Motion control shoes are like the ugliest shoes there are. I'm not quite sure why they only come in one color (fluorescent white) but they do. However, with arches as flat as mine, you can't be choosy.
The reason for my special needs shoes is this: I hate running. Not a fan! But my boyfriend runs triathlons twice a year, so I try to do a few loops around the park with him here and there. And when I attempted this in my old running shoes, things didn't go so well.
Then, Sharon Barbano of Saucony came to our office to meet with the health editors. She took one look at my feet and yelled, "Overpronator!" Apparently, when your arches are flat, your feet hit the ground and roll inward, causing extra stress and torquing your knees unnecessarily. So I switched to a motion control shoe, and it's a whole different story. I keep my Saucony Grid Stabil's at my place, and my New Balance 817's at my boyfriend's.
Now, that's not to say I'm running 5 miles effortlessly. It's more like 2, and with a few breaks and/or fights in between. But having the right shoes makes a HUGE difference.
My dad used to send me my favorite truffles every year on Valentine's Day. Then once I went away to college, he stopped. Finally, after much hinting, I received a box. A very small box. And a warning: These go straight to the thighs. Awesome!
You can't expect men to understand chocolate. Especially men who are bitter and on Atkins. Look, I have a biological need for it. I must eat it. And it's Valentine's Day for Pete's sake! END OF DISCUSSION.
So anyway, since V-day is coming up again, I thought I'd entertain the idea of calories (what are those?) and fat (what's that?) being something to keep an eye on this year. After all, I'm older, no longer much of an athlete, and would prefer not to get diabetes. So I wonder...just how unhealthy is a piece of chocolate, anyway?
Brace yourselves…
According to Godiva, the appropriate serving size of their dark chocolate truffles is 2 pieces. Um, ok. So if you eat two dark chocolate truffles, you'll set yourself back 210 calories and 14 grams of fat (9 of them saturated). But the good news is, none of it appears to be trans fat, as I don't see any hydrogenated oil in the ingredients. As Borat would say, Niiiiiiiiice.
And here's more. You can get away with three of Godiva's midnight swirl dark chocolates for about the same consequences (220 calories, 15 grams of fat). Plus, there's also a limited edition chocolate mousse set to further tantalize you away from your diet.
"There is a study that found that men having three or four orgasms a week halved the risk of having a major heart attack or stroke. The benefits were attributed to the fact that sexual activity, that involves mild to moderate physical activity, are likely to have some cardiovascular protective effect.
These results were published several years ago by the University of Bristol researchers that involved 2.400 men who were tracked 10 years later to see how many had suffered serious strokes and heart attacks. It was called the Caerphilly study and it was presented at the World Stroke Congress in Melbourne."
And I'm not surprised. Sometimes going without sex for a while can make you feel like having a heart attack. But seriously—if I've ever heard a good reason to hit the sheets on a regular basis, this is it.
Tokyo marketing firm Hime & Company is getting press for a very generous company policy: Employees are allowed paid time off to get through a breakup.
When you think about it, it makes sense. If you come to work after a bad breakup, chances are you're in a foul mood from not eating, you're gonna take bathroom cry-breaks at least twice a day, and you're going to be spending more time reading old emails from your ex (or plotting revenge) than you are actually working. Besides, we all know a fair amount of sick days are really "heartbreak leave" in disguise.
And if that wasn't enough to make you think CEO Miki Hiradate is totally boss, apparently she also gives staff paid time off to go shopping during sale season!
Miki, you're so fine you blow my mind.
Ever cried at work over a breakup? (Over a third of respondents in a recent survey have). Every taken a sick day for a broken heart (or wished you could have)? Leave your comments below.
New studies have shown serious evidence that releasing your anger in a fight can help you live longer. On the flip side, stifling your feelings and giving your guy the silent treatment can actually bring about an earlier death!
The most recent study surveyed 192 married couples, ages 35-69, over 17 years. Of the couples who suppressed their anger in fights, 23% were dead by the end of the study. However, of the rest of the couples (all of which had at least one partner who expressed anger in a fight), only 6% died during the study.
More relationship tips:
What's your fighting style?
Is your fighting style killing you?
How to open up to your guy
