We've still been having hot weather lately, into the 90s F (low 30s C). But at least since the days are getting shorter it is cooling off nicely at night. I'm looking forward to it's being officially fall soon and hope the weather will start matching it. My riding has been pleasant because it is … Continue reading Waiting For Fall →

I mentioned in my last post that I decided to cut back my amount of exercise to what my Cardiologist actually thinks I'm doing. This works out to 90 minutes a day on average biking, with 3 upper body strength session of 30 minutes each per week. This still allows me to get in a … Continue reading Enjoying New Schedule →

A couple of years ago, my yearly echocardiogram showed a mild amount of leakage around the outside of my aortic valve replacement. This is a fairly common complication. (https://vivitrolabs.com/support/faqs/in-vitro-paravalvular-leakage-assessment-of-cardiac-valve-prostheses/) I have the condition shown in the middle, called paravalvular leakage, where blood flog leaks around the outside of the replacement valve, next to the wall … Continue reading Interesting News From Cardiologist →

Dr. Raphael Cuomo, a professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine who's work I've mentioned previously, called my attention to a fascinating recent paper he wrote. It is about "nutritional epidemiology risk–survival paradox", for which the term "Cuomo's Paradox" has also been coined. There is also a good summary of the … Continue reading A Fascinating Paradox Concerning Nutrition, Disease Risk, And Survival →

I recently read two interesting books on Yoga by Alistair Shearer, an expert translator of Sanskrit and historian of Yoga. The first is his translation and commentary of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. This is often used as a justification for Hatha Yoga, which in the West has evolved mostly into what Shearer calls "body yoga" with … Continue reading Interesting Yoga Books →

I mostly got over the shin splints mentioned in my last post by Friday (although they are still a bit sore if I try to stretch them). So since last Friday I've been able to go harder on my rides, with both Friday and Sunday being hard rides including intervals and on-bike strength training, while … Continue reading Back To Riding Hard Again →

This was an easy training week because we went down south for a wedding over the weekend so I took a couple of days off from riding. I still got a couple of hard days of riding in with sprints and intervals, as well as two days of upper body training. The wedding was our … Continue reading Easy Week →

We had summer weather again this week, not too bad, highs in the high 80s and low 90s F (around 31-34 C), but these were later in the day so morning riding is still pleasant. And it's nice that it cools off at night for sleeping. I did several nice long rides including up in … Continue reading More Summer Riding →

We're going through a bit of a warm snap right now, not too extreme but it is reaching highs in the 90s F (33 C or so). This occurs in the afternoon, and it stays a lot cooler in the morning. So I've been doing all my strength training and riding earlier. I've had several … Continue reading Morning Workouts To Beat The Heat →

I do a stretching routine every night, partially based on what I've picked up in books and classes on Yoga, and partially based on physical therapy exercises I've accumulated due to rehabbing from various ailments or injuries. I find it is a lot more relaxing and enjoyable if I do it mindfully, paying attention to … Continue reading Back To Mindful Yoga →