Category archive for ‘Healthcare & Fitness’ 
Survival Pocket Reference (0)
11/17/09 •
Scene: Siskiyou Wilderness – Night A somber fog hushes the woods. A fog so thick it’s palpable, able to be indented, as it undulates, clinging to the craggy faces of rocky outcrops and the splintered shell of an antique, befallen stump. A deer steps out from the thicket, dew cascading from her mange-bitten fur, her ... Read More
ITGO – Interval Trainer GO (3)
11/09/09 •
*vibration* “Slow” “Fast!” For anyone who does interval training, it’s a rough haul. Interval training is broadly defined as repetitions of high-speed/intensity work followed by periods of rest or low activity. Generally used in cardiovascular workouts (e.g. stationary biking, running, rowing, etc.), interval workouts involve brief bouts of near-maximum exertion interspersed with periods of lower-intensity ... Read More
PopSugar Mobile (2)
11/02/09 •
Last week I took a brisk walk in my neighborhood park – a delightful park here in Petaluma, called Helen Putnam, with rolling, golden hills and panoramic views – with a friend of mine. As we panted and talked rapidly between sharply inhaled breaths, the sun licking the beaded sweat from our foreheads, my friend ... Read More
California Farmers’ Market Finder (0)
10/26/09 •
I’m a farmers’ market buff and have been on the lookout for a farmers’ market finder that is up to my standards. California Farmers’ Market Finder has brought California iPhone users a bounty of info with an easy to use interface. The iPhone App first hit me with happiness at it’s quick load time and ... Read More
Women’s Health Workouts (0)
10/22/09 •
It’s safe to say I lead a fit life. On one memorable hiking trip with two friends and my boyfriend, after steep ravines and even steeper hills to ascend, our teeth grinding with each craggy precipice, we reached an impossibly vertical upswing after an already steep climb. The others groaned miserably, feeling the gravity in ... Read More
Runner’s World Shoe Shop (0)
9/14/09 •
I enjoy yoga as much as every lululemon-wearing, mat-carrying Marin mom or New Age embracing Manhattanite, and I enjoy rock climbing as much as the city-dwellers who pay big bucks for memberships to indoor climbing gyms, and who enjoy spouting lingo like v5, crimping, and top-roping, all while wearing the ironic outfit of skintight denim, ... Read More
iHydrate (0)
9/03/09 •
I’m an active person. I practice ashtanga yoga most days of the week – every day if I can- and I usually run 50 miles a week, with kickboxing and dance thrown in the mix, and an occasional weekend hike or bout of rock climbing. I definitely sweat during these activities, and I shamefully admit ... Read More
Tap and Track Calories (2)
8/29/09 •
I am not fat, but yesterday three people called me skinny-chubby. I immediately downloaded the Tap & Track Calories iPhone app figuring maybe I can regain my title as skinny (or fit even) and loose my handles. Tap & Track Calories determines your caloric intake based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) which takes your ... Read More
Chipotle Mexican Grill Ordering (2)
8/28/09 •
Oh man, do I love burritos. My boyfriend likes to give me a quizzical expression when I say this, and toys with the corners of his mouth, in a half-smile, stating the obvious: “Well, you are half-Mexican.” True, my mother is from Guadalajara, deep in the heartland of Mexico. But trust me, the burritos we ... Read More
Food Additives (0)
8/26/09 •
So apparently I’m going to die. Well, I knew that of course, but Food Additives by WebArtisan has informed me how: all of the food from the grocery store has potentially dangerous additives that I have concluded will end my life. This hasn’t been substantiated by the app, but my imagination is rife with wild ... Read More
