Following up on Daoust’s Guardian feature: To use a trainer, work out in a group, or go solo: If you find a trainer or instructor you like and you can afford the sessions, go for it. Check with your city or county parks and recreation services for inexpensive rates before signing up with a privateContinue reading “Still Learning: Trainer Or Not, And Does Pain Equal Gain?”
Category Archives: Healthy Living
More from Daoust’s Feature: Resist, And Ignore Experts
Still reading and learning from the experience of Peter Daoust and his zigzag journey to changing himself: Experts are interesting and may help, but it’s about you: If you are looking for an exercise program, you can scroll endlessly on the Internet on what might work best for you, based on medical and health websites,Continue reading “More from Daoust’s Feature: Resist, And Ignore Experts”
Things I Learn From Other People: A Series
I had the good fortune to come across an article from The Guardian newspaper online (paywall warning, but you can read one article for free) that really struck me as wise words from a fellow who is “getting older and better” at the same time. Phil Daoust was obese, unwell, and did little to helpContinue reading “Things I Learn From Other People: A Series”
I Don’t Exactly Hate The Holidays
But I admit to being tired of some aspects of them at this point, Please take your pumpkin spice everything and do unspeakable things with it. Christmas music starting in November? There is only so much Bing, Burl, and Mariah a person can handle. Christmas music part 2: turn down the level in retail stores.Continue reading “I Don’t Exactly Hate The Holidays”
Sugar, Grease, Protein: The Post-Race Food Groups
It was hot out there today, even for a 5K. And that’s eight days after an 8K trail run. Not a huge complaint. More of an observation, since this is acknowledged to be the hottest summer since anyone began maintaining meteorological records. I am a pre-race creature of habit. I eat the same things, withContinue reading “Sugar, Grease, Protein: The Post-Race Food Groups”
Injected With A New Lease On Life
I finally did it. After decades of nagging back and hip pain, I saw a neurosurgeon and a pain management specialist. And got an injection that literally hit me in the sacroiliac. I did not even know I had such a body part, never mind knowing where it was or what it was for. IContinue reading “Injected With A New Lease On Life”
Going From Stressed Out To Surviving Better
It’s been a helluva two weeks here. From hacked credit cards to four weeks straight of competing to the dreaded “Check Engine Light” glowering from the dashboard to a daylong hospital stay. And I only signed up for the four weeks of competition. Not the rest of it. The credit cards were shut down, theContinue reading “Going From Stressed Out To Surviving Better”
Workouts: Pair, Group, Or Solo Style?
I met up with friends for breakfast yesterday, following a 5K race at a local animal sanctuary. It was good to see them, as the pandemic, work, and (their) kids’ lives had disrupted regular adult contact. The race went well, despite the heat; it started after 9 a.m. The restaurant was crowded but our serverContinue reading “Workouts: Pair, Group, Or Solo Style?”
When Body Parts Go Bad
We live in a world of easy replacements. If your phone, TV, computer, or any appliance decides to self-destruct, you can get a new one pretty fast. Thanks to the shortages brought on by the pandemic, it may not be exactly the make or model you wanted, and it’s priced higher than you anticipated, butContinue reading “When Body Parts Go Bad”
You Had Me At “You’re Awesome”
To the lady I beat at yesterday’s trail race: I didn’t like you from the first half-mile. You were ahead of me, and I could tell you were in my age group. To make matters worse, you were ahead of me and you were walking and running, and still staying ahead of me, while IContinue reading “You Had Me At “You’re Awesome””
Old Is Serious...Aging Is Hilarious 