These tips are from dietician Sharon Palmer's blog. https://sharonpalmer.com/ https://sharonpalmer.com/fixing-a-broken-metabolism/

Yesterday I turned 70. I intend to stay as active in this decade as I was in my 60s, we'll see how that turns out! My recent setback with injuring my SI joint has caused my fitness to decline a little. But two days ago was my first PT session for it and it went … Continue reading 70th Birthday and Still Moving… →

We continue to get a lot of rain due to an "atmospheric river" in which storms are lined up in the Pacific Ocean, waiting for their turn to reach us. This is supposed to last another 10 days. According to my rain gauge, we've gotten about 16 inches of rain this season, so we're closing … Continue reading Flooding in Morgan Hill →

We had a mostly cloudy day yesterday but a break in the rain so I went for a recumbent ride outside. I was a bit time-constrained so kept it under an hour. But I was happy to be able to go harder with some on-bike strength training (climbing a hill in high gear) and short … Continue reading Short Harder Ride →

Yesterday was sunny again so I took advantage of it with my first long ride in some time. I've been taking it easy because I have continuing pain in my right leg. In my last post, I mentioned my Doc suspects it is SI joint pain, so I decided to see if I could get … Continue reading First Long Ride in a While →

I went for my first sunny ride of the new year yesterday. It was a pleasantly cool hour-long ride on my recumbent. We have a lot more rain coming, so I have to take advantage of the sun while I can. I have been working out in my indoor gym or using my exercise bike … Continue reading Enjoying The Sunshine →

This simple advice from Tufts is a good start for the New Year. The article has some more detail, but here is a summary: https://www.nutritionletter.tufts.edu/special-reports/top-10-swaps-for-good-health/

I too wish physicians would more often prescribe simple effective interventions like this either instead of or in addition to drugs.

We got a one-day break in between storms yesterday so I snuck in a ride. There is a lot more rain on the way well into next week, so I'll be doing a combination of making good use of my rain gear and my trainer. There was some fog in the valley when I started … Continue reading A Ride In Between Rainstorms →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is the title of a book by Dr. Jacqueline Simon Gunn, who is both an avid lifetime long-distance runner and a clinical psychologist. She shares reflections on what running means to her, both physically and mentally. One interesting insight I picked up was the psychological concept of "existential homelessness", which means we feel … Continue reading In the Long Run: Reflections from the Road →