts of (raw) courgette and cucumber. Squeeze any excess water out of the cuc and mix together. Chop some fresh mint and a little fresh basil and mix in. Squeese in the juice of a lime and around x2 tablespoons of 0 fat natural yoghurt. Mix it up. You can add in some cool cooked beans too. I like a few butter beans in there. It's a really fresh, quick and cooling one that works well with spicy food.

> Cardio is awesome, but not for weight loss.

Love this and agree. My cardio is stress relief more than anything.

> increase the INTENSITY of your exercise.

This too. I'm glad I'm doing something right. So many women (myself included) fall into that "I don't want to get buff" trap. I read <em>Thinner Leaner Stronger</em> by Michael Matthews which is the woman's version of his Bigger Leaner Stronger for men and it really helped me understand the science better. My biggest obstacle is always time.

And I can totally relate that when I get to a higher lift, I feel so badass!

I'm fortunate not to have a libido mismatch with my spouse who is a marathon runner/triathlete, and my lovers are at varied levels of fitness. I haven't struggled to find partners, but that's likely due to a stunning personality. ;)

First of all have you read Murakami's book on running? just curious, as a book nerd. Surely you've read The Oatmeal?

Ok ok first question. Why do you run Raisin? What do you like about it?

Now a less philosophical one:

So, what kind of stretches do you recommend before running? And after? I've noticed alot of stiffness around my knees and the muscles on the sides of my legs so I'm thinking I'm not stretching properly.

I don't know that what you described is an issue with the skewer tho, sounds more like just cooking with too much heat.

Personally, I only skewer things that are hard to manage with a pair of tongs, or roll around weird. Asparagus is one of those for me. Another skewer friendly food is shrimp.

Here is a nice set of skewers: http://www.amazon.com/Steven-Raichlen-Best-Barbecue-Signature/dp/B0007ZGULG

Key attributes: Metal, flat, and not too wide. Bamboo, wood, and round skewers just don't work for me.

Conair makes some decent scales that are sold under the Weight Watchers brand. The have big LED readouts, are fairly repeatable and aren't that expensive. This one has the highest user rating on Amazon of all the Conair scales and is actually the cheapest ($20) and can go up to 330 lbs/150kg.

I hope this helps

The easiest way to learn how to ride a bike is on a gradual incline, like a long slightly sloped driveway. You don't even need to pedal. Just push the bike going and learn to balance as you go. If you get tippy, just put your legs down to stop. No need to go too fast either. It's just about learning to balance. Once you can go 20 or 30 feet with balance, going faster and pedaling is just icing on the cake.

Fro kids, they make special balance bikes to make learning easier.