NewFitness Milwaukee

I don’t remember much about fitness as a kid.  Because we didn’t’ call it that!  We played games!  We ran, jumped, fell, got up, learned all sorts of fine motor, & hand-eye coordination skills in the course of playing team games like tag, tetherball, basketball, field games,  and hitting the tennis ball with your best friend.  Thank goodness, I had parents who were members of the “Y” .  Mom & Dad used to take us to the pool for Family night at the “Y” on Friday nights and my most vivid memories are of Dad tossing me into the air and then crashing…

“It’s Not that Easy Being Green”                            Kermit the Frog Kermit  was right.  As far as a conservation ethic for cardio equipment goes, Milwaukee is green challenged. A while back, NFM had an interesting conversation with an engineering friend.  Given all the athletes in the area, pro & amateur, who use cardio equipment to keep fit; and all the heat that generates, we could be powering the grid with our collective heat energy.   Giving back to mother nature while getting a killer workout. Engineer friend scoffed at the idea because according to his…

NEWFITNESS Milwaukee March 8th, 2011   We’ve been sweating it up here in Milwaukee with all manner of workouts throughout the years.  Every few months or so, we like to mix things up with a new fitness experience.  Bikram Yoga Milwaukee may be the best new workout around.   February was downright frigid, and access to pavement for our regular runs was a clear and present danger.  We’re also feeling pretty numb from witnessing a successful Packer season, and are longing for the Beach-without-the-beach right about now.   Bikram is not for the weak hearted.  Literally. The environment is challenging…

We recently attended a RiverWest Neighborhood Association forum with the challengers for Milwaukee County Executive (Jeff Stone was a no-show).  Among the many topics debated by the candidates one statement made us sit up straight in our chairs. When asked by the moderator how each candidate would grow jobs in Milwaukee, Chris Abele stated that, among other things, his vision is to market Milwaukee as a destination city. We are very excited that someone is talking about ‘Milwaukee’ and ‘Destination City’ in the same breath.  Though we’re not quite clear on the specifics.   Milwaukee as a Destination City for Business? …