Everyone with a blog seems to have something to say about the new iPad. So I figured I’d throw in my crappy and unqualified opinion.

It’s a big iPod. So what?! Is that a bad thing? The iPod touch is a pretty awesome and remarkable device. Just like anything else in America, if you make something bigger, that by default makes it more awesome. Right?

People need to stop whining about it. We are so spoiled with technology right now. People on the Internets are so cynical when it comes to this stuff lately. If you knew 10 years ago that a device like the iPad would exist today, you would have probably been peeing your pants with anticipation. But no, you want it to have everything.

(That being said, a front facing camera and the use of multiple apps at a time would be nice.)

Oh, and one more thing. If nothing else at all. The iPad is a sick and I mean SICK platform for games. Think about it.

Super geek and futurist Ray Kurzweil is known for his brilliant insight into the future of technology and computers.  

Upon reading an article about him on life extension I learned that he uses this ROM machine for quick, intense 4 minute workouts.  Much like the fast paced cardio workouts I prescribe to boost fat loss. It appears that Kurzweil is really on to something.  Come on, there’s no arguing that the guy is brilliant.  

I really believe that this is the future of fitness.  Long gone are the days where you spend hours a week at the gym receiving little to no results.  It’s all about quality intense workouts in a short period of time.  Although, I really don’t think you need a $14,000 machine to do this.

By the way The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a great book.  I highly reccomend it.  

The following is an email I received from Eric a reader and his friend Sadie (the red menace).

I’m not a runner.  I hate running. But yet I run every single morning.  Why?  Because each morning I get a cold wet nose in the eye and then there’s an Australian Cattle Dog at the side of my bed making a sound that I can only compare to an air-raid siren.

6 months ago I rescued the cutest dog in the world from a county pound.  I was only marginally aware of the intense exercise needs of the Australian Cattle Dog.  She needs one (preferably two) hard runs a day.

And each morning – and I literally mean every morning – when I wake up I have the same thought:  I can’t believe I have to go out and run now.  And as soon as I’ve taken my second or third stride outside, I have the same thought:  This is so great.  I’m so lucky I have such a beautiful, sweet dog that gets me out every morning to run (at a pretty decent pace).  When I get home, I feel like a million bucks.

I’ve lost 40 pounds.  My sport (judo) has improved.

And I owe it all to my very personal trainer.

Tell your readers that there are plenty of dogs in pounds in shelters that would love to be a personal trainer, too.  And unlike the ones at the gym, you can snuggle them after the workout.

Best,

Eric

Thank you very much for the inspirational story Eric.

For those of you out there who may be curious in adopting your own personal trainer you can find hundreds of pets in your area in need of a home through Petfinder.

Or if you’re just feeling charitable go ahead and visit ASPCA.

And if you have a similar story or anything else entertaining or inspirational please email me at thebuffgeek@gmail.com.

Have a happy Thanksgiving everybody.

Simple laws of nature.

If you stress an organism that organism will either …

1.  Adapt to the stress and eventually grow stronger.

2.  Die

When we look at our lives under a giant microscope we are all just simple organisms moving about the earth like cultures in a petri dish.  We might like to think we are more complex but in the grand scheme of things we are just living, breathing, adapting piles of tissue.

Billions of dollars are spent on fitness information products every year.  With all the new books and information that come out every month its a wonder how anyone decides what is the right or wrong way to go about the whole thing.

I think people like to be confused when it comes to fitness.  It gives them an excuse not to be accountable for their own well being.

Fitness is hard but simple.  Stress your body as a whole.  Give it time to adapt.  Repeat.

Does anyone disagree?  I would love to know what people think.