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 →

Yesterday was an easy recovery day so I did a cruise down to San Martin on country roads to the Southeast of Morgan Hill. It makes the legs feel great to go at an easy pace the day after a harder workout. There's a little mini-farm on the route with a very inquisitive alpaca that … Continue reading Cruise to the Southeast →

Yesterday my group rode into the hills West of Morgan Hill, first south on Santa Teresa Boulevard to Day Road, then on Watsonville Road to Cictatic-Adams County Park. From there we did an out-and-back on Redwood Retreat Road to its end at the Fernwood Cellars winery. We then returned via Watsonville Road to Morgan Hill, … Continue reading Group Ride To Redwood Retreat →

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm A recent study at Iowa State University showed that various important mental health indicators are significantly improved by voluntarily limiting the use of social media to no more than 30 minutes a day. This was reported in an article in Neuroscience News: "Key Facts: Participants who limited their social media usage to 30 minutes … Continue reading Improve Mental Health By Limitting Use Of Social Media →

http://www.Amazon.com/books Jump Start - The Science of Exercise Therapy for Anxiety & Depression, by Benjamin Kramer, is a well-researched 29-page book reviewing research on exercise and its effects on depression and anxiety. The book reveals that multiple studies have shown the benefits for exercise on depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders: Exercise is a powerful … Continue reading A Little Book on the Value of Exercise For Fighting Depression and Anxiety →