http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison RSS Feed for Kimberly Garrison en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20091119_Kimberly_Garrison__Shake_up_your_exercise_routine_with_Nia_Technique.html IS IT TIME for you to shake up your old fitness routine? To step away from your step class? End that boring treadmill trip to nowhere? Do you need some new motivation to get moving? Do you need to get your groove back? http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20091112_Kimberly_Garrison__Readers_weigh_in_on_bike_laws.html MY COLUMN last week on the death of legal assistant Andre Sneed, allegedly struck by a bicyclist in Center City, and the need for tougher bicycle laws, got readers fired up! Here are some of their thoughts on this hot-button issue: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20091105_Kimberly_Garrison__What_we_should_do_in_the_wake_of_the_death_of_Andre_Steed.html I'M ALL for biking! I think it's wonderful that Mayor Nutter supports the greening of our city and is encouraging more folks to bike instead of drive. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20091029_Kimberly_Garrison__Are_black_women_choosing__good_hair__over_good_health_.html CHRIS ROCK'S controversial documentary, "Good Hair," about black women's love/hate relationship with their hair, spoke volumes to me. Like "The Hair Piece" sketch in George C. Wolfe's satirical 1986 play, "The Colored Museum," the movie is funny but sadly tragic, too. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20091022_Kimberly_Garrison__6_weight-control_tips_for_surviving_the_holidays.html 'TIS THE SEASON - the holiday weight-gain season. That's right, next week is the official kickoff, and I'm not talking about football. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20091008_Kimberly_Garrison__Forget_a_cure_for_cancer_-_go_for_prevention.html OCTOBER IS National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, designed to raise awareness about the most common cancer among women in the United States. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20090929_Kimberly_Garrison_.html MO'NIQUE HAS NEVER been one to do things small. The Baltimore-born comedian built her stage persona around her ample size and diva-esque demeanor. She wrote a book and called it "Skinny Girls Are Evil: Notes of a Big Girl in a Small-Minded World." But she's also made big statements in other ways. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20090924_Kimberly_Garrison___Big-boned__is_no_excuse_for_nutritional_neglect.html WHEN I WAS a little girl, my grandmother always described herself as "big-boned." She was a proud, robust woman with a positive self-image, a heart of gold, street smarts and a savvy sense of fashion, too. When Anna McIntyre stepped out, she knew she was looking good. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20090917_Kimberly_Garrison__Readers_weigh_in_on_link_between_obesity___jobs.html LAST WEEK'S column on the complications of landing a job when you're obese really struck a nerve. There was such a huge response, we decided to share some readers' comments: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/kimberly_garrison/20090910_Kimberly_Garrison__Many_employers_won_t_hire_the_obese__but_are_their_reasons_valid_.html IF YOU'VE been keeping up with the latest headlines, you know the unemployment rate has climbed to a 25-year high of 9.7 percent, which means that 14.9 million Americans are out of work.