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I write a column called The Rockaway Trainer for The Wave, Rockaway's newspaper. Plain, practical fitness advice for people who live here. Each piece gets posted on this page.

The Rockaway Trainer · July 2026

Your House Is Full of Weights

No time for the gym? You don't need one. A gallon of water, a backpack full of books, and a cast iron pan are a full home gym. Here is a twenty-minute, five-move routine that grows with you.

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The Rockaway Trainer · June 2026

Lose the Fat, Keep the Muscle

Rockaway is getting slimmer, and a lot of it is GLP-1s like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The medications work, but without strength training a good chunk of the weight that comes off can be muscle. Here are the two things that protect it.

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