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Open Thread: The "43 Folders" of health and fitness sites?
Merlin Mann | Feb 8 2006
Over the last six months or so, I've gotten a lot of requests via email from people looking for (yes, thanks, more than one person called it this) "the 43 Folders of (health|exercise|fitness) sites." Naturally I set my Google fu in motion, fully expecting to turn up dozens of excellent sites on how to stay motivated about workouts, how to eat properly, and how to psych (or "hack," if you prefer) yourself into straightening out, losing weight, and getting that fat ass in motion. Funny thing: I came up pretty thin -- and not in that good, healthy, slender kind of thin way. In at least three sittings of searching over the past few months, I just did not turn up more than a couple of independent sites that really blew me away. Really surprising, and maybe I was just looking in the wrong places. Like under a 12-pack of beer and a rib roast. BUT. I'm sure they're out there, and I can't think of smarter people to ask than you, so you tell me: what's your favorite website or blog about getting healthy? What are your favorite apps for tracking progress and watching a diet? Who's got the best "health hacks?" Post your faves in comments and help your geeky friends get as theoretically fit as they are theoretically organized. 95 Comments
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Some programs for the palm...Submitted by Gus (not verified) on February 9, 2006 - 11:22am.
Some programs for the palm that are helpful: Diet Exercise Assistant Biometric Weight Manager (BWM) Both determine how many calories you burn/don't burn in daily in order to reach your weight loss goals. It determines your calorie needs by your weight, your activity level and exercise. It's great if you really like to see the numbers going. Both use the same database and you can add foods you often use to the database. I preferred BWM simply because I like the interface and it had a Favorites button where you can save all the foods you have daily. Keeps you honest if you remember to write everything down. Also checks your progress. MySportTraining is suppose to be a good weightlifting/training log for your handheld, plus it has diagrams of lifting exercises for those who need them. I recommend reading "Body for Life for Women" and "The Dish: On eating healthy and being fabulous". You'd also be amazed at how effective cutting out starches and sugar at night will do and just eating Salad and meat/fish. » POSTED IN:
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