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One of the hardest things about achieving your fitness goals, losing weight, building muscle, etc., is staying on track. People usually deviate from their fitness regime because since changes happen slowly it is hard to judge your progress.

Gyminee is a new website, a kind of MySpace/Facebook for fitness buffs currently in private beta, that has set out to make fitness and health tracking pain free. From their website:

No more guessing, it’s time to take your fitness seriously. Gyminee allows you to track and visualize your fitness progress and goals.

Keeping a detailed health and fitness log is one of the best ways to stay motivated towards living a healthier lifestyle. Gyminee allows you to effortlessly track your weight, waist size, calories, protein intake, and much more. You can view detailed graphs that show how you are doing on specific exercises. Fitness tracking has never been so simple!

By jotting down your achievements, Gyminee can then give you a guide as to what you have achieved as well as where you need to improve. You can also join fitness groups, get the support you need from your friends or others on the site. Maybe even help motivate others like yourself.

It looks like a very interesting site, I’ve thrown my hat in to the beta ring, some really helpful tools.

Great article entitled Why we are shy? over at TimeOnline.co.uk discussing why some children are more prone to being shy than others.

They found that Israeli children are the most confident, they can easily be among a crowd of strangers with no issues of stress or awkwardness. Japanese and Taiwanese kids, however, it is the exact opposite.

Shyness is thought to affect up to 50 per cent of adults to some degree, and is defined by the Encyclopedia of Mental Health as “discomfort and/or inhibition in interpersonal situations . . . It is a form of excessive self-focus.” Being introverted is not the same as being shy. Introverts are not scared by the prospect of socializing, but prefer being on their own.

But shyness is not a clear-cut case of genetic determinism. Numerous studies show that tending budding wallflowers in the right way can lead them to turn towards the sun and blossom. Inhibited youngsters are much less likely to turn into anxious adults if they are brought up by confident parents than by anxious ones.

Near the end of Dr Tanya Byron’s article, she lays out 10 steps to overcoming shyness via the Shyness Research Institute.

Our pets are family and we should all know the basics of Animal First Aid. It is very common for animals to choke on small items, the toys we give to them, but most pet owners have no idea what to do in such emergencies.

Pet First Aid Class Offers Peace of Mind

The redcross.org link above has 3 Pet First Aid techniques that could help you save your pets life.

CPR and Rescue Breathing, Choking and Fractures.

I’ve really stepped up my workout habits, I try to run at least three times a week now, but I had a burning question that I needed answering…

Where does the fat go when I burn it off?

The short and sweet answer is: Your body produces energy from your fat as needed. The leftover energy that was not used to “feed” your body and muscles is excreted through urine, sweat and your breath.

What the real answer? There is a great writeup on Google Answers:
Google Answers: When I lose weight, where does the mass go?