Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, etc.

Kinda strange place to mention it but I'd like to recommend Organic ACV (apple cider vinegar) as a facial cleanser (no, I don't drink it). I've been using it for about a year now (applied with cotton balls). Seems to have some pretty amazing qualities. It actually seems to have reversed some dermatological anomalies (dry patches, etc.) and kept them effectively suppressed. In addition, it seems to be an interesting alternative to skin moisturizers. I think this is because it stimulates the skin to produce its own oils (I'm just guessing) without becoming too dependent on external applications.

Isometrics: The Forgotten Exercise

Isometric exercise doesn't seem to get a whole lot of attention these days. However, it appears to be a remarkably effective additional component to a workout routine.....though it probably can't be used effectively on its own. Please note: this stuff will affect your heart rate, possibly blood pressure as well, don't attempt if you're unsure of your condition.

"Isometric exercise is a form of exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint. This is reflected in the name; the term "isometric" combines Greek the prefixes "iso" (same) with "metric" (distance), meaning that in these exercises the length of the muscle and the angle of the joint do not change....."  [Wikipedia]

"Isometrics were first brought to the modern public's attention in the early days of physical culture, the precursor to bodybuilding. Many of the great bodybuilders of the day incorporated isometric exercises into their training regimes." [Wikipedia] For example, this guy, Alexander Zass. The Zass link will take you to a bio of (and some publications by) the man: "Zass was very innovative and started bending green branches and twigs to develop his grip strength. Perhaps this was the start of his great belief in the application of isometrics and "maximum tension" (a concept that is present in Russian training methods to this day) for the development of strength. He believed such an approach superior to the use of weights in developing strength. "

Another great "retro" isometrics text, this one by Henry Wittenberg, here.

How to Add Isometric Exercises to Your Strength Workouts

'static action training'

Increases action/reaction speed (great for baseball/tennis, for example): 

Isometrics Training and Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers

Isometric exercises video tutorial

Drift, Repetition, Margin of Error

The more drift, the less effective the action

drifting from "true"

Do What You Least Want To Do

Do the exercise(s) you least want to do

The 100 Best Fitness Tips

from Men's Health......micro takes on workout tips, the comments are "just as good" if not better (why does this often seem to be the case?)