Health & Fitness

Friends, Buddies, Junk Food [Weekend Reading]

December 10, 2010Health & Fitness

Been so busy working on the new Simple Workout project (and it’s going to be amazing, like having your own personal trainer!), but I found a few things in my mailbox that you should definitely read. Cultivate Your Crew The first is from a new blog called FeelGooder, run by one of the most famous [...]

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Gifts for Men: My Favorite Things

November 27, 2010Dressing

The season for gift-giving is here, with “Cyber Monday” around the corner. Later I’ll be offering some tips and gifts to help you to buy for that new girlfriend or crush…but first, I want to help you with some ideas for you, or a buddy, or a male relative. Or perhaps you’re a woman who’s [...]

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6 Gym Mistakes Guys Make

October 25, 2010Health & Fitness

A fitness club is more than a good place to start your road to a healthier life. It’s often like a community center and spa as well. You can meet your neighbors (or colleagues), encourage each other as workout buddies, and in some clubs have a post-workout sauna. But as with any micro-society, there are [...]

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The Bicep Workout

October 8, 2010Health & Fitness

As you may know, I’m not a fan of isolating body parts in a workout. It’s most important to remember your primary goal—to lose fat, build lean muscle or improve overall fitness—before embarking on a focused abdominal or bicep workout. That said, the most visible evidence of a muscular guy is the look of his [...]

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Weekend Reading, Student Edition

September 24, 2010Grooming

Happy first weekend of fall! (Aussies, happy first weekend of spring!) Right now as I look out my window, Mother Nature can’t decide whether to lighten up or bring the pain. I’m guessing soon it’ll be the pain. Now that you college students have your computers hooked up (who am I kidding, you brought your [...]

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Mission Possible [More Weekend Reading]

September 11, 2010Health & Fitness

Still on holiday, but that didn’t stop the Internet from having all kinds of goodness without me. Here are a few tasks for you to work on as we head into Fall… Gain Some Confidence Lifehack.org, like a lot of sites written “by the community,” is a bit hit-or-miss with its stuff. 63 Ways to [...]

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Exercise, Meditate, Launder [Weekend Reading]

September 4, 2010Dressing

Call it our guy version of “Eat, Pray, Love.” Don’t Blame Your Genes First up is a study by the UK’s Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, which found that exercise can improve the health of even those who are genetically predisposed to obesity. In the past it was assumed that many who are obese had [...]

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Simple Starter Workout News

August 23, 2010Health & Fitness

The first part of revising the Simple Starter Workout is done: after a few edits and other cleanup, the (still) free e-book is back online! You can get your copy by subscribing to the Tao of Bachelorhood. (Click the link to find out about more bonuses!) There’s a handy form there on every page—in addition [...]

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