http://www.Amazon.com/books A Heart for Running: How Running Saved My Life, is the story of how a talented amateur runner, John McDonnell, overcame a severe heart condition in his late 40s, recovered, and came back even stronger. John is of Irish descent and grew up in Massachusetts. He married an Irish woman, Roisin, and after a … Continue reading A Heart for Running
Back To Longer Riding
My sciatica flare-up is still bothering me when I stand or walk too much, but it is ok when I sit or ride a bike. So Yesterday I tried a longer (2 hour) ride and it went fine. This is good for me for relaxation and enjoyment. The sciatica symptoms (pain down my right leg … Continue reading Back To Longer Riding
Clear Day After The Rains
It was clear and cold today, a nice day for riding after all our recent rain. which totals about 9 inches for the year so far. I went for an hour of easy spinning, I still have to take it easy because I'm getting sciatica symptoms from the piriformis muscle of my right leg. It's … Continue reading Clear Day After The Rains
Some More Heavy Rain, and Even Hail
Our latest series of rainstorms continued yesterday. We've had about four inches total over the past several days. This is a great start to the season, I hope it keeps up. We even got some hail yesterday morning. That's unusual for this time of the year, hail usually accompanies summer thunderstorms when we get it. … Continue reading Some More Heavy Rain, and Even Hail
Back in The Gym
I have a pretty good home gym setup for both cardio and strength so don't normally need a gym. But gyms have special machines that are sometimes nice to use as well as classes. This wasn't enough incentive for me to pay for a gym membership, but if it's free that's a different matter. Some … Continue reading Back in The Gym
In Between Rainstorms Again
We got about another inch and a half of rain here in Morgan Hill over the weekend, with more on the way today. This is a total of 4 and 1/2 inches this season so far, I really good start. I hope it keeps up! Yesterday we had a brief interlude between storms, so after … Continue reading In Between Rainstorms Again
Beautiful Ride Between Storms
Two days ago we had a solid rainstorm of over an inch in Morgan Hill, and today it's raining again. This is great for our drought conditions, and we are happy to be expecting a lot more rain last week. Yesterday we had a beautiful clear day between storms so I was able to sneak … Continue reading Beautiful Ride Between Storms
New Insight On Excessive Endurance Training and Health- The Role of Healthy Diet
I have been interested in what constitutes "too much of a good thing" with endurance exercise for some time. I first discussed it in my post "How Much Exercise Is Too Much?" and gave an update on it here. I recently came across an article in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrients that gave an interesting insight into … Continue reading New Insight On Excessive Endurance Training and Health- The Role of Healthy Diet
What is the best time of day to exercise for heart health?
This is an interesting finding. I prefer exercising in the morning because it is a great day to start the day. Also the longer in the day I wait, the easier it is to come up with excuses!
Morning physical activity is associated with the lowest risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a study in more than 85,000 individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology. The findings were consistent regardless of the total amount of daily activity.

“It is well established that exercise is good for heart health, and our study indicates that morning activity seems to be most beneficial,” said study author Ms. Gali Albalak of Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands. “The findings were particularly pronounced in women, and applied to both early birds and night owls.”
The study used data from the UK Biobank. It included 86,657 adults aged 42 to 78 years who were free of cardiovascular disease at baseline. The average age was 62 years and 58% were women. Participants wore an activity tracker…
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Interesting Recumbent vs Upright Result
My e-bike was getting a tune-up when I went on this week's group ride, and we were going on a route without too much climbing, so I decided to take my recumbent. There were no e-bikes on the ride, just me and nine other people on uprights. I was always right up at the front … Continue reading Interesting Recumbent vs Upright Result