I have a pretty good home gym setup for both cardio and strength so don't normally need a gym. But gyms have special machines that are sometimes nice to use as well as classes. This wasn't enough incentive for me to pay for a gym membership, but if it's free that's a different matter. Some … Continue reading Back in The Gym →

We got about another inch and a half of rain here in Morgan Hill over the weekend, with more on the way today. This is a total of 4 and 1/2 inches this season so far, I really good start. I hope it keeps up! Yesterday we had a brief interlude between storms, so after … Continue reading In Between Rainstorms Again →

Two days ago we had a solid rainstorm of over an inch in Morgan Hill, and today it's raining again. This is great for our drought conditions, and we are happy to be expecting a lot more rain last week. Yesterday we had a beautiful clear day between storms so I was able to sneak … Continue reading Beautiful Ride Between Storms →

I have been interested in what constitutes "too much of a good thing" with endurance exercise for some time. I first discussed it in my post "How Much Exercise Is Too Much?" and gave an update on it here. I recently came across an article in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrients that gave an interesting insight into … Continue reading New Insight On Excessive Endurance Training and Health- The Role of Healthy Diet →

This is an interesting finding. I prefer exercising in the morning because it is a great day to start the day. Also the longer in the day I wait, the easier it is to come up with excuses!

My e-bike was getting a tune-up when I went on this week's group ride, and we were going on a route without too much climbing, so I decided to take my recumbent. There were no e-bikes on the ride, just me and nine other people on uprights. I was always right up at the front … Continue reading Interesting Recumbent vs Upright Result →

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.