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Jacob Little
7 Tips for Recovering After an Injury
One year ago, I ran the San Francisco Half Marathon. It was my last run for almost 9 months. The week after my run, I seriously injured my foot in…
Relationship Lessons from a Single Guy in San Francisco: Part I
I’m a single gay man in San Francisco. Here’s what I’m learning about relationships. When I was younger, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted in a…
Pushing Through When You Don’t Feel Like Working Out
Sometimes, despite the best of intentions, you’ll have a day where you just don’t feel like working out. And guess what? That’s okay. You’re allowed to feel tired. You’re allowed…
The Love Bubble – My AIDS/LifeCycle Experience – Part 2
Read Part 1 of my experience here. Day 5 I awake and set about putting together my outrageous outfit: it is Red Dress Day! Red Dress Day used to be…
Becoming a Personal Trainer Part 5 – Nutrition for the Healthy Gay Man
If I had to point to one aspect of my fitness journey that I’m not happy with, it’s my diet. All my life, I’ve been a big eater. No, seriously.…
Self-Reflection: 20 Things I Learned in my 20s
As I approached 30, I was repeatedly asked, “are you ready?” I mean, maybe you shouldn’t have the same posters from your college dorm on your walls, and you should…
How Weight Training Impacted My Inner-Strength
There’s a principle in physical training called Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. It essentially means that the type of exercise you do determines your physique. This is easily illustrated by…
Why I Ride: I’m Biking from San Francisco to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle
If you’re a gay person in San Francisco or Los Angeles, chances are you’ve heard of or participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle. Otherwise, this annual event tends to fly under the…
Becoming a Personal Trainer Part 4 – Designing Balanced Workouts
Have you ever had one of those moments when you suddenly decide you want to dedicate all your workouts to a certain muscle group? In my case, such bursts of…
Becoming a Personal Trainer Part 3 – Balance
I was feeling pretty confident after completing the first two modules of my Personal Training course. The material was straightforward. I could understand the concepts, complete each module in about 2 hours,…
