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Bay Area LGBT Athletes Bring Home Gold
By John Chen– The 2018 Gay Games held August 4–12 in Paris, France, have come and gone in the blink of an eye, but they left lasting memories and friendships for the many Bay Area LGBT athletes who...
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Functional Fitness and Vitality
By Cinder Ernst– Vitality is defined by Oxford as “the state of being strong and active.” I define fitness as “having the strength and stamina to do the things you want to do” (and not by the way you...
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Football vs. Rugby
By John Chen– It’s October and you know what that means! Football season is in full swing: the spectacle, the pageantry, the tailgating, the parties, the 49ers and the Raiders. Americans, we love our...
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Mood Check Before Fitness
By Cinder Ernst– Your mood matters when it comes to how you approach fitness. It matters first and foremost, actually. Here’s why. The ideas that come to you when you are in a good mood are inspired...
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Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: The Love Match
By John Chen– The title of this piece is not referring to swinging couples. Wait, come to think of it, Esliban Rodriguez and Toby Hays actually do swing together, but swing tennis racquets. Married...
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Necessity Is the Mother of Adaptation
By Cinder Ernst– I discovered a useful and appropriate workout video a few weeks ago that I really love. It’s called “Intu Flow” by Scott Sonner. You can find the program free on YouTube. Start with...
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Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Spikes
By John Chen– Brandon Styles and Kevin Masek were married, along with 32 other gay and straight interracial couples, in a ceremony officiated by Queen Latifah at the 56th Grammys in 2014. The Awards...
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10 Things You Will Hear Me Say as a Coach During a Workout
By Cinder Ernst– I remember hearing in a marketing class one time that you should write down the ten things you say to most of your clients, repeatedly, and make it a handout. Here we go. 1. How do you...
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‘Live a Life That Others Can Appreciate’
By John Chen– Brandon Renfroe turned down a potential scholarship to play college baseball so that he could turn to religion for help and for answers. Irony defined his childhood. Brandon was reared in...
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Hip Pain: From Denial to Diagnosis
By Cinder Ernst– I am sharing part of the journey that led to my hip replacement. I’ve been dealing with pretty yucky left hip pain and dysfunction for a number of years. Denial (of a more advanced...
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Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Strikes
By John Chen– Serving the American people is what Stacy Stobo and Alex Alexander have in common. Softball is what bonds them. Love is what has continued to keep this couple strong for 16 years and...
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Tips for an Easy Joint Replacement
By Cinder Ernst– In past columns, I’ve told you about how I managed along the way toward getting my new hip. I’ve written about keeping my physical strength, staying as mobile as possible and...
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SF Gay Flag Football Becomes More Inclusive as Women Discover the Sport
By John Chen– Football historically is a man’s sport where strength, toughness, physicality and athletic prowess are the foundations for success. The sheer brutality of head on collisions, take downs...
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Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2019
By Cinder Ernst– Here are the top 10 fitness trends for 2019, according to a survey done by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) of their certified fitness professionals. ACSM is currently...
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Couples Who Can Play Together Stay Together: Love Goals
By John Chen– “The highest points of my life are winning gold medals playing side by side on the soccer field with my Bear at the 2014 and 2018 Gay Games,” Francis Edward Laney IV told me for the San...
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A Knee-Friendly Way to Get Up and Down
By Cinder Ernst– Summer is coming … even to San Francisco. You might want to relax on the grass at Dolores Park or sit on the beach. Maybe you’d like to take a yoga class, but you’re worried about your...
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Exercise Resistance Hacks
By Cinder Ernst– I tried something new as I was deciding on what fitness topic to write about. I thought of someone with whom I would really enjoy working. She’s fiftyish or older, not particularly...
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Bay Area LGBT Sports Trailblazers Sheryl Phipps and Barb Pershing of Inferno...
By John Chen– Once upon a time, LGBT athletes had no safe place where we could play ball, no safe place to call home field, and no safe place to be our true selves. It took one of the darkest and most...
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Focus for Less Knee Pain
By Cinder Ernst– In the last three years I’ve had a lot of leg drama including cancer in my thigh and groin, a hip replacement and a complicated knee. I’ve managed beautifully, learned some great...
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Sports Paved the Way for a Global Leader in Gay Men’s Health
By John Chen– Sports has been my bridge to meeting many amazing LGBT people over the years. Their capacity to overcome great physical, emotional and psychological obstacles has earned them tremendous...
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