Category: Health

Q Ginger: My New Favorite Ginger Beverage

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I have a six pack of Reeds ginger beer sitting untouched in my fridge. It's a decent beverage, but I can't drink it anymore after having "Q Ginger," billed as "a superior ginger ale."  That reads to me like up-sell marketing, but in fact I have to agree.  It's the best ginger beverage I've ever…

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Rik Attempting a Front Flip (video)

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  Here's a video of me attempting a front flip, taken by the awesome acrobatics instructor Andrey at Athletic Playground.   Andrey used this killer iPhone app called Coach's Eye that allows him to take video of his students, replay it for them in slo-mo or frame-by-frame, and show them how to improve by drawing…

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Best Run Ever: 3.8 miles in 35 minutes!

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Logged one of my best runs this morning, which feels pretty great: 3.8 miles in just under 35 minutes , averaging a 9:10 min/mile pace. I love this route from my Oakland apartment, through Piedmont and up the stately hills of Mountainview Cemetery.  When I get to the top of one of the main hills…

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Hack-A-Thon for Youth Health March 31 in San Francisco

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Attention Bay Area coders, designers and tech innovators! On March 31, TechSoup.org and ISIS are co-sponsoring a "hack-a-thon" on youth health in San Francisco. You can help design an app that can save the lives of young people. Here's the details: ISIS is hosting our first ever hack-a-thon, together with our partners TechSoup. A hack-a-thon…

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A New Year’s Eve Fun Run to the Golden Gate Bridge

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For the last day of the year, my cousins had the brilliant idea to do a casual, 5 mile "fun run" from Crissy Field to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. It was a gorgeous Bay Area winter morning, in the mid-50s, sunny, windless and clear.  Folks were out jogging, biking, walking their dogs and…

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Silent Running

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I’ve been fairly consistently running for the past six months, which has been a significant change to my exercise routine.  I’m in the ‘burbs, without access to a gym or studio, which makes biking, exercise machines and classes not so convenient.  So I’ve been running. I have always hated running.  I think I’ve mentioned this….

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iMapMyRun iPhone app makes exercise less sucky, but doesn’t actually run for you

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<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/32438444" _mce_href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/32438444">iMapMyRun: Apr 23, 2011 9:34 AM</a> and more runs in San Francisco, CA on MapMyRUN. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" _mce_href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a> I hate running. I have asthma, flat feet and short legs. I find running to be easily the most boring form of exercise I have ever done, next to weight lifting. But I recognize…

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