Gym Rats

Gym Rats by Stephen J. Lyons Muscle bros flexing their barbed-wire tattoos circle each other like sumo wrestlers itching for a throw-down. Ear buds in place, they strain and grunt to the hearing-loss beats of gangster rap and conservative podcasts. They pos... More »

When They Go Low I Give Up

Published 8m ago - Stephen Lyons

When They Go Low I Give Up by Stephen J. Lyons I’m huffing away on the elliptical at our local gym, reading another depressing commentary about our nation’s state of affairs, when I look across the room at the television to see the scabrous visage of one S... More »

Damn Descartes’ Mind-Body Dualism!

Published 6y ago - Sophia Moskalenko

For most of my childhood, the reflection in the mirror startled me: in my mind, I was blonde and blue-eyed, an admittedly far-fetched feat in my Jewish-Gipsy family. Then puberty swept in, carrying gifts of fainting-grade menstrual pains and a sizable butt. So... More »

Winning the Fitbit Game

Published 8y ago - Carol Poster

By Carol Poster 5 June 2017 Your social media feed is filled with people reporting Fitbit steps. While the whole Fitbit fad may seem silly to other people, as a gamer, you get it. Fitbit is a casual wrist or watch game, like the classic Space Invaders game for... More »

The Art of Body Sculpting

Published 12y ago - Walter Bowne

by Johnnie Flecks The Modern Scholar Series Recorded Books is pleased to present the Modern Scholar Series, where great professors teach you. My name is Cecily Scatterwhicke-Mountbatten, and I will be your host. Today we begin a course entitled The Art of Body... More »

Punishing Yourself to Health: One Day at a Time

Published 12y ago - Josh Schultz

Many modern health fads are all about having your cake and eating it too; but a new coterie of health experts are forging ahead with what is being called the “self-punishment movement” – a set of extreme diet, exercise, and meditation practices designed ... More »

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