Word: couchful
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Climbing off the couch and getting back into condition is a dicier proposition. Trying to do it too fast can actually be dangerous. "Among those at greatest risk for heart-attack death is the habitually sedentary person who engages in unaccustomed physical activity," warns Barry Franklin, physiologist and chairman of the American Heart Association's Physical Activities Committee. Before starting even a minimal exercise program, therefore, you should call your doctor for a preworkout O.K. or even a checkup...
...folks aiming for more--weight loss, limberness, a competitive edge in sports--there are other avenues to becoming active again. Depending on how many years you've logged on the couch, high-impact activities such as jogging may not be for you--not if your creaky knees, ankles and hips have anything to say about it. Best to get yourself back in shape with a low-impact activity like swimming, cycling or rowing...
...professed passion for actress Katie Holmes had changed his life. He chanted the mantra "I'm in love" as if his soul could speak only in an Oscar Hammerstein lyric. A cheerleader for Team Katie, he bounded from his seat, genuflected before his startled host, jumped on the couch and pumped his fist, NBA-finals style. "I don't know what happened to you, boy," said Oprah Winfrey at her guest's baby-chimp antics. Still in an orgasmic daze, Cruise replied, "Man, I don't know either...
...good. Not only are nearly a third of American adults obese, but a quarter of them--22% of men, 28% of women--admit that they spend virtually no leisure time getting exercise. The good news is that this is an improvement. In 1990, 31% admitted to being hopeless couch potatoes...
...since you broke up?" Fans of Richard Linklater will immediately pick up on the similarities between "Guilty" and the director's smartly-written generational movies such as "Slacker" and "Dazed and Confused." Stevens clearly knows these characters inside and out, and even makes an amusing cameo as a besotted couch casualty...