This spring, ExpressJet Airlines will break off from Continental to begin operations as a stand alone carrier and passengers will be able to get athletic-minded traveler content on board.
"XJet" will target "under-served" markets with non-stop service on 50-seat planes. That's right, all routes will be non-stop. As its name implies, the company will fly jets, not prop planes, and each will have leather seats, only window and aisle chairs (i.e., no middles), and free XM Satellite radio.
In the spirit of the Grammy Awards--what a fantastic show that was last Sunday night (no lip-synching, no gratuitous profanity/nudity, etc.)--we thought it would be fun to nominate a few of our favorite sweat tunes.
What makes a good workout song in our view? It must be motivating (slow tunes put us to sleep). It cannot be too long (6 minutes or more of any song is overkill). And, it has to be clean (profanity first thing in the a.m.
Athletic-minded skin takes a beating. Sweaty workouts, chlorinated pools, chafing winds, and the sun's UV rays, all contribute to the de-moisturizing and wrinkling of our epidermis; the skin's top layer. Now, I'm no skin care nut/expert; until a year or so ago, I didn't even know there was a difference between body and facial soap. But, after learning about the damage that we athletes can do to our skin and the resulting problems (e.g., deadly melanoma for one), I now wish I would have started a skin maintenance program earlier in my life.
Okay, did I just write that?
If you are not familiar with Hookah (pronounced "hoo-kuh"), you'd better take note. This trendy, Middle East inspired method of smoking flavored tobacco through a tube is on its way to becoming the next big North American puffing sensation since cigars. Hookah bars are sprouting up in cities across the U.S. (18 yrs. and over), selling hookah pipes and tobacco is steadily becoming big internet business, and the Hookah culture/habit is pervading high school, college, and early twenty-something lifestyles.
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Did your friend/relative who completed a marathon this year inspire you to try one yourself? If you?re contemplating joining the ranks of marathon finishers, but not certain which race to run, consider the following best marathons for first time beginners.
How often have you had to unplug a desk lamp or some other hotel furnishing to make way for your computer, phone charger, digital camera, or other techy tools?
When I was last in Vegas, the room occupant before me clearly had to do this and didn't bother to reconnect anything. When I arrived I was forced to spend the first minutes of my trip getting everything working again-which was much faster than waiting for the hotel's "tech support."
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Nowadays, I enjoy keeping my legal cap in the closet. But my law degree and 10 years of trial litigation experience often do come in handy in the business world and in personal matters.
After representing hundreds of clients and reading through hundreds of insurance policies, I've concluded that THE MOST IMPORTANT provision in your auto-insurance policy is the Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage.
Before you hit the road and after you locate all your athletic-minded pursuits, check out this site: WiFiFreeSpot.com -- an online directory of locations offering FREE Wi-Fi. Other resources are out there to help, like in this CNET article.
And most of the time, it's FREE anyway...#Justincase
Now that my spider bite has finally healed, I am making the come back to running. Since I?m no longer a full-time sponsored professional athlete with an unlimited shoe supply, I headed down to the sports store to check out some new running shoes. Until this point, I have been 'limited' to choosing from just one brand.
Wow, the number and array of available brands and features are mind boggling. The funny thing is that as a seasoned runner of over 20 years, I found myself making so many mistakes.
