http://www.Amazon.com/books This is the name of an interesting recent book by Gabrielle Lyon, MD. about the important links between eating and exercising for muscle health, and overall health. Regular resistance exercise is important to keep our muscles strong and healthy. But we also require enough dietary protein. I agree with the importance of both of … Continue reading Forever Strong →

My discharge instructions from Regional Medical Center after my bike crash the other day include prohibiting me to ride outside (or any other risky activity) for two weeks. This still allows me to walk outside, but for the first few days at least I've stuck to stationary cycling indoors for my legs and arm-cycling and … Continue reading Mostly Exercising Indoors For Now →

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/mindfulness-practice-may-improve-childrens-mental-health-379813 A recent study highlighted in Neuroscience News showed mindfulness helps even young children with their mental health. Children who received instruction in mindfulness practice showed more emotional resilience, and fared better during the Covid19 crisis. However, it can be expensive for schools to implement this kind of training on a large scale. So a … Continue reading Mindfulness Apps, and Mindfulness For Kids →

Tuesday my bike group was going for a ride East of Gilroy up in the hills. We would start at Mendoza ranch parking lot, so I carpooled up there with our ride leader, my friend Kris. Halloween display around the corner from Kris's house We headed up to the start, and took off up Gilroy … Continue reading Unexpected Adventure On Tuesday Group Ride →

My Friends Nancy and Joseph came down on Saturday to hike at this end of the County, so I took them up to the Mendoza ranch entrance of Harvey Bear County park. We had a nice hike circumnavigating Mummy Mountain, about 4 miles. Pretty View of Coyote lake from near the summit of Mummy Mountain … Continue reading Hiking and Biking Over the Weekend →

https://www.vienna.at/tu-wien-team-ueberquert-atlantik-in-ruderboot-erste-ergebnisse-der-herz-ueberwachung/7054253 Clara Burns, a 26-year-old graduate student of Biomedical Engineering, crossed the Atlantic in a rowing boat in the spring as part of a team from TU Vienna. Support for the study was provided by Prof. Eugenijus Kaniusas, head of the Biomedical Sensing and Therapy research group at TU Vienna.Various health measures were recorded throughout … Continue reading Health Monitoring During Clara Burns’ 42 Day Row Across The Atlantic →

I was riding in a semi-rural neighborhood a couple of miles from home when I ran into this amazing display in Rich Firato's yard. It turns out it's been there since 2000 but I never knew about it. Very appropriate for halloween. There are some neat pictures of the construction of this site if you … Continue reading Pirate’s Cove →

My friends Nancy and Joseph live in Los Altos and I went up there to hike with them. They live not far from a back entrance to the beautiful Rancho San Antonio Open Space preserve, so we walked over there which involves a steep climb up Mora road, rewarded with some nice panoramas at the … Continue reading Hiking At Rancho San Antonio →

I've always been a big fan of stair climbing because it's an activity of daily living that has a good level of intensity. Five flights? I have a two story house. That's just going upstairs more than 5 times a day. Thanks, Tony: https://guysandgoodhealth.com/2023/10/08/walking-more-than-five-flights-of-stairs-a-day-can-cut-risk-of-heart-disease-by-20-study/?page_id=45429

This is the title of an interesting and fun book by Richard Lang. http://www.Amazon.com/books Various meditation teachers describe our true self or true nature not as the incessantly chattering voice in our heads, but as the awareness that we notice is calmly looking on when our thoughts become quiet. I have been fortunate to experience … Continue reading Seeing Who You Really Are →