With the exception of the inane and largely information-free P90X/CrossFit article, Slate's Fitness Issue is jam-packed with entertaining reads about all sorts of health-related stuff. If you have time to kill on this lazy Sunday, check out the articles on:
- Whether exercise is as addictive as drugs;
- Those perfectly-toned fitness models in magazines and ads, and what they do on the job;
- The "Müller technique": The P90X of the early 20th century that's still practiced today;
- A behind-the-scenes look at the Soloflex home gym -- the first fitness product hawked on late-night infomercials (and did you know you can brew beer with it?);
- Exercises for your face;
- The search for the perfect fitness DVD by a self-described "fat girl";
- All you ever wanted to know about all those stupid fitness magazines;
- Popular fitness programs in other countries;
- Jack LaLanne versus Jane Fonda versus Jillian Michaels (what -- no Richard Simmons?).
