Daily Find
Tim Koffler, director of
fitness at the Seattle Athletic Club, knows that it can be difficult to make it
to the gym every day. That's why he created That's why he created Exercise-to-Go: Travel Workout Cards -- the fitness regimen that goes where you go.
By Alexis Constantine | August 18, 2009
Daily Find
I have a pair of quad roller
skates, Riedell's model number R3. They're big and they're heavy and when I put
them on I feel as if I've strapped a Camaro to each foot. I love my Riedells,
but you may roll a different way.
K2's Eco inline skates sport a unique bamboo frame and are made with a host of natural and recyclable materials, making them a fashionable and environmentally friendly choice for when you join the eight-wheeled traffic circling Green Lake.
By Geoff Carter | July 23, 2009
Daily Find
There's a first time for everything,
even if it takes 76 years. Gregg's Cycle, which opened in 1932, is holding its
first-ever storewide sale April 24 through May 3. The aptly named "Have
Some Fun Sale" will take place at all three Gregg's locations:
Greenlake, Bellevue and Lynnwood.
By Sheryl Wiser | April 23, 2009
Daily Find
One cool idea for a hot
planet (as in climate change) involves riding a bike, which cuts emissions, saves
money and produces buff calves. But first, you need the bike and second, you
need one you can afford. Bike
Works in Columbia City likes getting people in the saddle.
By Sheryl Wiser | April 6, 2009
Daily Find
Columbia Sportswear, a
Portland-based retailer of active outdoor apparel, has opened a store Downtown,
spiffing up the corner of Third Avenue and Pine Street and delivering stylish
sportswear to active Seattleites. Bowing earlier this month, the new store
joins three other Columbia Sportswear shops: downtown Portland, Portland
International Airport and the Mall of America in Minnesota.
By Alison Brownrigg | December 17, 2008
Minding the Store
As if you didn't already have enough on your plate this weekend, along comes the 30th annual SkiBonkers ski and snowboard sale. If you can spare some time from Bumbershootin', make your way down to the Westfield Southcenter north parking lot for this winter sports blowout.
By Andrew Hart | August 28, 2008
Daily Find
Wearing your bicycle helmet might be the law, but it can also be a fashion disaster. Not anymore, thanks to Michael Morrow, the founder of Portland-based Nutcase Helmets. The company's bright helmets come in a spectrum of patterns, colors and cool graphics that make wearing your helmet -- dare we say it -- cool.
By Anna Roth | August 8, 2008
Convergence Zone
When "World's Largest Running Store" Road Runner Sports
came to town a few years ago, I ignored the store entirely, continuing to buy my shoes and gear
from one of the local shops. Last week, though, a friend who is the fitness director at Seattle Athletic Club suggested I check out Road Runner in Greenlake. He said I would find
both fit experts and a selection every bit as good as the local shops.
By Monica Fischer | May 8, 2008
Daily Find
The benefits of yoga are well documented -- better flexibility and
balance, a sense of calm and well-being, stronger, leaner limbs. But
for those of us who are not perfectly proportioned, the struggle to
find well-fitting yoga gear can be more difficult than a backbend --
and can make yoga's rewards seem out of reach.
By Jen Harper | March 20, 2008
Daily Find
A random sample taken from men who practice yoga revealed where they get their yoga wear: Goodwill -- or their sweats-and-worn-T's-filled bottom drawer. OK, I actually only asked two guys in my yoga class. But after observing men in improvised yoga wear for years during my own practice, I'm pretty sure my survey results are accurate.
By Kathy Schultz | December 31, 2007
