Posts Tagged ‘bicycle’
Dieting and the Dragon of Perfectionism-Confession of a Couch Slug
In my last installment of Confessions of a Couch Slug, I related my story of getting obsessed with dieting and calorie counting and how it eventually led me to give up my pursuit of a strong, healthy body. Hitting Bottom I realized that I had hit the bottom when I was looking up the calorie…
Read MoreCycling Saga of a Couch Slug – Part 2 of 2
After reading the first part of my epic cycling saga, I fear that I might have omitted some of my few skills in the area of all things physical. Yes, it is absolutely true that the only sport I can claim as a part of my high school experience is Speech and Debate, but I…
Read MoreTraining a Couch Slug – part 1 of 2
If you are one of those people for whom exercise comes naturally and easily, then I admire you. My relationship to exercise and training is a wary one. I am a naturally sedentary person. My leisurely pursuits are sedentary activities: quilting, reading, writing, composing. Keeping in shape is not something that comes naturally to me.…
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