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  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Videos: World bench press championship comes to Aurora this weekend

    Starting tomorrow, Aurora will play host to the International Powerlifting Federation World Masters Bench Press Championships. As explained in our cover story about tourism in Aurora, "Wish You Were Here!," local powerlifting champions Dan and Jennifer Gaudreau worked with the fledgling Visit Aurora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    A food critic's commitment problem nearly derails her un-fatting

    Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in this series: It's been almost a year since that full-length mirror-initiated wake-up call sent me to Jamie Atlas, Bonza ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    In the quest for un-fatting, the right fitness buddy is key

    Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in this series: As internet memes go, I really hope this one is just about to gasp its last breath before being lost in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Bizzie Gold brings her BUTI-shaking fitness program to Colorado

    What do you get when you combine yoga, dance, plyometrics and athletic conditioning? One word: BUTI. Former fitness competitor and competitive skier Bizzie Gold created BUTI (yes, it's pronounced 'booty') after years of training and athletic conditioning inspired her to fuse multiple workout styles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Fitness Origin is the anti-gym for sand lovers

    ​A first glimpse of Fitness Origin -- a new gym that opened in Colorado Springs this month -- had us wondering: What, exactly, goes on in this room full of sand with straps hanging from the walls? It sort of looks like one of those secret basement serial-killer lairs discovered under a hatch i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    A food critic creates a sustainable workout routine

    Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in part ten of this series: Ow, every single part of my body hurts -- even my eyelashes, I think. I wish I could distill a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    Shape Up In The New Year

    Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in part ten of this series: Ow, every single part of my body hurts -- even my eyelashes, I think. I wish I could distill a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    A food critic makes a St. Patrick's Day fitness resolution

    Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in part nine of this series: Try and guess what I ate for breakfast this morning. If you said eggs, you're wrong. You're a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    A food critic loses weight without becoming a teetotaler

    ​Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in part three of this new series: I love booze. I try to blame this on my parents. When I was in kindergarten, I pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Fitness Clubbing, a "cardio nightclub" without booze, hosts launch party Saturday night

    DJ Darina​ What's a dance club without booze? Some might say "intolerable," but Darina Miteva -- perhaps better known as DJ Darina, Bulgaria's #1 female DJ -- would beg to differ. "Everything is full of drunk people," Miteva says. "People at home don't like the environment in the nightclub." M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Angie Arrington of 5280 Fitness will kick-fit your ass to a better ski season

    Britt ChesterAngie Arrington of 5280 Fitness, in front of the center's Bruce Lee mural.​What has been the former home for a six-foot skateboard mini-ramp, a thrift shop and the coolest garage sale you've ever seen now houses 5280 Fitness. Located in the neighboring building of Thrifty Stick Bo ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2011

    Boonie Mayfield

    Black Kool-Aid
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Run Like a Mother tonight at Outdoor Divas Boulder

    ​Five years ago, Denver-based Runner's World writer Dimity McDowell and her Portland, Oregon-based running/writing partner Sarah Bowen Shea successfully pitched an article to the magazine, proposing to write about their post-pregnancy training in the lead-up to running the 125-mile TransRockie ... More >>

  • Film

    June 2, 2011

    The Robber is as lean as its marathon-running title character

    ​Five years ago, Denver-based Runner's World writer Dimity McDowell and her Portland, Oregon-based running/writing partner Sarah Bowen Shea successfully pitched an article to the magazine, proposing to write about their post-pregnancy training in the lead-up to running the 125-mile TransRockie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    If for some reason you want to run barefoot, learn how tomorrow

    ​It's not the most Boulder-ish thing ever to come out of Boulder, but it comes pretty close: barefoot running, the newest cultural export from our neighbors to the northwest and the whitest thing since unpaid internships. If you're not from a place that can price non-whites into trailer parks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Time to get back on the right track: Wheat Ridge Rec Center offers free classes all day

    More athletic than sitting on the couch.​Blame it on the holiday influx of cheese logs, goose-meat and cases of Hofbräu, but you've been feeling a little sluggish lately. And broke. Plus, "sluggish" and "broke" is a very negative combination of things to be feeling, according to your court-or ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2010

    18 Switchbacks

    18 Switchbacks
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Scott McInnis has a new reason not to subscribe to the Denver Post

    ​After this week, you can safely assume Scott McInnis won't be subscribing to the Denver Post anytime soon. Because not only is the beleaguered Republican gubernatorial candidate an alleged plagiarist, he's also a penny pincher.

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    On the Ale Trail

    ​After this week, you can safely assume Scott McInnis won't be subscribing to the Denver Post anytime soon. Because not only is the beleaguered Republican gubernatorial candidate an alleged plagiarist, he's also a penny pincher.

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Fairy-Tale Ending

    Run for your own Happily Ever After in Greeley.

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2009

    Black Eyed Peas' credibility killed in spinning class

    ​ The Black Eyed Peas' credibility, a mainstay in the genre since 1998's Behind the Front, died on Sunday, in a spinning class at the 24-Hour Fitness by my house. It was eleven-years-old. The credibility, once as strong as any hip-hop group's, has been in poor health since 2003, when Fergie ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    Gui Boratto at Beta

    ​ The Black Eyed Peas' credibility, a mainstay in the genre since 1998's Behind the Front, died on Sunday, in a spinning class at the 24-Hour Fitness by my house. It was eleven-years-old. The credibility, once as strong as any hip-hop group's, has been in poor health since 2003, when Fergie ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    Carl Cox at Beta

    ​ The Black Eyed Peas' credibility, a mainstay in the genre since 1998's Behind the Front, died on Sunday, in a spinning class at the 24-Hour Fitness by my house. It was eleven-years-old. The credibility, once as strong as any hip-hop group's, has been in poor health since 2003, when Fergie ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Mix It Up

    Explicit Electronica takes synthesizer sounds back to the future.

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Run for It

    Explicit Electronica takes synthesizer sounds back to the future.

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    A Day At the Park(s)

    The Aetna Park to Park 10 Miler runs its course through the city.

  • Home Entertainment

    May 29, 2008

    Nintendo's Wii Fit ignites yet another fitness fad.

    The Aetna Park to Park 10 Miler runs its course through the city.

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2008

    Wonder Women

    The Aetna Park to Park 10 Miler runs its course through the city.

  • Calendar

    January 24, 2008

    Ready to Rumbaugh

    A yoga master returns to Pueblo for a weekend of inspiration.

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2008

    Questions and Answers

    Isis's Psychic Fair has it all.

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2007

    New Beginnings

    Isis's Psychic Fair has it all.

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Kevin Devine

    Monday, November 19, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Calendar

    November 23, 2006

    Puff, Puff, Give

    Monday, November 19, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Public Swimming Pool

    Wheat Ridge Recreation Center

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Women-Only Workouts

    Ms. GoodBody

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Tricked-Out Gym

    Matrix Fitness|Spa

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Prime Cut

    Success in female bodybuilding is wafer-thin.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Band to Blow Your Atkins Diet

    The Affairs

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best Gym Deal

    Dumbbells: A Fitness Club

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best Yoga Deal

    The Oxford Club

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Lift and Learn

    After fifty years of marriage, their love remains strong. Very strong.

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Worth the Weight

    This gym is an emotional rec.

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Latin Dance

    Latin Dance FX & Fitness

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Power-Lifting Lunch

    Café Monaco at the Colorado Athletic Club

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Best New Novel

    Kissing the Virgin's Mouth
    Donna Gershten

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Gymnastics for Tots

    Gymnastics Plus

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Jazzercise Instructor

    Brooke Sirhal

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best new sports venue

    Magness Arena, Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, University of Denver

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best swimming pool

    Wheat Ridge Recreational Center

  • News

    February 9, 1994

    TOP BUN

    DENVER VIDEO PRODUCER LEE SPIEKER LIKES BRINGING UP THE REAR.RADICAL CHEEK DENVER'S LEE SPIEKER HAS MADE A FORTUNE BEING A BUTTHEAD.

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