I’m not in marathon shape right now, but I do have something more relevant to my daily life: functional fitness. After all, training your body to handle real-life situations is one of the main benefits of exercise, regardless of your life stage.
Commute to work.
I turned one of life’s biggest time-suckers into a workout by riding my bike to work. To keep my heart rate up, I chase down anyone who passes me. This can be irritating to the “passer,” Read the rest of this entry »

SIMPSONVILLE — The first Minute Clinic retail medical clinic in South Carolina opens here this morning, and many more are slated to follow.
Located inside CVS stores, the medical clinics average 250 square feet in size and are staffed by nurse practitioners. They are designed to provide limited services, at convenient hours and in convenient locations.
“This is about appropriate care, in an appropriate setting,” said company president Chip Phillips.
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Sorry for the length between posts. Earlier this week I mentioned
, working in Denver and commuting commuting from and to Colorado Springs. My new job is great, but
is more brutish than I imagined—an average of 2 hours each way. As a result, my plans to exercise this week were balled up and tossed into the trash. Between the stress of the commute and the job, I lost my appetite and promptly dropped 5 pounds in two days. Even I know that’s Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not in marathon shape right now, but I do have something more relevant to my daily life: functional fitness. After all, training your body to handle real-life situations is one of the main benefits of exercise, regardless of your life stage.
Commute to work.
I turned one of life’s biggest time-suckers into a workout by riding my bike to work. To keep my heart rate up, I chase down anyone who passes me. This can be irritating to the “passer,” Read the rest of this entry »