I rode my Trek North to Santa Teresa Park, then hike in the park up to Coyote Peak. This is a ride I used to do frequently when my Trek had an electric-assist kit. It also had a pedestrian mode which helped pushed the bike up the hill. No assist today. It's a bit harder … Continue reading Bike Hike To Coyote Peak →

In my last post I discussed "the red line chart" which sorts foods in accordance with their calorie density (calories per pound). Foods more to the left have been shown to be have more satiety so that people can eat more without taking in excess calories. The chart has a red line, and it is … Continue reading The Red Line and “Good” and “Bad” Foods →

Chef AJ is a delightful personality that I first encountered on Rich Roll's podcast. This led me to read her book "The Secrets To Ultimate Weight Loss", which is interesting and inspiring. This has a great, concise, concept of calorie density- the Red Line. The idea that unprocessed plant foods are a good way to … Continue reading Chef AJ- Control Your Weight By Staying Left of “The Red Line” →

I did another of my "hard day" workouts that I do twice a week, but this time a walk for time up Barnard Riad served as the uphill walking challenge. This is one of my favorite challenging local walks, east of town in the foothills. It's quite steep and takes a bit under 15 minutes … Continue reading New Barnard PR →

A good role model for active aging: Hidekichi Miyazaki is the World's oldest competitive sprinter, shown here at 105. Mr. Miyazaki is known as the "golden Bolt" because he emulates Usain Bolt's lightning bolt pose. A new study from Norway compared three groups of older adults for five years [1]: the control group was advised to … Continue reading New Study- Health Dividend For High Intensity →

Today was another "hard day", still training for my upcoming exercise stress test challenge. After my upper body work in the garage gym, and walking with hand weights and poles outside, I rode my bike over to the West side of town so I could do "intervals" by walking up several of the streets on … Continue reading Walking the Hills West of Town →

https://trailrunnermag.com/people/trail-stoke-rim-to-rim-to-rim-redux.html Endurance runner Dave Mackay set the fastest known time for going rim-to-rim-to-rim in the Grand Canyon in less than 7 hours back in 2014. That is an astonishing time to me because I hiked rim-to-rim (North rim to South rim) decades ago and it took us more than 12 hours. And, in our 30s, … Continue reading Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon- On a Prosthetic Leg →

If someone were to tell you that by taking a pill or a couple of lessons, you would become an accomplished concert violinist or a black-belt Aikido Sensei, would you believe him? -Luigi Fontana [1] This one resonated with me for a couple of reasons. For one, I studied Aikido for a few years back … Continue reading Avoid The “Quick Fix” Mentality →

Today was a longer easier day. I hadn't been to Harvey Bear County Park in a while and thought it would be pretty with the hills green. I rode my bike there, then pushed it up to the top of the Willow Springs trail. View at the top of the Willow Springs Trail. The oaks … Continue reading Harvey Bear With Green Hills →

I mentioned Rich Roll's Podcast in a recent post and promised to write about him. I found out about him through his book Finding Ultra. I love this kind of comeback story. Alcoholism destroyed Rich's career as an elite swimmer at Stanford. After some hard years, he recovered from that and was a successful entertainment … Continue reading Rich Roll- Finding Both Ultra and Plants →