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A New Year’s Resolution, 3 Years Later

By Galen|2019-01-01T16:48:59-08:00January 1, 2019|Personal Life|

I was inspired on New Year's Eve 2015 to start exercising regularly. Doug Wilcoxen, a fellow Pomona College student and resident of Wig Hall 30+ years ago, wrote on Facebook that day that he had been to the gym 315 times during the year. I remember Doug in college as being sane and not a freakish jock, so I thought that if Doug could exercise regularly, then maybe I could, too. I decided to go to the gym or do something physical daily as long as I could. I also decided that if I missed a day or two, I [...]

366 Consecutive Days of Exercise

By Galen|2017-01-01T12:33:23-08:00January 1, 2017|Personal Life|

At Fitness SF, December 31, 2016 I blame Doug Wilcoxen. I went to college with Doug, and haven't seen him since around 1975, but it's still his fault. On December 31, 2015 Doug posted to his friends on Facebook that he went to the gym 315 times last year. "Hmmm!" I thought. We are about the same age and I didn't recall him being a hard-core jock at school. So, if Doug can keep a commitment to regular exercise, I should be able to, too. I'll try to match him in 2016. So last January 1st, I started going [...]