Keeping Fit

Beginning Yoga

By Christopher Schonberger

When a recent grad suddenly expresses interest in yoga, you know that they are either extremely hungover or have recently been thinking about “the future” and got depressed. Maybe they’re not exactly sure what’s wrong, but they know they need a lifestyle change to get back on track. Simply “working out” will not suffice.... more >

Joining a Gym

By David Pekema

While attending Berkeley, my nickname was the Human Metamucil Pill for my abnormal discipline and regularity. Every morning at eight-thirty, I could be found in the gym sweating, pumping, and gyrating away. It brought a level of calm—not to mention health—to my life, and I couldn’t have been happier... more >

Top Ten Things to Do After Graduating

By Gritz

The best way to postpone (if not avoid) the feeling of post-grad dread is to take a step back and give yourself some time to decompress. For all the tomfoolery that goes on, college is a tough gig, and you wouldn’t be the first person to feel burnt out on commencement day.... more >

What's the Sickest City?

By Gritz

Living in a city has many perils, not the least of which is the hordes of sniffling, coughing, disgusting sick people walking around like plague-riddled zombies ready to infect you with their presence. But now, thanks to Sick City, you know when it's safe to venture out and when you risk being felled by the bleary-eyed masses.... more >

"It's Coming Home..."

By Tom Wiseman

"...It's coming home, it's coming - Football's coming home!"

Coming home? Me?! Oh no, I'm staying here for good (well, for better or worse in these days and times) but the beautiful game keeps it moving.... more >

Join a Gym While Prices Are Low

By Gritz

It's the first Monday after New Year's, and every chaunce and his grandma has made a resolution to "get fit." The bad news is, you probably won't actually follow through on your plans to work out more (only joking). The good news is that for once, your motivations are actually aligned with the gym's.... more >

File Under: Keeping Fit, Grad Watch

Next-Gen Tissues

By Gritz

The good people at Puffs were kind enough to send us over some of their new "Puffs Plus with a Scent of Vicks" tissues. Like shirts with built-in insect-repellent or those socks that claim to have aloe vera in them, these tissues are infused with moisturizing lotion and the scent of Vicks... more >

File Under: Keeping Fit, Grad Watch

Off to Mongolia

By Gritz

I'm "mailing" this post in via BlackBerry because I've been hustling like a madman to get ready for my trip to...Mongolia!?! There was a time when I never would have predicted that I'd ever go to Mongolia, but life is funny like that... more >

Only in New York...

By Gritz

Summer is the season of “getting out of town” on the weekends, and when I do a lot of people from other places ask me what it’s like to live in Manhattan. “Do you see a lot of celebrities?” (No.) “Is the pizza amazing... more >

10 Things to Stop Worrying About

By Jason Richards

There are enough issues to confront in recent grad life without being consumed by vague fears about getting cancer from your cell phone or becoming infertile because you drank so much Mountain Dew as a kid.... more >

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