David Chu, Fitness Satirist, Personal Trainer
Fitness That's Not Witless
Back in February, I wrote about Reebok making ridiculous claims about their Toning shoes. But I’m a lone voice in the darkness, and I expected the foolishness to continue unabated. All you usually need to get away with lying is a good legal department (and maybe some lobbyists on the side). But surprise! The Federal [...]
I was shopping with some young friends one day, and since they knew I had a personal training background, they just had to show me these sneakers that supposedly gave you a workout without your doing anything! They were so excited, I did my best to keep my laughs to myself. We all tried on [...]
Christopher Hitchens tore the Olympics a new one in his Newsweek article this month. Whatever the topic, he makes his opinion very clear. But in this case, his tone was particularly bilious, and downright hostile. The photos of athletes used for the article were deliberately unflattering, and it’s probably just as well that they weren’t [...]
Because Syracuse University’s football team does so poorly, almost anybody who watches them probably has some theory about it. What you generally hear is that the coach is incompetent, so throw him out. Or that the coach is OK, just be patient and give him time to instill his new methods. And here comes Dave [...]