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About John Brhel John Brhel is a freelance writer from upstate New York that enjoys picking apart life's idiosyncrasies and listening to Huey Lewis & the News.

Happy New Year! Don’t Blow It

Posted December 28, 2012

So long, 2012. It was nice knowing you, but we’ve got stuff to do. Whether you chased your dreams, went for that job/girl/wing eating championship or sat in your basement, twiddl ...

4 Ways to Stick to your Fitness Resolution in 2013

Posted December 26, 2012

So, you’ve consumed about enough pumpkin pie and eggnog to feed the NFC and haven’t exercised in over a week thanks to an endless barrage of cousins and last-minute trips to pi ...

Body Weight Workouts on the Rise, Study Shows

Posted December 21, 2012

“But it’s snowing and I can’t make it to the gym.” “I’d work out but can’t afford a decent set of weights.” “There’s no room in my house for a bench so I don’ ...

What to Do If the “World” Ends

Posted December 19, 2012

If you belong to that 14% of the population that thinks the world will end this week and plan on jumping off a cliff in Arizona to enter a cosmic portal, this article doesn’t app ...

Get Fit Without Gadgets

Posted December 14, 2012

According to new research by the Consumer Electronics Association, “more than one-third (37 percent) anticipate purchasing a fitness technology in the next 12 months.” That’s ...

Want to Succeed? Do as Ice T Does

Posted December 12, 2012

How many pimps do you think go on to become famous rappers and television stars? I’d say only a handful. But, somehow, Ice T did it. This son of a conveyor belt mechanic transiti ...

Want a Better Workout? Find a Stronger Fitness Partner

Posted December 7, 2012

Has this ever happened to you? You’re working out at a moderately intense level when, all of a sudden, some dude strolls by and makes you look like an underachieving, fitness noo ...

The One Person Keeping You From Succeeding

Posted December 5, 2012

Listen up, cause I’ve figured out who’s been keeping you from achieving all of your goals, from realizing all of your hopes and dreams, from securing your dream job or scoring ...

Make a Fitness Wish List

Posted November 30, 2012

Remember when you were little and you used to write a wish list of all the things you wanted for Christmas, like a Ninja Turtles blimp or Crossfire? Oh, wait, you still write a wis ...

Cory and Topanga Reuniting for ‘Boy Meets World’ Spinoff

Posted November 29, 2012

If you’re like me, ABC’s TGIF lineup was your go-to Friday night “event” when you were growing up. It was cooler than Power Rangers and Boyz II Men combined. And if you’r ...