Category Archives: Fitness

The March. Guest post by #theRedondoBeachDude.

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

On an early Friday morning three tiny travelers make their way to school. Passing shining blades of grass, the trio giggles and smiles with the brightness of the day. Hand in hand, step by little step, they proudly display backpacks … Continue reading →

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Older and Wiser (and Eating Cake!)

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The treadmills hum quietly and the pair of ladies speak loudly. Their grey hair bounces, they swing their elbows. When one says, “All right, here we go,” they turn up the speed just a pinch, and clasp onto the frame … Continue reading →

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One Giant Leap for Ein Kleines Kind

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

The plastic bag is in the top of the tree. Three stories up. This distance means little to the two foot child under the tree, leaping with his hands up, reaching and stretching for the bag. Then calling, “Get down … Continue reading →

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Weight Weight…Don’t Tell Me

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Waiting for a three a.m. flight after their vacation, the couple weigh themselves on an airport baggage scale.   She giggles before stepping up on the square silver platform. Her husband takes the coat she removed, a puffy beige one with … Continue reading →

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Courteous Cardio (or My New Old Friend)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

I enjoy the solitude of the vacant cycling room, until an elderly man peeks in sheepishly. I beam. (By now it should be clear that the elderly are my favorite humans and confidantes, most certainly my favorite in the gym.)  … Continue reading →

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Do-Re-Mi S.O.S.

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

Reblogged from The Nice Thing About Strangers: As bus merged onto the highway, leaving no chance for unhappy passengers to disembark, a group of Slovakian college students old enough to know better broke into song. The driver remained completely unmoved, … Continue reading →

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Iceland. Or The Moon.

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

How foolish we were to be afraid of loneliness. -Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter.

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The Life Cycle

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

The recreation center is busy, but like in a scene from a film, the crowd parts for a miniscule elderly lady sauntering slowly toward an exercise bike. She chooses one with moveable elliptical-style handles so she could also work those … Continue reading →

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Saturday-Ja-Vu: Shimmy in the Suburbs

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Heading home, I began to worry that I might run out of stories–or that my stories may not be as interesting when they all took place in English. I stocked up on over a week of observations while in airports … Continue reading →

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It Takes One to Waltz

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

A boy in a hooded sweatshirt tips back his generic energy drink, then pauses under the illuminated sign for a dance studio. In the window, a display of streamers and course times surround a TV showing a video of woefully … Continue reading →

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