Today was two weeks since my bike crash and possible concussion. My discharge instructions from the hospital said to avoid riding for two weeks so I was good to go today. My group had it's annual Halloween ride out to the local Spina farms pumpkin patch. I was warmly welcomed back at the start, some … Continue reading Riding Outside Again! →

http://www.Amazon.com/books From Rails to Trails: The Making of America's Active Transportation Network by Peter Harris is the inspiring and fascinating story of how thousands of miles of America's former railroads became rail-trail corridors, used for active transportation and recreation. The book details the history of the USA's extensive rail network, which reached it's peak mileage … Continue reading From Rails to Trails →

https://www.health.com/news/nordic-walking-heart-health-benefits In a recent"sweat science" column, Alex Hutchinson summarized research on the effectiveness of using poles while walking, running, or hiking. It turns out they either have little benefit in saving energy or actually cause you to use more energy in many circumstances (that is bad for performance, but not necessarily if you are trying … Continue reading Pole Walking Spares Your Legs When Going Uphill →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is the name of an interesting recent book by Gabrielle Lyon, MD. about the important links between eating and exercising for muscle health, and overall health. Regular resistance exercise is important to keep our muscles strong and healthy. But we also require enough dietary protein. I agree with the importance of both of … Continue reading Forever Strong →

My discharge instructions from Regional Medical Center after my bike crash the other day include prohibiting me to ride outside (or any other risky activity) for two weeks. This still allows me to walk outside, but for the first few days at least I've stuck to stationary cycling indoors for my legs and arm-cycling and … Continue reading Mostly Exercising Indoors For Now →

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/mindfulness-practice-may-improve-childrens-mental-health-379813 A recent study highlighted in Neuroscience News showed mindfulness helps even young children with their mental health. Children who received instruction in mindfulness practice showed more emotional resilience, and fared better during the Covid19 crisis. However, it can be expensive for schools to implement this kind of training on a large scale. So a … Continue reading Mindfulness Apps, and Mindfulness For Kids →

Tuesday my bike group was going for a ride East of Gilroy up in the hills. We would start at Mendoza ranch parking lot, so I carpooled up there with our ride leader, my friend Kris. Halloween display around the corner from Kris's house We headed up to the start, and took off up Gilroy … Continue reading Unexpected Adventure On Tuesday Group Ride →

My Friends Nancy and Joseph came down on Saturday to hike at this end of the County, so I took them up to the Mendoza ranch entrance of Harvey Bear County park. We had a nice hike circumnavigating Mummy Mountain, about 4 miles. Pretty View of Coyote lake from near the summit of Mummy Mountain … Continue reading Hiking and Biking Over the Weekend →

https://www.vienna.at/tu-wien-team-ueberquert-atlantik-in-ruderboot-erste-ergebnisse-der-herz-ueberwachung/7054253 Clara Burns, a 26-year-old graduate student of Biomedical Engineering, crossed the Atlantic in a rowing boat in the spring as part of a team from TU Vienna. Support for the study was provided by Prof. Eugenijus Kaniusas, head of the Biomedical Sensing and Therapy research group at TU Vienna.Various health measures were recorded throughout … Continue reading Health Monitoring During Clara Burns’ 42 Day Row Across The Atlantic →

I was riding in a semi-rural neighborhood a couple of miles from home when I ran into this amazing display in Rich Firato's yard. It turns out it's been there since 2000 but I never knew about it. Very appropriate for halloween. There are some neat pictures of the construction of this site if you … Continue reading Pirate’s Cove →