Archives: May 2008

Sun May 25, 2008

You Don't Need A Gym

My family bought me a membership to Fitness First, but I feel silly there. Almost all the muscle-building I do there, I could have done at home for free. I can do the chest press on the Nautilus there, or I could do push-ups at home. I can build up my biceps on three machines there, or I could do pull-ups on the bar in the garage. I can go on the stationary bike or the elliptical, or I could run around my neighborhood. Do you get the point? In the Army, the recruits do calesthenics in the fresh air; they don't work out on the Nautilus and relax in the sauna.
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Posted by: Michael Anchors MD PhD on May 25, 08 | 2:09 pm | Profile

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Fri May 16, 2008

Dr. Anchors Will Do Bariatrics Only

After 25 years of practice, I have decided to close down my practice of internal medicine and continue practicing bariatrics exclusively. I will continue to help people lose weight, but I will not be anyone's primary care doctor. This way I can focus on improving my repertoire of weight-losing techniques that really work. I would like to visit other bariatric doctors, my friends, to see what they do that really works. And I would be happy to teach.
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Posted by: Michael Anchors MD PhD on May 16, 08 | 9:02 am | Profile

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