May’s 30 Day Fitness Experiment Recap and Analysis

Posted on June 3, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I’ve spent the past 9 months doing various 30-day lifestyle experiments which have targeted many different aspects of my life. However, I had yet to do one concerning fitness so I figured it was about time. The month of May … Continue reading →

Fitness Park Workout on the Charles River

Posted on June 2, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Due to living downtown, I spend a lot of time running, biking, or walking on the Charles River path. It’s a great fitness outlet provided by the city that gives you trees, grass, and a river while still being very … Continue reading →

Spartan Race Workout of the Day

Posted on June 1, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Typically my weekly fitness routine involves at least 2-3 days of running so throughout this fitness month I’ve been jonesing to get out there and do some running. I found the chance when I came across a specific Spartan Race … Continue reading →

Resistance Bands on the Charles River Fitness Park

Posted on May 31, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Having just come back from Hawaii, the last thing I wanted to do today was to workout inside. So I went for a short 10 mile bike ride. However, having already done a bike ride this month I decided to … Continue reading →

Swimming at Tufts University

Posted on May 31, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Me and swimming are not friends. Since a very young age I’ve been a terrible swimmer. When I was a little kid (7 or 8) they wouldn’t pass me to the next level in swim lessons because I couldn’t float … Continue reading →

Rollerblading on the Charles River Bike Path

Posted on May 31, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Hockey has been a big part of my life ever since I was a munchkin. I got my first pair of ice hockey skates shortly after I could walk and then spent the next 18 years of my life eating, … Continue reading →

Trevor Smith’s Fitness in Austere Environments on Kalalau Beach in Kauai, Hawaii

Posted on May 30, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Trevor and I went to high school together and we met on the cross-country team my freshman year. He was a fit dude then and he’s surely a fit dude now, the difference is that more than a decade later … Continue reading →

Power Yoga on Kalalau Beach in Kauai, Hawaii

Posted on May 30, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I knew that yoga would have to be one of my exercises while I was on vacation in Kauai, living on Kalalau Beach. Kalalau is a very spiritual place for the people who have lived there over the centuries so … Continue reading →

Three Days of Hiking the Kalalau Trail in Kauai, Hawaii

Posted on May 29, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Last week I spent one of my two precious weeks of annual vacation on one of the greatest adventures of my life: hiking the Kalalau Trail in Kauai, Hawaii. Sarah has wanted to do this trip her whole life and … Continue reading →

Outrigger Canoe Paddling with the Lanikai Canoe Club in Hawaii

Posted on May 29, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Outrigger. Canoe. Paddling. Is. Awesome. The End. On my first day in Hawaii I woke up at 1:30am wide awake (yay jet lag) but managed to sleep until 6:00. This was just in time to head to the beach for … Continue reading →

Dragon Boat Racing on the Charles River with Living Root

Posted on May 27, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Dragon Boat Racing is described by Wikipedia as being similar to outrigger canoe racing but instead of a traditional 6-man outrigger canoe there’s a 22 person crew in a canoe with no outrigger. Of the 22 person crew, 20 people … Continue reading →

Another Lunch-Time Workout: Road Biking in the Suburbs

Posted on May 27, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

For as much as I complain about my job, one thing that I really appreciate is the upper-management’s support for lunch-time fitness. I suppose if your senior scientists are taking an hour for lunch to do yoga, to hit the … Continue reading →

Insanity DVD – Core Cardio and Balance

Posted on May 18, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

It’s no wonder that the people in the Insanity DVD commercials look ripped. If they actually did the workout program (and weren’t just models) then they burned a ridiculous amount of calories every day for 60 days. There doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

TRX Suspension Training = Sore Everywhere

Posted on May 18, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

One of my coworkers moonlights as a physical trainer at a local gym so during our lunch breaks we run, bike, or lift together fairly often. He’s shown me some cool workouts over the past few years (kettle bells, thai … Continue reading →

The Ring Boxing Club – Free Boxing Lesson

Posted on May 17, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

When I was brainstorming workouts for this month one of the ones that came up was boxing or kick boxing. I kept my eye out on Groupon and LivingSocial to find some type of deal where I could get a … Continue reading →

Active Recovery Day

Posted on May 16, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I got home Sunday afternoon from two days of Ragnar with the full intention of going ice skating at a local rink as my exercise for the day. My calves and hamstrings were pretty sore and I was super tired … Continue reading →

24 Hours, 12 People, and 176 Miles – Ragnar Relay Cape Cod

Posted on May 15, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Ragnar is 24(ish) hour running relay race with twelve people, two vans, and a whole lot of stoke. I’ve heard it described as a slumber party except that you trade sleep, pillows, and deodorant for running, getting lost in the middle of … Continue reading →

Turning an Apartment Move into a Fun Workout

Posted on May 14, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Long ago I agreed to help Sarah move into her new apartment, however I didn’t realize the date was today until ummm today. So I decided it would be great to try and turn it into a workout, i.e. is … Continue reading →

P90X Plyometric Workout in my Living Room

Posted on May 11, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I did another P90X workout earlier this week but todays workout was much different than weight training so I decided to go for it. Wikipedia defines plyometrics as “a type of exercise designed to produce fast and powerful movements. It … Continue reading →

12 Minute Tabata Interval Workout – Abdominals

Posted on May 10, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

A grad student, triathlete, young professional friend of mine turned me onto a high intensity interval training regimen called Tabata. She’s a pretty fit lady so I’ll take her word for it (check out her website). Basically you build your … Continue reading →

P90X Shoulders, Biceps, and Triceps

Posted on May 9, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Despite climbing all day yesterday, I decided it would be a great idea to do an hour of P90X in the gym. Today (the next day) I am certainly sore as hell, but I do these workouts frequently so it … Continue reading →

Rock Climbing and a Near Death Experience

Posted on May 8, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I have to confess up front that the near death experience wasn’t actually for me, it was for someone climbing right next to me, but I’ll get to that story in more detail later. I headed out around 8am on … Continue reading →

Pickup Soccer with Friends on Saturday Morning

Posted on May 5, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

A group of my friends (and my friends’ friends) get together every saturday morning to play a two hour game of pickup soccer in a nearby outdoor athletic complex. I had all the intentions in the world to attend these … Continue reading →

Bouldering Pyramid Workout at the MetroRock Climbing Gym

Posted on May 5, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

The climbing gym is the only place where I’ve ever had a membership. I like rock climbing as exercise because it builds functional strength in ways that is hard to replicate in a traditional gym. There’s no machinery to help … Continue reading →

P90X Fail Turns into Erg Rowing in the Gym

Posted on May 4, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I had meant to do a P90X workout today but I as I was leaving work at the end of the day I realized that I locked the workout sheets in the office that I don’t yet have a key … Continue reading →

Harvard Stadium Workout

Posted on May 2, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Running the Harvard Stadium steps is definitely one of my favorite alternative/free ways to work out. I went with my buddy Dan who coincidentally was the last person I did this workout with way back in August. It certainly crushes … Continue reading →

May – One New Type of Exercise per Day

Posted on May 2, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

As a young urban professional I find it hard to make time for workouts when I’m occupied for at least 10 hours/day. By the time I get home from work, make dinner, and get ready for work the next day, … Continue reading →

Pickup Broomball

Posted on May 1, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

What is broomball? Wikipedia describes it as a recreational ice game originating in Canada (no surprise) and played around the world. It’s a lot like ice hockey in that it’s on a sheet of ice and it’s 5-on-5 with goalies. However, it’s unlike hockey in … Continue reading →