Many people assume willpower is a limited resource, so if we try to improve in multiple areas at once, like say working out more and resisting junk food more at the same time, we will wear it out. Scientific justification for this came from a meta-analysis published in 2010 [1]. Based on this, you may … Continue reading Baby Steps, Or Push Back On All Fronts? →

I highly recommend Dr Michael Greger's website http://www.nutritionfacts.org for evidence-based information on nutritional topics. Dr. Michael Greger There is a lot of nutritional information out there on the web and in books, and much of it is very scientific sounding. But as I've explained previously, for it to be really scientific, there has to be … Continue reading Evidence-based Nutrition Information: Dr Michael Greger →

I posted on July 29th that I wanted to start working harder on my fitness since my shoulder limitations were holding me back a lot less. I also wanted to be stricter about healthy eating including avoiding junk, and stricter adherence to a whole food plant based diet, which has worked very well for me … Continue reading Update on “Taking Health and Fitness Up Another Notch” →

I saw my surgeon last Friday which was 12 weeks post-op. I actually had two "ops" because he had to go in and take out a redundant anchor that had come loose at week 2, but we count from the first because he said the 2nd one did not set my rehab back. He was … Continue reading Shoulder Rehab Update- Doing Well at 12 Weeks →

I went with my meetup friends to Wilder Ranch, just north of Santa Cruz, about an hours drive from where I live (it helps to carpool as we did). If you head inland, this state park is hilly, a mountain bike mecca. But we stayed on the coastal side, where it is a beautiful fairly … Continue reading Great Day Hiking at Wilder Ranch →

I'm finally back riding with my group. I belong to San Jose's Almaden Cycle Touring Club. They classify their rides as "billy goats" if there's lots of climbing, or "grizzly bears" if they are flatter. My subgroup likes to ride in the Morgan Hill area, southern Santa Clara County or "south County", we are all … Continue reading Riding With The Old Goats →

You hear about mindfulness all the time these days almost as if it is fashionable. Perhaps that is because many people have reached an all time low in mindfulness, especially because of over-preoccupation with cell phones. But it is not a fashion, nor something that can be dabbled in, it is an important practice for … Continue reading Taking Mindfulness More Seriously →

I did about a 40 mile ramble today, starting with riding down Santa Teresa Boulevard to South San Jose. There I continued on through the Santa Teresa neighborhood, which is nice where it backs up against the foothills: Eventually this leads to Almaden Lake park, which is the southern end of the Guadalupe river trail. … Continue reading Saturday Ramble, Including Guadalupe River Trail →

The big bank of fog in the marine layer off the northern California coast is part of our natural cooling system. When it gets hot in the summer, we get cooling breezes coming inland, or even more effectively, the fog comes inland. That starting happening again this week after the heat spell last week. It … Continue reading Watching the Fog Burn Off →

Two days ago was my longest ride of the week so yesterday I did an easier ride. For recovery I like to do easy spinning at high cadence. I went out and back on Santa Teresa Boulevard, the "bicycle highway" between Morgan Hill and San Jose. On the way out I felt really strong, but … Continue reading Summertime, and the Spinning is Easy →