Fun in the sun, and a little economics.

OK guys. The sun is scorching now. Many people ask me about sun screen. I don't wear any.. never have. I've never burned either so perhaps the initial assumption that I am a cyborg jedi ninja are correct. I digress.

Many people I know use this brand and swear by it:

Try it out, let us and other know..

Read this too: Confused by SPF? Take a Number

Also, hydration. I'm sure you've all realized the importance of it. Even a 1% reduction in body water spells misery, especially in training. Many swear by "alkalized" water. Meaning it has a higher pH like that of your blood. Supposedly it means more efficient hydration. If money isn't an issue, perhaps some of you athletes can try it and let us know. Personally I like "aquahydrate" brand. Thanks in advance.

Econ 1001:
First and foremost, UCLA really is on the cutting edge and forefront of taking steps to make this place a better work place and a better educational facility. The fact that UCLA is willing to provide us with a program of such scale is testament to the commitment to the general betterment of the staff and faculty. With that said, it is important to recognize that we still have a situation with limited resources and so the rules of scarcity apply.

Originally, the funding was supposed to sustain the first 12 weeks (on ramp) only. But knowing what we know combined with the obvious demand to continue the training, we kept it going and thus spawned the "ongoing" program. As you are surely aware, the ongoing program is not sponsored or subsidized in any substantial way, yet is really where the fruit lie. We has spent countless hours and meeting negotiating a fair pricing plan which benefits all parties involved. We realize that putting dollar figures on things inherently presents push-and-pull factors that precipitate much debate. But please be aware that we are working very hard to make things fair; so that we may continue to provide you all with the best product possible regardless of the resources available to us. Most importantly, we are all very grateful to all of you for believing in the work, and in yourselves in spite of various circumstances that may stand in your way.

Keep up the good work and stay tuned for more detailed information as it will be posted soon.

Here's some fun stuff to do this week.. (some already, inadvertently did this):

100 burpees FOR TIME. For TIME. FOR time. FoR TiMe. fOr tImE.

Enjoy.

P.S. On last thing. Make sure you're taking YOUR OWN fitness int YOUR OWN hands. If you feel like some aspect of your fitness is lacking or needs to be addressed, go ahead and address it. So if your pushups still suffer, perhaps some supplementary work to get you pushups up to par may be necessary. If some other, personal benchmark isn't where you wanted it to be, you must address it directly. Don't blame anyone for it, just act accordngly.

Thanks