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December 9, 2011

Oh dear. The Internet is upside-down again.

In the loopy world of blogs, this is the first post you'll see. For us, it's the last.

From the time this blog launched with several contributors, it has always been in a bit of a gerrymandered space between the sports and health worlds, with some transportation and food thrown in.

We've lost some voices in the year since then, so it's with some relief that those of us still active move to Picture of Health this month. We hope you'll come with us so we won't have to miss you.

It's been fun. Thanks for all the comments!

Photo credit: Getty Images

Posted by Patrick Maynard at 6:09 AM | | Comments (2)
        

November 30, 2010

A gift for the runners out there

This was posted on one of my favorite deal sites and seemed worth sharing.

Running Warehouse is offering their gift cards at a 20% discount while supplies last. The site also has free two-day shipping and free return shipping.

Posted by Jerry Jackson at 12:42 PM | | Comments (0)
Categories: Deals, Running
        

November 10, 2010

Coupons for exercise?

I noticed this morning that today's yesterday's Groupon is for an introductory climbing class at Earth Treks. "Neat!" I thought, until I remembered that I already purchased the same Groupon the last time it was offered, and still need to use it before it expires.

The Groupon got me thinking though, that I have been seeing more such offers, also on other sites like LivingSocial, that are fitness related. I know I've bought a few for yoga classes, and have seen others for gym trials, running shoes, and pilates sessions.

Who else is buying these coupons? I'm wondering if these are really effective marketing for the gyms/yoga studios/etc. who sell them and whether they've helped anyone kick off a new fitness regimen. Are you more likely to exercise if you have a coupon?

Posted by Anica Butler at 3:05 PM | | Comments (6)
Categories: Deals
        

October 28, 2010

Cute workout clothes and free yoga!

It's not the newest news, but thought I'd share this tidbit in time for shopping for cold-weather workout clothes:

Lululemon, maker of yoga and running clothes, has opened a showroom in Baltimore.

I came across this information by accident while on their website looking for the address of the Annapolis location.

I went to the Fell's Point showroom, which is open just Thursdays through Saturdays, a few weeks ago and found it cute and the employees friendly. While they don't carry the company's entire line, they had plenty of apparel and accessories to choose from.

The store has also been holding FREE YOGA in Patterson Park near the pagoda every Saturday at 9 a.m. I haven't been yet, but maybe I'll check it out this weekend before the swim lesson.

If you've been already, let me know.

Posted by Anica Butler at 12:45 PM | | Comments (1)
Categories: Apparel, Deals, Outdoors, Running, Yoga
        

October 27, 2010

Good price for Garmin 205

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If you are in the market for a GPS for running Amazon has the Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS Receiver and Sports Watch on sale for $99 with free shipping. Regular retail is $268.

It can also be used as a bike computer with Garmin's bike mount.

Amazon also has the Garmin Forerunner 305 with a heart rate monitor for $144.

 Update: Amazon has sold out of the 205 but still shows the 305 in stock.

Posted by Jerry Jackson at 12:52 PM | | Comments (1)
Categories: Apparel, Bicycling, Deals, Running
        
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Andrea Siegel, a reporter at The Baltimore Sun, covers mostly crime and courts in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, as well as legal issues. She wishes she was more physically fit, and, as she's more fond of chocolate than exercise, fitness is a challenge. Her partner on a one-mile-plus daily walk is the family dog, a mixed breed named Moxie, and she exercises at the gym where the D.C. snipers once worked out.
Jerry Jackson has been a photo editor at The Baltimore Sun for 14 years and an avid cyclist for more than 30 years. Inspired by the movie "Breaking Away," he started racing as a teenager in Mississippi when leather "brain baskets" were still the norm. He regularly commutes to work by bike and still enters several mountain bike races a year for fun.
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Patrick Maynard, who will be writing about running and walking, has been a producer for baltimoresun.com since 2008. In 2009, he tweeted on-course for the Sun from the Baltimore Marathon, finishing in just under 4 hours and almost managing to run the whole time. He sometimes walks to the Sun offices on Calvert Street.
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Leeann Adams, a multimedia editor at The Baltimore Sun, also dabbles in content for the mobile website and iPhone app and covers the Ravens via video. She did a triathlon to celebrate her 40th birthday and continues to swim, bike and run -- none of them quickly, though. Her biggest fitness challenge is to balance working, working out, spending time with her husband and being a mom to a 6-year-old boy.
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Anica Butler, the Sun's crime editor, is a former high school runner and recovering vegetarian who spent more of her early-adult years on a bar stool than working out. She is currently training (though poorly) for a half marathon and is trying to live a generally healthier lifestyle. She also hates the gym.
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