What the Heck is Cranky Fitness?


Cranky Fitness is a health blog, sort of. It was started by Crabby McSlacker in 2007, and has also featured cobloggers Merry, Gigi and Jo. Regular publishing ended in March of 2010, but there may be occasional updates--or who knows, the blog may be resurrected at some future date, so check in every now and then!  There are almost 1,000 posts in the archives, so feel free to browse.

Blog topics at Cranky Fitness include general health, fitness, nutrition, personal development, disease prevention, aging, and whatever else the authors happened to feel like whining about on a given day.  You can browse the archive by topics, located on the sidebar if there's anything in particular you're looking for.

Would you like upbeat inspirational advice about how easy and fun it is to eat healthy food, lose weight, and stay in shape? Then you will probably not like it here. One of the founding principles of Cranky Fitness is: Healthy Living is a Pain in the Ass.

Disclaimer: We are not health experts. Do not take our advice seriously and then try to sue us when Bad Things Happen. Consult your doctor, pharmacist, psychotherapist, herbalist, chiropractor, dentist, shaman, voo-doo practitioner or other appropriate health professional before doing anything that might affect your physical or mental health.

Questions?
Please Email Crabby at CrabbyMcSlacker @ gmail dot com.

About Merry, Jo and Gigi:

You can find out more about Merry at her blog Sheesh; likewise, Jo hangs out at the Wednesday Whine and Head Nurse; and Gigi can be located at Chunky Monkey Mama.  

About Crabby McSlacker:

Photo montage by the awesome Bossy of I Am Bossy

Crabby McSlacker started the blog Cranky Fitness in April of 2007. She also writes under the name Jamie Graham, and has been a contributor to Diet Blog and Blogher.  She now has a health writing job that has distracted her from posting here, but somehow she still finds time to fritter away on Twitter. Should some eager editor from a publishing company wander in and decide that a Cranky Fitness book would be a nifty idea, Crabby would be very happy to talk.

Crabby is not an expert on health and fitness; she is just a regular person who often finds it challenging to eat healthy and get enough exercise. However, she thinks it is very important to try one's best.


Crabby Loves Cupcakes Way More Than Broccoli


Crabby's philosophy on nutrition can best be summarized by the Ninety Percent Rule: try to eat 90% healthy, with plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, lean protein, and healthy fats. The remaining ten percent? Eat total crap if you want, and enjoy it!


Crabby Hates Weights But She Does Them Anyway.

As to exercise? Well, Crabby thinks that's essential. It's best to try to find something you like, but the grim reality is that exercise is not always going to be fun.

Crabby believes one should ideally do some cardio, some strength training, some stretching, and even some more challenging SHIIT every now and then. But she thinks it's more important to do something rather than nothing. She often argues against health and fitness perfectionism.


What Else Has Crabby Done Besides Blog?

Crabby has written a novel, but alas, it remains unpublished. She is working on another novel, but then she always says that and why does this other novel never seem to appear?

Crabby used to be a psychotherapist, and spent some time in the legal publishing field. Yet she remembers almost nothing useful about her prior careers. She still holds an inactive license as a Marriage and Family Therapist, and may someday go back to private practice. Or, when she tires of health writing, she might take a shot at life coaching. She's sure tons of folks will want to seek help from a life coach named Crabby McSlacker.

Who is "The Lobster?" And what about "Fran the Van?"



Crabby shares a quiet life with her Most Amazing Significant Other, known on the blog as "The Lobster." They have been together since 1990 and were married in Massachusetts. Crabby and the Lobster split their time between Provincetown, MA, and California.  They enjoy camping and touring the country in "Fran the Van," a 19 foot Pleasureway campervan of which they are inordinately fond.

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