When I was training hard in an effort to go to the 1984 Olympics, my total cholesterol hovered around the 135 mark with the good stuff, HDL, being in the high zone. I watched my diet but I wasn’t fanatical about it because everything seemed to be working OK in that area of my life. ...
Triathlons have become popular in the state of Minnesota during the past two decades. The abundance of lakes provides a large number of sites for triathlons. Cold weather limits the outdoor races to a few short months each summer but the quality of these races makes up for the lack in quantity. Here are 10 ...
During the Cold War, communist regimes that bordered the west often built facades of modern buildings and faced them towards their free neighbors. The regimes thought they would convince their neighbors that life was cleaner, better, and more wealthy in their communist countries. The problem was that everyone involved knew it was a lie. That’s ...
After years of careful consideration, I had LASIK eye surgery in the spring of 2008. I did have a somewhat scary complication, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat. In fact, I keep trying to talk my husband into doing it, and I tell people it’s the best money I’ve ever spent. I don’t ...
Her Sports & Fitness, a bimonthly publication, offers most everything it’s similar cousins Fitness and Shape do, plus a lot more. What’s it missing? You’ll notice it’s not as thick. That’s due to a lack of beauty, make-up, and other similar ads. Every other page does not scream you need make up or perfume or ...
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