I started using Twitter after my terrible hometown newspaper published an article hailing the site as “the cool new place for social networking.” I signed up and quickly found that, well, none of my friends were using it. Without the social element, I couldn’t really see the point and wrote off Twitter entirely… until I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Public Health’
Twitter Yourself Fitter
Posted in Special Topics, tagged Public Health, Web Resources on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
eHealth and Wellness: A Viable Option?
Posted in Special Topics, tagged Public Health, Web Resources on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a college student, you easily waste half your day in front of a computer screen. You google, check your email, your facebook, your blog, your twitter contacts, Perez, and you (ostensibly) write papers. The main question on my mind is this: since I just can’t seem to quit my computer, how can I use [...]
Welcome to Net Week
Posted in Special Topics, tagged Fitness, Public Health, Web Resources on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Usually, when someone invokes fitness and nets in the same sentence, they’re talking about soccer or basketball. This week, myself and fellow Barbellina Elise want to add a different net to the fitness discourse: the interNet. Check in every afternoon between now and Friday to find new internet resources to amp up your training, motivate [...]
Your Daily Apple: Red Bull May Give You Wings, But It May Not Be Worth It.
Posted in Your Daily Apple, tagged Alcohol, Caffeine, Nutrition, Public Health on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I suppose my purpose in life is to upset my Editor by blurring the lines that define this Blog about health and fitness. In that spirit and in the name of spirits, I wish to share with you some findings on my previously favorite-now feared cocktail of choice: Red Bull and Vodka. Never being one [...]
