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Kevin Meyers
Kevin Meyers

Boston-based consultant, runner, techie, news junkie, early adopter, husband, and dad.

           

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My healthy way to play Madden

I figured out a nifty way to play Madden without feeling like I'm a waste of humanity playing video games all day. With a hat tip to Bill Simmons, who plays Madden while on a treadmill, I have instituted three rules for myself while playing it (and all PS3 games, although currently Madden is my only one):

  1. All sitting must be on an exercise ball (don't laugh, it strengthens my core).
  2. When not sitting on exercise ball, I must stand. Bonus points for walking back and forth. On a sidenote, standing while playing a football video makes it feel more like I'm the coach pacing the sidelines. When I'm alone in the house, I have no hesitation yelling at my players and berating them. I may even swear like Rex Ryan.
  3. Bang out 25 pushups and a 30-second plank at halftime of every game.

So it's a tricky little lifehack to get me to exercise. Or at least burn a few more calories while I'm indulging in something that's traditionally derided as slothful.

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Goals for 2010

2010 is going to be a big year for me.  I'm turning 30.  I'm a dad.  I have real job (you know, one that requires me to carry a BlackBerry, read the Wall Street Journal, and sleep in airport hotels).  So I'm not really "a kid" anymore.  I'm a real adult.

So I've decided I'm done messing around with certain things in my life.  Really, the biggest thing about my life that needs to improve is my weight and general fitness.  According to the BMI calculators on the internets, and how I look in pictures, I could stand to lose about 25 pounds.

I just read a blog post that says that in order to make your resolutions stick, you should committ to them publicly.  So this is what I'm doing.  Committing publicly.

Here's my main goal for 2010: Lose 25 pounds by December 31, 2010.

In order for this to happen, I'm going to form 12 new habits (one per month) that will help me to get there.  I'll focus on forming each habit each month, so by 12/31/10, the goal will magically appear.  Here are the habits I've thought of so far, and when I'm going to accomplish them:

  • January: Wake up at 5:30 am every day - this will allow me to workout.
  • February: Eliminate all "fake" sugar from my diet - no more diet soda, Splenda in my coffee, Nutrasweet, etc.
  • March: Workout every single day.  I realize you're not supposed to workout hard 7 days/week, but on the 7th day each week (Friday, I guess?) I'll do something easy like take an long walk.
  • April - December: I guess I'll think of these other habits by the time we get to April.

So if you're reading this, I guess you know me personally.  So keep me on track.

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