Yesterday my group rode up into the hills Southwest of Morgan Hill, then south to cross Hecker pass highway, where we picked up the scenic bike trail that goes all the way to the Gilroy Sports Complex. We returned to Morgan Hill via Santa Teresa boulevard against a headwind, which was welcome because it was … Continue reading Down To Gilroy Sports Complex →

I wanted to get some pictures of new scenery so decided to head for the local hills on my e-bike. The fastest way to get up in the hills from where I live is Llagas Road which winds up fairly steeply. I continued on to Oak Glen Ave and also investigated some side roads off … Continue reading Scenery in the Local Hills →

Yesterday after my morning upper body workout, I went for a ride with my hybrid e-bike. This has fairly fat tires (38 mm) so it does well off pavement. I took a back road with lots of gravel shoulders (Dougherty Ave) to Palm Ave to the Coyote Valley Open Space preserve, then did some more … Continue reading Offroad Cruise →

This is from the title of a good introductory book on e-bikes by Dave Hogan http://www.Amazon.com/books Dave does a great job of motivating how e-bikes are good exercise, are more likely to get people to ride, and are especially good for older adults. Each chapter ends with inspiring profiles of happy riders, on a variety … Continue reading E-BIKES – Putting the FUN Back into Cycling →

Yesterday was forecast to get to 100 F (37.8 C) so I got on the road early at 7:30 for a longer ride. I rode out to the Hellyer Velodrome and back in delightful cool temperatures. By then it was warming up a bit as I finished up with some cruising in San Martin. By … Continue reading Beat The Heat To Hellyer Velodrome and Back →

I did a harder and longer group ride on Tuesday, so yesterday was a recovery ride. Just a one-hour local cruise on my recumbent which I found very relaxing. I finished before noon so it was still cool enough. We're having another hot spell here, it will reach 100 F this weekend, but fortunately, it … Continue reading Relaxing Local Ride →

http://www.Amazon.com/books I just read this inspiring book from 2016 by the late psychiatrist Dr. Jerry Jampolski and psychologist Dr. Diane Cirincione (who is also Jerry's widow). Jerry passed away at 95 in 2020. They are the co-founders of the Center For Attitudinal Healing in Tiburon, California, which has grown into an international organization, Attitudinal Healing … Continue reading Aging With Attitude →

There is a nice park that gives access to Rosendin Point above Anderson Dam. It is easy to get to from the dam but that is blocked for the foreseeable future because of the seismic retrofit project at the dam. However, there is still a backway through Holiday Lake Estates at the top of East … Continue reading Rosendin Point and Coyote Creek →

This is the title of Maria Parker's inspiring book. Maria is an extremely talented ultra-endurance athlete. I first found out about her more than 10 years ago when she started setting ultra cycling records on her Cruzbike recumbent (she has four World Ultramarathon Cycling Association records for 100 miles, 200 miles, 12 hours, and 24 … Continue reading Do Tough! →

A recent article in Neuroscience News covers a Stanford study [1] on cell secretions during exercise. These were previously known about but it was not possible to isolate them from the blood for study. The Stanford group came up with a novel way to dive deeper into the blood to isolate these molecules, called exerkines. … Continue reading “Exerkines”, A New Tool For Tracking Healthy Changes Induced By Exercise →