Well over five years ago I read an article in, I believe, the NYT magazine that stated emphatically that after 76 a person’s body mass (Continue Reading)
Well over five years ago I read an article in, I believe, the NYT magazine that stated emphatically that after 76 a person’s body mass (Continue Reading)
For some time now I have maintained a fairly steady routine of exercise, alternating between a set of exercises focusing on the core and another using weights (Continue Reading)
That sounds like a life-coach named Marvin, but it is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself. “To put it bluntly, (Continue Reading)
It seems a routine has been set, one night of yoga, one of body pump, two days in the gym lifting weights and two to (Continue Reading)
Since my surgery in December and my week off in Februrary, I have surged in the consistency with which I get to the gym. I (Continue Reading)
At this point, I can say I am well settled into a routine of yoga Monday, Body Pump Tuesday, 40 push-ups on off-days and my (Continue Reading)
Recently I’ve began a routine of one night yoga, next night body pump, skip a day, then w/o with weights. This week I did a (Continue Reading)
A few weeks ago I took the plunge and started yoga. Fortunately I seem to have found an excellent instructor. One lady said she has (Continue Reading)
Hernia surgery yesterday. Out patient. Easy as pie. Almost no pain. Plenty of uninterrupted reading time as I recover. (See What I’m Reading Now category) (Continue Reading)
A pause in my exercise program. I got a diagnosis yesterday of hernia and I’ll be called today to schedule surgery. I have no idea (Continue Reading)
Say what? Well, it’s a bit like a sore ass as pronounced down south but it is a core muscle I did not know about (Continue Reading)
Recently I switched from random exercises divided pretty much between heavy lifts and more body weight or lighter exercises to focusing on one or two (Continue Reading)
My work on the assisted pull-up rack at the gym paid off. Yesterday I got 3 sets of one, and good ones. My program for (Continue Reading)
My primary care physician is switching over to a Wellness Plan where you pay a yearly fee and it reduces her case load. She’s at (Continue Reading)
Let’s just point out the bad people to start with: the Arizona state legislators. I’m guessing it is mainly Republicans, the people of personal responsibility (Continue Reading)
After a long break, eleven days, I went back to the old workout where I could not complete the final set of incline bench press (Continue Reading)
Sent to a friend just before my appt with the doctor last Friday, 4/27. Tomorrow I see my doctor’s PA. Here’s my dilemma. The doctor (Continue Reading)
Last week I went to 3 appointments, the first for my skin and the doctor gave me a clean bill of health; the second for (Continue Reading)
I always say I never get sick. Scratch that. Last week I woke up with a stiff neck. By Monday I could barely move so (Continue Reading)
I’ve moved from the pool to dry land with my new set of exercises last night. They are the same as in the pool: ski, (Continue Reading)
In March I got a bilateral total knee replacement with recovery rated as phenomenal. Then I got vertigo and realized my go-to physician, a cardiologist (Continue Reading)
I got dizzy yesterday morning when I got up. That seldom happens and it passed. But then I went into the gym, feeling great, lay (Continue Reading)
On my tenth day off the pain killer vicodin/oxycodone, I went back to my doctor for relief from withdrawal symptoms. He said my recovery has (Continue Reading)