My Recumbent Group (Bay Area Recumbent Cyclist, AKA the BARC-O-loungers) rode from the Curtner light rail station in San Jose to a more rural trail, the Los Alamitos Creek trail, in South San Jose, and back. I rode 20 miles from my house to the start, did their 20-mile ride, then home, for a very … Continue reading A mix of Urban and Rural Riding With My Recumbent Group →

I've done a lot more reading on the science behind intermittent fasting in general and time-restricted eating in particular, and the evidence of the health benefits is sound, including reduced insulin resistance (which leads to overall metabolic health), improved triglycerides, and improved cholesterol [1,2,3]. Ref 4 is a great review article on the topic, for … Continue reading Time Restricted Eating: Science →

This is a meetup group of pretty serious hikers I used to go with. This was my first time back with them since the pandemic. We did an 8 mile plus hike with close to 1500 feet of elevation gain in Santa Teresa park. The hike started at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch entrance to the park. … Continue reading Hiking With San Jose “MidWeekers” →

I've spent the last month experimenting with time-restricted eating, which I discussed here. It has gone well. I'd say the major benefit for me has been that once you get in the groove, it makes it easier to avoid compulsions to eat unhealthy food. I got on a schedule of eating lunch at about noon, … Continue reading Time-Restricted Eating Follow-up →

There is a great restaurant at a local golf course to which my local bike group likes to ride. We especially like going on the first Tuesday of the month which is "Taco Tuesday", where they serve their version of street tacos for only $2 each. We rode through the hills west of Morgan Hill, … Continue reading A Nice Country Ride On “Taco Tuesday” →

I thought it was appropriate to hike Mummy mountain on Halloween so that's what I did with some friends yesterday. This is a small mountain accessed from the trailhead at the Mendoza Ranch entrance of Harvey Bear County Park. A great way to work off some overindulgence from the party we had yesterday. We had … Continue reading Hiking Mummy Mountain On Halloween →

I'm glad to see a doctor prescribing this! I mentioned the health benefits of nature recently: "What's Your NatureScore?": https://wordpress.com/post/bionicoldguy.home.blog/6547

My group started out near San Juan Bautista, a town 25 miles South, so I carpooled with a friend with a van who could fit both of our bikes. We did an out and back, climbing San Juan Grade and dropping down onto the Monterey Bay Side, then out Old stage road which ends at … Continue reading Group Ride in the Hill Near San Juan Bautista →

The view from the top of Diana Road on the East side. I love how there's so many tress it's hard to tell there's a town of population more than 40,000 between here and El Toro across the way I'm glad to be able to say this for the first time in many months. Yesterday … Continue reading In Between Rainstorms →

I went with my local group yesterday. It was supposed to be about a 30 mile outing but with had to go with plan B because a powerline was down, blocking one of the roads, and the alternate route was longer. This added about 15 miles. I did not mind as it was a beautiful … Continue reading Long Outing on a Nice Fall Day →