re: Arkansas health and fitness thread

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Hey, taking my wife to NYC this summer (U2 in Madison Square Garden). Where should we stay, eat and must see?

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How long will you be in the city? Most visitors like to stay in one of the many hotels around Times Square, but there are good hotels all over Manhattan. Another alternative is staying in Long Island City, which is technically in Queens, but it's one subway stop from Manhattan. You can usually find better deals there than if you stayed in Manhattan, but there is less to do within walking distance.

The pros to staying near Times Square: great transportation access, very lively area, lots to do (all the Broadway shows are there), tons of hotels to choose from, there's no other place like it in the USA

Cons: loud, crowded, has a bit of a "Disney Land" feel, most of the restaurants and shops cater to tourists which generally means "lowest common denominator", isn't frequented by NYC residents except for Broadway theaters

All things considered, Times Square is probably the best area to stay in unless you've already seen it before and you know you don't want to stay there. It's just so damn convenient for visitors.

As for eating, is there anything in particular you guys love? Anything you can't get where you live now? NYC is full of great restaurants so it's a daunting task to make good recommendations without knowing what you're looking for. Yelp is a really great website for finding good restaurants--I've found the reviews to be very reliable.

If you're considering going to Top of the Rock or Empire State Building to see the view, you might consider going someplace like [link=LINK of the Standard Hotel[/link] instead. You still get an amazing view of the city, and you don't have to wait in a stupidly long line, or buy tickets (which I think are $30 a person). Drinks do cost $20 and the view isn't quite as good, but it's a really impressive venue and a better option than Top of the Rock or Empire State Building, in my opinion. Take a look at the pictures and decide for yourself.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is also a nice place to visit, especially if the weather turns sour. It has so many different kinds of exhibits that there's something for everybody. It's hard to go wrong with the Met.

It's also a good idea to consider going to a Broadway show. Which one really depends on what you're into. Yelp is good for researching your options.

For steak, consider: Peter Luger, Keens, Benjamin Steak, Porter House

For delis, it really depends on where you are. NYC is chock full of good delis. The most famous, of course, is Katz's Deli (When Harry Met Sally). 2nd Ave Deli is also well known. But yeah I'd go with whatever is most convenient to your location at the time.

There are also a lot of bad or meh delis. Use Yelp.

I'll add Club A Steakhouse as a good option. Love that place. Midtown East, family owned/run. Owner SHOWERED us with free appetizers, dessert, and drinks when we went for my birthday one year. Just above and beyond. Extremely nice older dude that has a lot of pride in his restaurant.

If you go to the Standard, make sure you hit up the beer garden downstairs. Fun times.

Yeah I forgot about AirBNB. My dad used that once when he came to visit and was able to stay half a block away from us for very cheap.

Really appreciate it guys. I'll throw around the apartment idea with my wife and see what she wants to do.

We're arriving on Thursday and heading back home on Monday, so a pretty short trip.

Apologies for derailing the thread.

Jan 5, 2015 273.6lbs

Jan 25, 2015 260.4lbs

Good jumpstart, gonna keep on.

Good job SLC and Mizz Piggy

Boot camp this morning, but it's only the hard boot camp. The insane boot camp was Tuesday.

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If there is one thing I hate it is running. I do it BC I have to. I wish I had the desire to run a half.

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I try not to run other than when playing soccer. I'm in decent shape but too small I think. 185-190 @ 5'11 so I'm taking my best friends approach in going pretty much weights only workouts trying to bulk up instead of cut. My metabolism is just a mf'er for gaining weight/getting bigger.

hooo boy the holidays were rough on me. in the last two months I've literally gained ten pounds, and I've probably lost a good amount of muscle during the same period. can't make it a mile without stopping.

i'm on week 2 of p90x3 and it really drives home how much my body has changed from my 20s to my 30s. I feel so uncoordinated and like my feet are made of concrete when trying to do a lot of the moves.