Tag Archives: Body

Lane 8 USA Obesity

Once again tonight, the TV was on while I was in the vicinity, doing the evening things American families do. I don’t sit and watch TV, unless it’s American Idol, and even then it’s iffy. But Diane Sawyer was talking … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Health & Wellness Blog

Last night I experimented with a WordPress front page “sticky post”. This allows bloggers to indefinitely keep a certain blog post as the very first post. Like a sticky note. If it works, regular Lane 8 readers will see the … Continue reading

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Health Blogs

There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 80-million blogs on the Internet, and growing daily. There are 221-million results if you Google “Health Blogs”. What are all these health-blog people trying to say? Please let me summarize for you: Dream … Continue reading

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Blood Pressure Tests

Do you know your blood pressure? And do you know your resting heart rate?  How often do you check?  Do you know how and why you have the numbers you do? Also known as a no-brainer, putting it off and … Continue reading

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Lane 8 And The Art Quitting

Lane 8 is the worst lane.  The slowest competitor is placed there. You know this already. There is an art to being in Lane 8. Huh?  Exactly. Although it doesn’t seem so, striving for (metaphorically) Lane 8 is really impossible. … Continue reading

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How Big Should Your Goal Be?

If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough. Hang in there if you are struggling.  Odds are, you are. I know I sure am. Ran once last week. Once! How is that possible? So here we are, another … Continue reading

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Did You Know?

Did you know that if you don’t know these numbers (below), there are people like me who question your intelligence? Do you know your: Body weight HDL & LDL cholesterol Blood pressure Resting heart rate Triglycerides BMI (body mass index) … Continue reading

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Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile

Bernard Lagat, 35, won his eighth Millrose Games Wanamaker mile last night, in Madison Square Garden. The Millrose Games is the oldest Indoor Track & Field meet in the world, at 103 years. Bernard Lagat is 35 years old.  Age, … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Food Pyramid

Anyone out there disagree that diet and exercise are a good way to control and maintain decent health? Anyone not heard of the Food Pyramid? Okay, so these things are well-known common knowledge, right? What’s at the base, the foundation, … Continue reading

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Everyday Courage Has Few Witnesses

“Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you, and no crowds shout your name.” — Robert Louis Stevenson Maybe you believe in yourself, or maybe you don’t. The more days that … Continue reading

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