Most Popular Posts on Live Fit Blog from Feb 2009

There are several reasons to not eat restaurant food.  We can talk about the high calorie content, sodium, trans fats.  Or, we can discuss food safety.  There has been quite a bit in the news lately about food safety, with the recent U.S. peanut butter salmonella scare, melamine found in baby formula, and so forth.A friend of mine turned up sick after eating at a local restaurant.

With the current celebrations of Darwin’s birthday, a recent story about how we humans have evolved for running long distances seems to be appropriate.  It makes me feel better about the fact that I’m anything but fleet afoot, as well.  The ongoing mantra among my group of running buddies is that humans were built to move. Humans Were Built For Running Long DistancesThere’s a recent story at Wired.

I have come to the conclusion that the battle for piriformis relief is going to be long and arduous.My problem started about 2.5 years ago, and I’ve come to believe its related to my cycling.  I have no proof that cycling was responsible, other than to say that the pain in my hip and lower back began after I took up the sport.

My bias against coupling bad weather and exercise has shown through quite clearly this week, which I’m choosing to view as compensation for the miserable weather for outdoor exercise last week.  Daytime temperatures have ranged between 50-70-degrees Fahrenheit.  We had one day of thunderstorms and high wind, but otherwise a gorgeous week.  This has inspired me to get out and spend more time running, which has been most excellent.

Did you go to a Superbowl party on Sunday?  Even if you didn’t go to a party, did you take the opportunity to have some scrumptuous Superbowl food?  A few of my buddies were talking about the game this year.  Most of us agreed that the game is fun to watch, but the best part of the entire day is the food and commercials.