Simplest, Dumbest Cardio Workout Trick Ever

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By Crabby McSlacker

So this post features one of those weirdo counter-intuitive motivational hacks that you either: (a) already know or, (b) are going to think sounds totally insane.

It's for those days when you're having a Really Shitty Workout.

I already knew the trick, and have probably already written about it. But guess what? I forgot. And then I remembered again. And it's come in handy a few times recently.

The Snowbird Lifestyle: Healthy Anti-Aging Solution or Horrifying Misadventure?

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By Crabby McSlacker

So what's a snowbird? (Besides, apparently, a ski resort in Utah?)

I'll offer one definition of a snowbird: a species of silver-crested North American, usually of advancing years, that migrates annually for the winter from colder northern climates to warmer southern ones. Best known for upsetting local ecosystems and annoying year-round inhabitants.

Regular readers may be aware that my wife (aka "The Lobster") and I are a couple of those dreaded snowbirds. Yet: we are not all that old. Nor, we hope, are we all that annoying.

And it's not just us: Snowbirds seem to be getting younger. Maybe it's because more jobs are going virtual and it's not just for retirement anymore? Or it might be because new options that didn't exist 10 or 20 years ago can make it way more affordable and practical than it used to be.

(Note: I'm talking about "snowbirding" because that's what people google the most common sort of seasonal migration. But this applies to other extended getaways too, like fleeing a torrid climate during summers, or spending months abroad every year in a country that's cheap and culturally enriching, or whatever.)

So if you're curious about the Snowbird lifestyle, either because it sounds vaguely appealing, or alternatively, because it sounds so hideously disruptive that reveling in the details will make you smugly grateful that you live only in one place like a normal person--some thoughts below.

Keeping Healthy New Year's Resolutions: Five Tips!

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By Crabby McSlacker

Okay, first some reassurance: that's a visual pun up there, not a how-to photo. I'm not suggesting you sever any fingertips in order to make your New Year's resolutions easier to keep. Although come to think of it, I'd reach for far fewer Sees candies if I...

No. I'm kidding. Let me go on record as Not in Favor of Digital Amputation as a Weight Loss Aid. In these increasingly imbecilic times, one can't take anything for granted.

Anyway, the usual caveats:

• I know many of you are too smart to make New Year's Resolutions in the first place. I wish I were that smart.
• Whatever I write I'll have written before. But that's okay! Because if I give you a list of the older posts you won't click on them anyway, but it explains why I end up repeating myself so much. Resolutions Q & A (2008) Keeping New Years Resolutions (2009), Number One Trick for New Years Resolutions (2010), Got Resolutions? (2012) Goal Support for Resolutions, (2013) More Freakin' Goal Support for Resolutions (2014) Let's Kick Ass in the New Year (2015) and The Only Trick that Works for Resolutions (2016)
• Your mileage may vary. My advice is what works for me. And not all that well, come to think of it.

So, are we ready?