Comments on Cranky Fitness: Don't want to get shorted? Then exercise!

Love all the humor and the puns. Makes the reader ...

2010-03-01T00:01:40.119-05:00

Love all the humor and the puns. Makes the reader want to keep on reading and in turn gets your points heard.

Very much needed post if you ask me. Not only wil...

2009-08-03T16:39:14.584-04:00

Very much needed post if you ask me. Not only will regular exercise and stretching help your height and overall wellbeing as you age, but it keeps a healthy flow of oxygen to the brain to keep you sharp.

So, Sagan... when reporting your height to the Dri...

2009-07-30T23:15:52.940-04:00

So, Sagan... when reporting your height to the Driver's License people, you thought that it would be a good idea to estimate on the low side? Or were they being a little short-sighted?

(Yes, I will sink that low when puns are involved. Sorry.)

I KNOW about how tall people get to weigh more. It...

2009-07-30T22:52:25.585-04:00

I KNOW about how tall people get to weigh more. It sucks. It's so not fair. At 5 ft* tall, I complain about that all the time :D

I think I have to exercise once every couple hours if I want to maintain my height and not get any smaller... hehehe.

*so sayeth my drivers license. It may in fact be a little (haha) bit under.

I like guys who are taller than I am too. I realiz...

2009-07-30T21:13:59.142-04:00

I like guys who are taller than I am too. I realize this is unfair to men shorter than I am, but there aren't /that/ many men under 5'3 anyway.
Except for a couple of my cousins.
And that guy at work who's always very friendly.
And... well, anyway, I can relate :)

AHAHAhahahaha! Merry, that was hilarious! Since ...

2009-07-30T17:00:13.498-04:00

AHAHAhahahaha! Merry, that was hilarious!

Since I've already ruptured one of the discs in my back, I believe I'll keep working out to preserve the others! (Though I wouldn't mind being a LITTLE shorter. I'm 5'8", and I like to wear heels. I also like guys who are taller than me, so if I could drop 2", I'd be a happy camper! ;D)

I like the shoes!

2009-07-30T16:47:32.247-04:00

I like the shoes!

I have considered that unfair fact many a time. E...

2009-07-30T16:05:52.124-04:00

I have considered that unfair fact many a time. Especially after watching my husband eat his 6'2" bodyweight in ice cream. Ah well.

Still chuckling over Kathy's pun. I like this DISC...

2009-07-30T14:44:19.260-04:00

Still chuckling over Kathy's pun. I like this DISCussion.

Whobody, I think that 5'2 /is/ a perfectly usual h...

2009-07-30T14:42:53.957-04:00

Whobody, I think that 5'2 /is/ a perfectly usual height :)

I just don't want to lose several inches and end up being under 5 feet :(

I never realized how short I really was until the ...

2009-07-30T14:41:11.246-04:00

I never realized how short I really was until the SWAT school pictures of me and the rest of the guys came out and I looked like a midget. It never crossed my mind that 5'2" wasnt a reasonable height and the same as everyone else. Of course I exercise like a maniac and have for a long time, but still ruptured a disc in my neck....since they replaced it with bone and titanium, i will at least never lose "that" inch.

I just corrected my posture while reading this. T...

2009-07-30T12:41:44.414-04:00

I just corrected my posture while reading this. Thanks.

And, those shoes are sweet.

Were those shoes ever in style?!!! LOL!!!

2009-07-30T12:25:47.571-04:00

Were those shoes ever in style?!!! LOL!!!

My poor dad has never been a tall man, but he's no...

2009-07-30T11:25:29.492-04:00

My poor dad has never been a tall man, but he's not an exerciser either and he has been shrinking. I'm afraid one day I'll be taller than him, poor guy. But he still drives with the seat way farther back than I do. Explain that one to me, haha.

Hey, there are a lot of us 'vertically challenged'...

2009-07-30T11:24:59.917-04:00

Hey, there are a lot of us 'vertically challenged' people out there! :)

Yes, the one way I have always looked at my height...

2009-07-30T11:06:32.838-04:00

Yes, the one way I have always looked at my height as a plus is that I have more places to hide fat. Hmmmm.....

You always hear about calcuim and stuff like that ...

2009-07-30T10:29:31.954-04:00

You always hear about calcuim and stuff like that with bone and height, but not with exercise. I've heard that weight training helps with bone health...but not exercise in general and how it protects the spine. Thanks for the info :)

Enjoyed the post and comments!

2009-07-30T10:10:19.973-04:00

Enjoyed the post and comments!

Good tip! Height is always terribly important to ...

2009-07-30T08:59:00.876-04:00

Good tip! Height is always terribly important to me in WL blogs-- I can never rest until I determine the poster's height. There are some that don't list it. Can you imagine?

I try to be really good about exercise and calcium...

2009-07-30T08:38:39.923-04:00

I try to be really good about exercise and calcium both because of my grandma. At most, she was five flat. I don't know what she is now, but, at 5'2", I tower over her. She's had rheumatoid arthritis since she was in her early '20s (she's 86 now), wasn't a big milk drinker, etc.. Her bones look like swiss cheese now, and it only takes a small bump to cause a tidal wave of destruction. (On the flip side, though, she's the most mentally strong person I've ever met and has shown me the benefits of positive thinking to go with my exercise and milk.)

I think we need a new system of "mini-pounds" for ...

2009-07-30T08:34:05.508-04:00

I think we need a new system of "mini-pounds" for short people. It will make them feel better with weight loss.

Puns are the life blood of Merry Sunshine :-)

haha im short and cant carry any extra weight well...

2009-07-30T08:28:57.781-04:00

haha im short and cant carry any extra weight well!

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LOVED the short post from a short, 5'1" lady! Glad...

2009-07-30T08:03:55.975-04:00

LOVED the short post from a short, 5'1" lady! Glad I work out hard!!! Just finished in fact! I can't afford to get much shorter!!! My mom was 4'11"!

Yes, I know how we can't afford to put on weight compared to a taller person... 4 to 5 pounds is a size up for me! even 2-3 pounds shows pretty quickly!

THX for the puns!

I wanna see Crabby workout in those shoe-heel plat...

2009-07-30T07:58:33.618-04:00

I wanna see Crabby workout in those shoe-heel platforms, but that's probably a stretch.

Merry, I don't feel shorted by short posts at all....

2009-07-30T07:51:38.948-04:00

Merry, I don't feel shorted by short posts at all. In fact, the more blogs I read, the more I realize some authors could stand a little compression of their DISCourse. I guess it's obvious how I feel about puns ... Keep up the good work!