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Wednesday, July 17. 2019

Gym

The gym on the Titanic. Might have been useful to have a rower...


In my experience, all modern ships have excellent gyms with ocean views. All modern or modernized hotels have good gyms. Luckily for me, because my day can not begin without 2 coffees and an hour workout of some sort.


Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 18:03 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Excuse my asking sir--but, what is that guy in the background doing? You know--the one that looks like he is sitting on one of those Texas broom bull riders?
#1 Apple Pie on 2019-07-17 21:35 (Reply)
lol

https://www.chronicle.com/article/All-Along-the-Ivory-Tower/246648?key=137mX8P5kNfptPQAJSOgWCaA367NyuXdEfDYpLu8aNZJvPl4xKrFTaSInATIQUxFWVBkT3QzUHNzLUY5ZDVoNEgxaDZPS3RuZnZoVG9nd1hVTHNHSjVRWDVjSQ
#2 jack on 2019-07-18 01:58 (Reply)
Its not exactly secret knowledge that being fit makes you feel healthy and better. So the following question is asked:

The number of white collar jobs overtook that of blue collar jobs in the mid 1950's. So why did the fitness revolution not take off until the late 1970's, more than 20 years after this crossover point?
#3 Abelard Lindsey on 2019-07-18 13:58 (Reply)
My understanding is that the main driver of the fitness revolution was the book “Aerobics” by Dr. Ken Cooper which started the running craze in the 70s. Other types followed after.

Maybe the changes in the job market are related, I don’t have an opinion on that.
#3.1 Jeff Brokaw (Link) on 2019-07-18 21:47 (Reply)

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