https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11714334 The National Geographic channel is streaming an enjoyable series "Limitless" starring Chris Hemsworth, about measures we can take for healthy aging. It is dramatized by Chris taking on challenges in various geographic locations in each episode. There are also background stories of other people who exemplify the theme of each episode in their lives. … Continue reading Limitless →

I've described recently that I'm trying to find the cruising pace that maximizes relaxation and enjoyment, which it turns out is also a good aerobic training pace. Lately, I've been going on this kind of ride two or three times a week for about two hours. Today I pushed it to 2:45. This pace also … Continue reading Long Sunday Ride →

Since rain is confined to one season, usually late fall through spring, in our area, it gets really dry in the summer. This has been made worse in recent years because of our drought. So I always look forward to having the hillsides turn green after the first rains of the year. I was happy … Continue reading Morning Ride- First Hint of Green in Our Hills →

Our autumn colors are pretty much at their peak now so I've been enjoying them on my rides. Yesterday was an easy recovery day because I went for a long and hard ride on Sunday. It was a pleasant amble in the local area on my recumbent.

We got our first really good rainstorm of the season a couple of days ago, totaling almost two inches in Morgan Hill, which was more than welcome with our ongoing drought conditions. It was still raining solidly in the morning when I went for my ride. So I took my Vado which has fenders and … Continue reading Testing My Rain Gear →

The temperature was brisk when I set out, and I also set a brisk pace. I rode 43 miles out and back to Hellyer velodrome on the Coyote Creek trail. The fall colors are nearing their peak around here so the scenery was beautiful. On the way back I ran into a gorgeous bobcat on … Continue reading Brisk Coyote Creek Outing →

Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter An article in the October 2022 Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter describes how the same measures that we can take to be heart-healthy also help keep our brains healthy. This includes a good interview with Dr. Mitchell Elkind, a co-author of the chapter on brain health in the American Heart … Continue reading Heart-Healthy is Brain Healthy- Tufts →

After doing my strength training I took my recumbent out for a ramble out to Coyote Creek trail, where I enjoyed the fall weather on a ride of about 75 minutes. A lake along Coyote Creek, with Loma Prieta in the backgrounf I've been working on visualizing energy going to the working muscles while cycling … Continue reading A Nice Fall Ride →

Whole Body Prayer is a fascinating memoir by Yan Ming Li, a Qigong master. It tells the story of his hardships during his upbringing in a working-class family in Communist China during the cultural revolution. He had a natural affinity for Qigong, and it blossomed into healing abilities with some training. He eventually migrated to … Continue reading Self-Healing With Qigong →