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Kix Kicks it up at the Second Life Wellness Center!

Hi, everyone! Kix here (most of you know me as Biray’s alter-ego or Second Life avatar) . Well, I’m just as real as you ‘real-lifers’ (or as I like to call you RLers or ‘reallers’). I’m definitely more uninhibited and free-spirited than my RL-counterpart. I mean, c’mon - after […]

Blogging For Health, Fitness, and Wellness Pros!

(A little company plug…)
FITTmaxx Institute is offering a series of BLOGGING workshop for health, fitness, and wellness professionals across the nation in 2008! Take your health & fitness business up to speed in today’s internet-savvy culture!
FMI’s first stop will be Phoenix, Arizona.
Location: Arizona Small Business Association (Phx office) - Computer Lab
Date: Friday January 25th, 2008 […]

Yoga-casts

I enjoy evolving my personal yoga practice by gaining additional insights from other yoga instructors, thoughtful readings, and other intimate experiences. Usually on Sundays, I challenge my practice with a heated or yin/relax yoga class at local InnerVision Yoga studio. This morning was different. My energy was distracted and I couldn’t make […]

Is the Internet Making Us Healthier? Prove it!

I woke up this morning (a favorite part of my day) and realized I had to write a blog post immediately! For the past few days I’ve been haunted by my thoughts about how internet technologies (blogs, Facebook, YouTube, etc) are being utilized in the health and fitness arena. I hadn’t been able […]

Health Games Research

Once again, exergaming and games for health research continues onward with more momentum (and now more grant money). Open call for proposals has been announced on the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation website. If you know of anyone who is seeking funding for research on health-relate games, this might be a great opportunity. […]

I’m Walking on Sunshine!

Granted, I may spend way too much time drooling over technology. But at least I can step away from it every blue moon to enjoy an outdoor stroll.
(This was the suburban view of the Arizona sunset captured on my cellphone.)

(Okay, so I may have taken my web-enhanced, GPS-equipped, Twitter-capable geeky cellphone with […]

The Compass Has Evolved!

It fascinates me when new technology changes the way we engage in physical activities. I still remember the moment in my professional career when I first discovered heart rate monitors. It changed my entire philosophy on cardiovascular training. Now I can’t imagine a workout without one.
It seems that GPS(Global Positioning System) has […]

Personal Trainer or Personal Twitter?

Recently I had an interesting discussion with some colleagues about the internet’s role on personal privacy versus public disclosure. Although the web has made it easy for us to share every aspect of our lives with other people (strangers and friends alike), why do we feel the need to do so? Is this […]

Zumba vs. Samba de Amigo!

Recently I read in Game|Life that an old video game Samba de Amigo (previously on the Sega Dreamcast in 2000) is coming back to life in Wii form (which means more physical activity for the player!)
According to wikipedia: “Samba de Amigo is played with a pair of maracas. As a song plays, the player (guided […]

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