I rode my upright for about 90 minutes out on the Coyote Creek trail, standing up to pedal most of the way. I had gotten away from doing that and it was nice to know I still have the stamina for it. I passed Andy's orchard on the way back which is starting to bloom. … Continue reading Local Ride And Orchards in Bloom →

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-increase-your-life-expectancy-12-to-14-years Dr. Micheal Greger's video yesterday was an eye-opener. He discussed some important papers that show how life expectancy at 50 can be extended significantly by more than a dozen years with some easy-to-implement lifestyle measures. The first paper analyzed data from the classic EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition) and showed … Continue reading Better Lifestyle Increases Life Expectancy →

I rode my recumbent to Santa Teresa Park in south San Jose to do a jaunt with my hiking meetup. We hiked up the steep way to Coyote Peak, then back down the gentler way. My favorite way to do it. On the way home I did some sprints on the 'bent. Pretty stiff tailwind … Continue reading Great Group Hike at Santa Teresa Park →

Both aerobic training and strength training are typically recommended for health, but strength training is often mentioned as an afterthought. Aerobic provides many health benefits and it is recommended to do it for 30 minutes a day several times a week (or several shorter, more intense sessions). The importance of strength training is mostly mentioned … Continue reading More on Strength Training for Health- Deep Fitness →

I did a group ride in the hills East of Gilroy on a cold and windy day but it was still fun. It was probably about 20 mph average, gusting maybe to fifty, so not much compared to what folks are going through in other places like the UK. Last night I got woken up … Continue reading Cold, Windy, and Beautiful in the East Hills →

"Round the Reservoirs" is a classic loop from Morgan Hill, very typical of the scenery near many of California's inland coastal valleys. If you climb up to the foothills West of town, you run into Oak Glen Ave which takes you past Chesbro reservoir. It then runs into Uvas road, and heading south you pass … Continue reading Round the Reservoirs Plus →

Jeff Rothschild, who has the website eat.sleep.fit (nutrition advice for active people), co-authored an interesting paper [1] on nutrition strategies to get improved fitness and health benefits from exercise. It turns out it is very helpful to try to increase signaling from the enzyme AMPK (short for the mouthful "5ʹ adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase"). … Continue reading Getting Improved Fitness and Health Benefits From Exercise →

I was sure glad I had electric assist today, as I rode 38 miles on the Coyote Creek trail. The wind was strong and gusty from the north, it would have been really challenging making progress in that direction without the help of the motor. The upside is that it made the air incredibly clear … Continue reading Beautiful (but windy!) day on the trail →

I went for a romp on a nice day on my recumbent. I took the back way to Watsonville Road, then over to Sycamore which took me to Oak Glen and Paradise Valley. Then around Chesbro reservoir to Willow Springs Road, and back home, for about a 90-minute pleasant outing. The path through the flood-control … Continue reading Paradise Valley Loop →

Runner's World this month (Feb. 2022, available online here) had an excellent article "The Dangerous Lie of the Perfect Running Weight", which echoes a lot of what was discussed here previously under the topic focus on health, not weight. It profiles four runners of various weights. The first is a young woman who was a … Continue reading No Ideal Weight For Exercise →