I saw this old doggie out on my walk today. I've seen sheps with hip dysplasia with these wheels so I asked the owner if that's what it was. He said no, this fella had both rear knees operated on and had to get spinal fusion in several disks. He gets around ok inside the … Continue reading Don’t Let Your Limitations Stop You
Balance Training
A neglected aspect of fitness that becomes more important with aging is balance. This is another area where decline occurs with age, and makes older people more likely to fall. Young people can stand on one foot with their eyes closed easily for a minute. I can do it for about 10 seconds. I knew … Continue reading Balance Training
Another Collarbone Update
I got a follow up xray on my collarbone Monday. Then my doc called on Wednesday and said it wasn’t healing well so he referred me to an orthopedic surgeon. I saw him today, and he said it does not look like the bone is going to knit together at the fracture site. It has … Continue reading Another Collarbone Update
Monitoring Exercise Intensity
Perceived Exertion What I’ve described previously for monitoring intensity of aerobic exercise using your breath is a simplified version of judging intensity by "perceived level of exertion" (also called “rating of perceived exertion”). Recently RPE has been shown to correlate very well with heart rate [1]. I think it's possible to make too big a … Continue reading Monitoring Exercise Intensity
Food & Fitness After 50: Research Roundup
New research from Dr. Rosenbloom's blog: blueberries can help your BP as much as meds, pomegranate juice improves visual learning and memory, and making sure you're not vitamin D deficient is good for brain health
Exercise and Statins
Nowadays the use of statin drugs like Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) is common for high cholesterol. These drugs are thought to have a fairly low rate of side effects, at least according to the studies done in the FDA approval process. The most well-known side effects are muscle symptoms such as muscle soreness or … Continue reading Exercise and Statins
Ride With Larry
This is the name of a video (available on Amazon prime videos) about Larry Smith, who is bravely fighting Parkinson’s disease. Despite the fact that he now has difficulty walking due to dyskinesia (uncontrollable motions, one of the effects of his condition), he still rides a recumbent trike. The longest ride he normally does is … Continue reading Ride With Larry
Collarbone Update, Canoe/Kayak “trainer”, and my experience with focusing on health not weight
I am now pretty much completely healed with my collarbone. I’ll get the final xray and hopng to get doc’s blessing to ride my bike and lift heavier when I get back (fingers crossed). In the meantime I’m still lifting lighter weights and doing a lot of walking. I'll be glad to get back to … Continue reading Collarbone Update, Canoe/Kayak “trainer”, and my experience with focusing on health not weight
Vitamin K2- Send Calcium to the Right Places?
I first learned about vitamin K2 when I was going to a cardiologist for aortic stenosis. He had sent me for a calcium score test, which I flunked. Supposedly this means severe calcification of the coronary arteries, as I described in my posts about my heart valve saga. Later I found this was a false … Continue reading Vitamin K2- Send Calcium to the Right Places?
Diet and Fat Adaptation, For Everyday Life and And Athletic Performance
Our bodies are “flex fuel” vehicles. They have a small fuel tank containing “higher octane” fuel (glycogen), and a much larger tank containing a slightly “lower octane” fuel (fat). I’ll explain why fat can be called “lower octane” below. The body wants to use the abundantly available fuel, fat, at lower intensities so it can … Continue reading Diet and Fat Adaptation, For Everyday Life and And Athletic Performance
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