Is Your "Hard Core" Healthy?
Racking up miles, earning a promotion, and burning the midnight oil can be a winning— or a downright dangerous—combination. Test your lifestyle balance with this quiz.
- 1.
Who doesn’t love a good road ride to raise your heart-rate? Yours gets up to:
- A.
65 percent of your max, but you push it higher on the hill-climb bursts.
- B.
99 percent of your max. You know it’s a good ride if you puke and then pass out.
- C.
35 percent of your max. You like to sing while you ride and if you push too hard you can’t hit the high notes.
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- 2.
You stayed up late last night to win a tequila-fueled dance-a-thon, on today’s agenda:
- A.
Carbo-loading and catching up on the last three seasons of Law and Order.
- B.
Sleeping in until 9 a.m., hydrating, and a casual hike before a healthy dinner.
- C.
An early wake-up-call for a technical all-day mountain-bike ride through the desert
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- 3.
Before a long run, I spend a few minutes:
- A.
Waiting for my iPod to turn on.
- B.
Sprinting
- C.
Stretching
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- 4.
Kayaking sounds like fun, but you’re boat-less. When a friend lends you hers, you:
- A.
Sign up for a lesson to learn some basics before taking it into whitewater.
- B.
Prop it up in the garage. It looks great beside those skis you’ve never used.
- C.
Put in on the biggest river you can find. So what that there’s a flash-flood warning?
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- 5.
Your shoulder’s been sore, but with your first triathlon approaching, you need to stay in shape for the swim by:
- A.
Buying a super-sized bottle of ibuprofen and pulling 100 laps per day. No pain, no gain.
- B.
Cross training. You can rest your out-of-whack arm but stay all-around strong.
- C.
Tanning. If you’re not fit, you can at least look the part of a seasoned swimmer.
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- 6.
Detox dieting means:
- A.
A few weeks of whole, organic foods and lots of water.
- B.
Laying off the chips and Twinkies for a week.
- C.
Nothing but water, lemon and cayenne for 10 days.
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- 7.
You could use some new sticks before ski season hits full swing. What can you drop from the family budget?
- A.
Food, gas, utility bills, and Christmas gifts for the kids.
- B.
An occasional dinner out. You’ll save double by cooking and not shelling out to the sitter.
- C.
The gym membership and the running shoes you also need to replace.
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- 8.
A big work project was stressful, but now that it’s finished, you’re taking a few days to:
- A.
Organize your garage. It’s been so long since you’ve used your gear, it’s a mess.
- B.
Jump back into your marathon training plan. It’s no big deal to go from 5 to 20 miles, is it?
- C.
Overnight and hike in the nearest national park.
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- 9.
Surprise! School and work are cancelled. How will you spend a whole day with the kids?
- A.
Nothing changes, you’ll e-mail all morning and haul them screaming on your 5-mile run.
- B.
Did somebody say movie marathon? You’ll fuel it with a homemade batch of brownies.
- C.
Pack everyone up for a hike. It’s just 2 miles to the fam’s favorite lakeside picnic spot.
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- 10.
Prepping for this weekend’s family camping trip took a backseat to work, but you managed to organize:
- A.
Campground reservations, sleeping bags, the first-aid kit, and s’mores for everyone.
- B.
Your desk and file cabinet, a permit to tag a big summit, and moleskin for the kids.
- C.
A couple of makeshift shelters and a pizza delivery to campsite “Backyard Bliss.”
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