Anybody's Workout Plan

I am going to start doing some strength training exercises for my abs and lower back every morning. Most of what I have learned about exercising has come from my high school weight training gym class such as how to do proper crunches, push ups and so fourth. Starting up an exercise regimen can be very confusing and is foreign to many people. Many people will read countless books or buy expensive equipment to try and figure out what it is they are supposed to do. I have found the best way to get back into exercising is to take some classes at a gym, rec center or YMCA. Making time for strength training classes is the hardest part because of the travel time to and from a gym, but once you learn the routines they are easily duplicated at home. Once familiar with the workout routines, you can pick and choose areas to work on and make your own chart. Expensive, bulky machines are usually not necessary as most strength exercises can be performed using dumbells and free weights and a comfortable mat. Used weight sets are easy to come by and so obtaining fitness equipment is cheap. Of course this post only focuses on strength training because if you ride your bicycle places you already have your cardio taken care of ;).

Auto Industry

Its funny to me, the fact that our the big three automakers are struggling to make ends meet. There is the Chevy Volt, another empty promise. I remember reading one of those science magazines back in the 90s promising we would have electric cars on the road by the year 1997. The automakers are choking themselves because of their stubborness to not improve fuel efficiency and affordability. Instead of offering people cheap, fuel efficient cars they tell us we should be driving light trucks. Fuel efficiency is not high tech or new, a Geo metro from the 90's could get 50mpg. Tata motors of India is now manufacturing a vehicle that costs $2000 and gets 50mpg. There is no American automobile that can compete with the Tata. But what about hybrids? Hybrids get 50mpg. The problem comes with a steep price tag of about $20k. Most people will never even break even on their investment, even at $4/gal. It is not economical to buy a $20k car when anyone can buy a $10k car that goes 32mpg. I guess what Im trying to say in this post is many people want affordable and efficient cars and the industry is not responding to that demand. If the industry dies thats their own problem, because free market means you either win, or you die. Its called natural selection.