Run or rest: What’s best when you’re sick?

My whole life, whenever sick, I’ve debated with myself whether I should work out through the sickness or rest my body. This last week I was forced to ask myself this question for the umpteenth time. There are different schools of thought when it comes to this question: the school of sweating it out or [...]

Fitness with Román González: Parkour Austin

After seeing the preview for the upcoming movie District 13: Ultimatum, I couldn’t help but think about how amazing the stunts looked and found myself wondering what the training would be like. The “stunts” are from a discipline called parkour, in which a person goes from one point to another in the most efficient way [...]

Fitness with Román González: Austin Adventure Boot Camp

I have decided to tell you about some of the great exercise classes and groups in and around Austin that you can take part in. For my column in this series, I chose to do something that really pushes you, a boot camp. Drawn in by the name and the free first class, I decided [...]