Circus arts: Danger from above

“I don’t mean to sound grim, but people die doing this,” the bald man says, his goateed face looking grave and his legs folded into lotus position.

Atlantans figure out ways to exercise in cold weather

Serious exercisers aren't put off by the doom and gloom snow, rain, and sleet hitting Atlanta. They find ways to hit the streets, ride bikes, or lug laundry in order to get their exercise fix.

Where Atlantans run

Want to see where people run in Atlanta? Check out this purple spider web of a map. No surprise, but people seem to like running in parks and around water.

Yoga with the chattiest person I know

Most of us have someone in our lives with a particularly pronounced chatter problem, to whom we may have prescribed yoga. That's certainly true of my mother, the hardest working and least mellow person I know. She needs yoga. It's obvious. And so do I.

No tutu required

“And one and two and three and four,” the instructor drilled, her straight leg flying in rapid fire. “Close front, close front, close back, close back.” Or something like that. We’d just started a beginner ballet class, and already I was lost.

OMG! Cycling, Atlanta style!

This is an indoor-cycling class unlike any I’ve ever attended, avoided, observed, or taught.

International charity run has Atlanta roots

Been thinking about doing a run for charity, but can't decide which one? There's a race Valentine's weekend that's only a "mile-ish" long and that starts and ends at a pub. It's hardly an athletic commitment, but there's just one catch. You have to run it in your skivvies.

Seeing orange at a new gym

Wrapped around my torso using a strap that presses directly against the skin, the monitor was slightly uncomfortable. But it made me feel like the subject of an experiment. That was kind of cool. And kind of true: the experiment was my own, though.

Preaching the gospel of Muscle Activation Techniques

The man was in a wheelchair, his shoulders hunched and his wrists twisted from a muscular disability, as Jason Colleran worked on him, pressing his fingers onto the man’s muscle attachment tissues in the hopes of elongating them and helping the muscles to contract.

Free BMI screenings in Atlanta

Regretting all that eggnog and all those holiday cookies? Before you join the gym or invest in a salad spinner, the city of Atlanta is offering free BMI testing to see what kind of shape you're really in.

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