http://www.Amazon.com/books This is the title of an inspiring book by Matt Landry. Matt, who lives in New Hampshire near the White Mountains, was an experienced hiker. But he was not as dedicated about it as he would have liked. So as his 50th birthday was approaching, he decided to set the challenge for himself of … Continue reading Forward, Upward, Onward →

Lots of riding this last week plus I did my first hiking in a while. Last Thursday I did my morning strength workout followed by a short local ramble. Friday was a bike and hike in Harvey Bear County Park. I rode down to San Martin to the park then went up the Harvey Bear … Continue reading Riding and Hiking →

I rode every day since the Tuesday before yesterday since the weather has been quite nice (a little hot later in the day some days but nice in the mornings). Last Wednesday and Thursday were both relatively easy local rides. Friday I did my upper body strength workout then a hard ride southeast past San … Continue reading Group Ride on Tuesday and More →

I've known this for some time but it was good to see it confirmed in a recent study [1]. Thanks to Clarence Bass for reporting this study on his website and discussing it here. The main conclusion of the study was "This study indicates that bicycling may be favorable to knee health and should be … Continue reading Cycling is Good For Your Knees →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is a book by Osteopath David Vaux about strength training for middle-aged and older adults. In order to be healthy into old age, the author urges us to take up strength training no later than middle age because it is “use it or lose it”, and it's harder to get it back once … Continue reading Stronger: How to build strength: the secret to a longer, healthier life →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is a fascinating book by psychologist Dr Becca Levy about the connection between our beliefs about aging and our health. She starts out by showing how in cultures like Japan where elders are revered, people live longer and age better. She then details the results of various research studies that show that negative … Continue reading Breaking the Age Code →

On Tuesday my group headed south towards Gilroy then up into the foothills east of town. We first rode out Dryden ave where we saw the little farm where the pigs Petunia and Harold live. We then headed to the hills off of Roop Ave. That is where we have visitted our camel friend Aladdin … Continue reading Tuesday Ride To East Foothills Plus More… →

Friday I did a long brisk ride, which was very enjoyable as the temperature has dropped considerably since we were having triple-digits. Saturday I did an upper body workout followed by a shorter ride. Yesterday I did a fast long ride with some intervals and on-bike strength training. This felt great, I seem to be … Continue reading Good Weekend of Riding →

https://www.everydayhealth.com/7-tips-for-getting-back-into-a-workout-routine-if-the-pandemic-disrupted-yours/ Yesterday was my first harder ride since testing positive for Covid. I had retested positive after 5 days (which was two days ago), so I looked up when it was safe to exercise. The advice reminded me of what I've read in the past about other infections like the cold- it's basically ok if … Continue reading Easing Back Into Harder Riding →

The day after I got back from Phoenix Karen found out that her friend, whom she'd spent time with over the weekend, tested positive for Covid. Karen tested positive the next day (last Wednesday) but I was negative. I started having cold-like symptoms the next day and tested positive on Friday. No exercise since then … Continue reading Fighting Off Covid… →