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Plan Ahead
Often, to keep it simple, less is more… Life is good. Life is crazy busy too. Here’s what I do to plan ahead for a healthy year. I start at year end with a calendar for the upcoming year: List … Continue reading
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Turtle Fast
Two days ago, driving through the neighborhood…. I started running in 1999. It had been 2 decades since I had last run. So? So it took one month before I was able to 400 meters, without stopping, the equivalent to … Continue reading
Funny Things Those Resolutions
Is life really difficult, or is it just me? We work so hard sometimes, and what do we get? Nothing. No thank you. No atta girl, or atta boy. No, “Hey, we really appreciate what you do around here”. Nuthin‘. … Continue reading
This Applies To Diet & Exercise
Doesn’t it make sense that whatever good or bad luck we experience, we can always give it meaning and transform it into something useful? Never get bored with the basics. Never give up. Use failure to get closer to success. … Continue reading
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Do The Right Thing Mostly
Life is hard. Period. Agreed? In fact this morning, I’m getting x-rays of ankle, fibula and tibia. And Achilles tendon ultrasound. When it comes to diet and exercise, do the right thing most of the time. Moderation has it’s place. … Continue reading
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Don’t Try To Be Perfect
Try to be just a little better than you are now. A few potential targets for you: Lower your LDL cholesterol, by just a little Raise your HDL cholesterol, by just a little Lower your blood pressure, by just a … Continue reading
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The Business Of Exercise
Exercise is like running a business. And as Dee Hock, founder and former CEO of Visa, reminds us: “The problem isn’t how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.” Brilliant observation, and a … Continue reading
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Experimenting With Your Health?
Do you try creative things to get and stay healthy? In addition to finding things to do, you can also work on things to not do. Would you describe yourself as someone who’ll do whatever it takes? It’s challenging to find … Continue reading
How To Feel Young Again
It’s inevitable, isn’t it? No stopping it, is there? Not a single person is immune from it. The aging process. The more we read and the longer we live, the observations remain conclusive – feeling young comes down to the … Continue reading
Exercise Is Relative Sometimes
For a person used to running and going to the gym, the past two days where a tiring workout, even though they had nothing to do with running or the gym. A Sanctuary, for cats. Exotic cats. This morning, it … Continue reading