“The one thing,” Curly tells Mitch, displaying his black-gloved index finger. “Just one thing.”
“That’s great,” says Mitch. “But what’s the one thing?”
“That’s what you’ve got to figure out.”
Category Archives: Motivation
7 Tips for a Better 2017
The following originally appeared on Jan. 5, 2011. It reappears today, tweaked and updated.
Move more and eat better in 2017 using these seven simple strategies:
1. Mix it up. The big trend in fitness isn’t one thing, it’s everything. Avoid drudgery, avoid stressing the same muscles and work your entire body by doing a variety of workouts. “Incorporating several different forms of exercise in a training program can be an excellent way to develop the various components of fitness,” according to the American Council on Exercise. If your goal is to lose weight, varying your exercise regimen — walking one day, lifting weights the next, taking a Zumba class after that — keeps your muscles from becoming too efficient at any one exercise and thus burning fewer calories.
In 2017, don’t just set a goal, set the ‘right’ goal
The following originally ran on Jan. 1, 2012. We rerun it today with minor tweaks.
“You know,” Chris said, “there aren’t too many people who could do this.” After catching his breath, he added, “And I don’t mean people our age. I mean people, period.”