I consider my "fit and trim" weight to be 165 lbs (which is a nice round number of 75 kg, or a not-so-round 11.79 stone). I tend to drift a few pounds above that when I allow too much junk to creep back into my diet. I've corrected that recently and stuck to much more … Continue reading Back to “Fit and Trim” →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is an entertaining book by Tim Lebbon about him becoming physically active in his early 40s. The book is written in an enjoyable and witty manner. Like many of us, Tim had tried to stay fit in adulthood but could never make it "stick". The turnaround for him was getting talked into participating … Continue reading Run Walk Crawl →

It got to 99 F (37 C) in Morgan Hill yesterday, but thankfully not until the afternoon. I went on a shorter warmup ride on my own then joined my club ride at 10:00 AM. We went on a beautiful ride Southwest of Morgan hill up in the foothills, to Chictactic-Adams Park, then along Burchell … Continue reading Beating the Heat on My Club Ride →

I started out yesterday with about 30 min warmup briskly walking with hand weights. Then I rode, mostly standing for a couple of hours (at the "longevity inducing" aerobic pace I discussed recently), and finished with some fast intervals then strength training for my legs. This was a challenging but enjoyable combination. The weather or … Continue reading Walking and Biking →

In my last post, I talked about the idea of doing lots of aerobic-paced training and a smaller volume of high-intensity training, which I think of as "superpolarized". I tried it out today which was scheduled to be a harder day. It was enjoyable, first a long pleasant cruise, then finishing up with some strength … Continue reading Enjoying “Superpolarized” Training →

How would you train if your objective were not to excel in a sporting event, but to remain vibrantly healthy to the end of a long life? I have mulled this over for some time, and talked about it on this blog in the past. I got the title for this post from Rich Roll's … Continue reading The “Longevity Decathlon” →

I've recently read about two separate canoe adventures across Canada. The first was chronicled in the book Canoe for Change: A Journey Across Canada by Glenn Green and Carol VandenEngel, a married couple who do their trip both to celebrate retirement and to raise money for the charity Loving Spoonful (which provides healthy food for … Continue reading Two Canoe Adventures Across Canada →

Yesterday was my first combined bike/hike in a while. I rode my Vado (electric-assist bike) to Harvey Bear bike then hiked uphill and rode back down. I tried some side trails I've never been on before which offered pretty smooth off-road surfaces (the Vado is a hybrid, not a mountain bike, with fairly fat tires … Continue reading Back to Bike-Hiking →

Today was "Taco Tuesday Ride" with my group. Our leader was going to cancel because she was away but I offered to pinch-hit as leader so I wouldn't miss my tacos. It was a great ride of 35 miles. It was just getting too hot as we finished lunch because there was no breeze, but … Continue reading Taco Tuesday Ride →

I've decided I need some local challenges to motivate me. One I have done in the past is climbing the Thomas Grade on my bike. This is only 1.5 km, but at an average grade of 9% with a max of 12.5%. I used to be able to do it in about 10 minutes years … Continue reading Scouting Out Some Challenges →