One Regular Guy Writing about Food, Exercise and Living Past 100

Tony, who writes the blog One Regular Guy Writing about Food, Exercise and Living Past 100, shares my interests in healthy eating, staying active, and aging gracefully, as you can tell from his title. Only he’s been at it longer, blogging about it since 2010 and has collected a ton of useful and inspiring information … Continue reading One Regular Guy Writing about Food, Exercise and Living Past 100 →

On Pacing: LISS and HIIT But Don’t MISS Too Much

Anything done predominantly aerobically is low intensity steady state (LISS). Higher intensity activity exceeds the capacity of the cardiovascular system and the mitochondria in the cells to provide oxygen, so anaerobic glycolysis has to occur: Fuel in the form of muscle glycogen has to be broken without oxygen, a more inefficient process that produces byproducts … Continue reading On Pacing: LISS and HIIT But Don’t MISS Too Much →

Paddling and Rowing

Rowing, and paddling (which includes canoeing, stand-up, and kayak paddling) are fun activities that are a great upper body workout. This is important because many aerobic activities like walking, hiking, running, and cycling are lower-body dominant, so you either should supplement them with resistance training or complement them with upper body activities (or both!). I’d … Continue reading Paddling and Rowing →

Matt Cable’s Leukemia Comeback Story From “The Titan Games”

I’ve always been a big fan of “American Ninja Warrior” and, starting this year, of a similar show “The Titan Games”. What I like the most is the inspiring background stories of the competitors. On a recent Titan Games episode, one of the competitors was Matt Cable, who had an amazing comeback story. He was … Continue reading Matt Cable’s Leukemia Comeback Story From “The Titan Games” →

Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs-Heart Valve Replacement, Part III

Part III-Long-term rehab and recovery. I saw my surgeon for a follow-up at one month post-op. He showed me my ekg that indicated sinus rhythm (normal heart beat- no afib) and said “this means you aced the test”. Karen said “no, you aced the test”! He said my body didn’t know it had undergone surgery, … Continue reading Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs-Heart Valve Replacement, Part III →

Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement, Part II

Part II- surgery and immediate aftermath. With good attitude in place, Karen and I showed up bright and early on August 11, 2017 at El Camino hospital for the surgery. Actually it wasn’t bright, it was still dark that early. But admission and prep for surgery went smoothly, and Karen’s beautiful smiling face was the … Continue reading Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement, Part II →

Fitness Motivation- Making It Enjoyable

My previous fitness post "Fitness Motivation- Why It’s Important” explained various ways being active prevents declines with aging and promotes health. Many think that this is the best motivation for physical activity, but in modern times we are well aware of all this, and the majority of adults, especially older ones, are still sedentary. I … Continue reading Fitness Motivation- Making It Enjoyable →