After tonight's opening ceremonies for the Olympics, the competition starts almost immediately and gymnastics are no exception. The men's qualifying rounds start Saturday, and unfortunately Morgan Hamm will not be competing. Yesterday he joined his twin Paul, a gold medalist in 2004 games, on the injured list and is out due to an ankle injury. The men's gymnastic team will carry on and I am sure it will prove exciting.

When I asked a while back, you all were most fired up about gymnastics, I thought I would post the general schedule of those events so you can watch or at least set up your TiVo.

To see the schedule read more

Early last year I told you about the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act. And unfortunately, it has not been approved so we're not yet allowed to pay for our health club dues, physical fitness programs, certain exercise equipment, and children’s sports league fees with pretax dollars.

Now HealthClubs.com has made the process of bringing this act to the attention of US senators and representatives very, very easy. There's a prewritten letter that you can copy and paste (or write your own letter). The site will then send out your correspondence to your state's officials.

I don't know about you, but I'd love to be able to use $1,000 pretax dollars a year towards my fitness and health. If nothing else it shows that my country, the one where some are worried about having a president that is too fit, is truly as concerned about my health as all the reports claim.

I just sent a letter to my congresswomen and representative, did you?

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You're asking and I'm answering . . .

Hey Fit,
I just started a new job that makes it impossible to exercise in the morning like I used to (I'd have to wake up at 4 am, which is just not going to happen). So in order to fit my workouts in, I have to hit the gym from 7 to 8 p.m. Since I get up so early, I like to be in bed before 10, but will working out late make it hard for me to fall asleep?
—Need My Sleep Sally

I don't blame you for not wanting to wake up at the crack of dawn to exercise, and you should be proud of yourself for trying to fit it in to your busy schedule instead of skipping out on it entirely. Although evening workouts may not be your first choice, there are definitely some benefits. Now you can hit the gym and not feel rushed to get to work. Your late night workouts may even be more productive and your risk for injury may be reduced because you're more awake.

So will it affect your ability to fall asleep? To find out read more

Many times a bad mood can put us off from going to the gym. But for me, it's my good moods that often keep me from doing my workout.

If I've had a great day at work then I want to go out and have a drink with a pal, or go home and spend time with my husband, not go to the gym. On the other hand, I have found that if I put my positive energy to work at the gym, I can really challenge my exercises and have a great workout. What's more? After I am done, my good mood in combination with the fact that I've just worked out can leave me on cloud nine for the rest of the day.

So I know it's tempting to celebrate a good day or a good mood with happy hour, just hit the gym first then meet your pals after. You'll be glad you did.

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Michael Phelps is one of the fastest swimmers in the world and he's got his eye on eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. A lot of folks joke that he's got gills; I'm not sure about that but one thing that he definitely does have is a good training program.

His coach Bob Bowman, head coach for the unstoppable University of Michigan swim team, recently gave some tips on what Michael does to perform his best. For tips that you may want to try adding to your swimming routine next time you take a dip, just read more