Health

Anyone who's ridden public transit recently and been inundated by those Slim Band success story ads will probably have taken a minute to ponder just how ubiquitous the problem of obesity has become.

Find yourself attracted to brooding, melancholy, Ethan-Hawke-in-Reality-Bites types? Or perhaps surly, swaggering Romeos? According to a new study reported by ScienceDaily — "Happy Guys Finish Last, Says New Study on Sexual Attractiveness" — you're far from alone.

I was recently in the market for a new gym, and being that I am inherently frugal I was concerned about how much it was going to cost me. I had been working out for years at my alma mater and getting a very low alumni rate, but once I switched to full-time working from home I needed a closer option.

As an aspiring triathlete on a limited budget, I hope to train and race as cheaply as possible. But I also know that a triathlon is not like a running race. In a triathlon (or a duathlon), competitors transition between activities and change gear while continuing to race. This is going to require more than a decent pair of shoes ($150) and a sports bra ($20), both of which I already own.

Change is good right? So they say, although truthfully oftentimes change is quite scary (think sudden job loss or moving to a new city) or sad and depressing (splitting from a long-time partner or the death of a loved one).