Keeping Fit

Joining a Gym

David Pekema — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:54:32 -0400

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 >

Off to Mongolia

Gritz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:39:22 -0400

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...

Gritz — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:10:50 -0400

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

jason.richards@gradspot.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:15:06 -0400

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 >

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

David Pekema — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:41:42 -0400

The biggest irony in my transition from college slacker to working stiff is that I get sick a lot more now than when I was in college. How is this possible? One year in the dorms featured vomit-filled sinks, a turd in the shower, and the varsity water polo players. The place was a germ factory, yet I somehow... more >

Highsnobiety: The Weekly 5

Gradspot.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:10:30 -0400

Highsnobiety is the premier website for street fashion, design, and culture. To help recent grads stay super fly, Highsnobiety Editorial brings its "Weekly Five" exclusively to Gradspot.com... more >

Beginning Yoga

Christopher Schonberger — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:46:00 -0400

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 >

Planning a Simple Workout Routine

Arielle Sachar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:31:05 -0400

There’s a reason we get sucked into watching those shows on cable on the 100 Most Wanted Bodies or the Tightest Thighs on TV or, these days, the Sexiest Sixteen Year-Olds on the Planet. Despite the half-eaten boxes of Milanos in our laps and the chocolate crumbs stuck to the corner of our mouths, we all want... more >

Breakfast: No Longer Just for Dinner

joan.mitchell@gradspot.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:17:39 -0400

For those of you who have started eating lunch at 11:15AM or recklessly ordering five-shot lattes on an empty stomach, perhaps it’s time to reconsider that good old “most important meal of the day” that your grandparents used to tell you about. To get the bacon sizzling, New York Magazine... more >

Gradwatch on the NYT

dan.marley@gradspot.com — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:30:06 -0400

In another edition of “Gradwatch on the NYT,” we troll The New York Times for grad-related stories that might have slipped through the cracks... more >