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
Collarbone Rehab Update
Sorry, I’m not trying to subject you to wrinkled old guy beefcake pictures, but I thought the colors coming down from the broken clavicle were interesting. I’m now entering my 3rd week and rehab is going nicely. Going through the interesting process of bone healing: I should be getting some “fibrocartilaginous callus formation” by now. … Continue reading Collarbone Rehab Update
Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement- Part I
Part I – Fit and Healthy to Severe Aortic Stenosis This post is kinda long (but so was the adventure it refers to) so I’ll split it into 3 installments . This part describes the developments leading up to surgery. As I mentioned in my post “Staying Active Despite Arthritis And Two Hip Replacements”, I … Continue reading Staying Active While Aging Despite Life’s Curveballs- Heart Valve Replacement- Part I
Making Physical Activity Fun
Does this doggie think exercise is a chore? Many of us feel exercise is like a pill to take to stay healthy, like cramming going to the gym and grinding out half an hour on the treadmill into an already busy schedule. But others are lucky enough to find activities they actually enjoy and look forward too. That has been the case … Continue reading Making Physical Activity Fun
Healthy Eating- The No-Junk Rules
There is a lot of hype, misinformation, and conflicting information on nutrition in the media, and government guidelines change over time and often can be influenced by the food industry more than based on real science. And even authors who try to base their results on sound science don’t agree on everything. This causes so … Continue reading Healthy Eating- The No-Junk Rules
An Inspiring Journey of Recovering From a Hip Fracture
Undine tells her inspiring story of recovering from fracturing her right hip skiing at https://hip-break.blog/. But it’s not just the right hip. This was her third major hip surgery. She had fully recovered from the previous two- for tears in the labrum of both hips, when she started out 2018 with the ski accident. The … Continue reading An Inspiring Journey of Recovering From a Hip Fracture
My Healthy Aging Inspiration- Clarence Bass
(www.cbass.com) Clarence Bass still amazingly fit at 80 (left), and walking with his wife Carol in the hills near Albuquerque (right) I have been reading Clarence Bass’s website for almost 20 years, and find it to be a great source of inspiration and information on fitness, healthy aging, and nutrition. He has also written a … Continue reading My Healthy Aging Inspiration- Clarence Bass
Fitness Motivation- Why It’s Important
We are not meant to be sedentary. It is only starting in the 20th century, with the rise of automobiles and desk jobs, that it even became possible for anyone but the wealthiest to be “couch potatoes”. The physical activity of early European settlers in Australia, for example, was estimated to exceed that of their … Continue reading Fitness Motivation- Why It’s Important
Staying Active Despite Arthritis And Two Hip Replacements
I’ve been very active in endurance sports, like biking, running, and hiking, all my adult life. Then I began to develop some pain in my right hip, which was diagnosed as arthritis at age 49, back in 2002. So I had to give up running, my main activity at the time. You may think, as … Continue reading Staying Active Despite Arthritis And Two Hip Replacements
Feedspot- A Useful Source For Finding Fitness Related Sites
Feedspot is a nice content reader that helps you read all your favorite websites in one place. I find it useful for fitness related sites, but it is general purpose. I discovered Feedspot by searching for “health and fitness forums” on google. It led me to a lot of relevant forums. My blog has been … Continue reading Feedspot- A Useful Source For Finding Fitness Related Sites
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