Tweaking My Exercise Program With AI

I've had some fun recently working with Gemini Deep Research to tweak my exercise program for optimum health. First I asked about what's the best prescription for a 72 year old (it will be 73 tomorrow) with moderate aortic paravalvular leakage, who is also on metoprolol (a beta-blocker that tends to restrain heart rate response … Continue reading Tweaking My Exercise Program With AI →

Resistance Training With Cardiac Issues

My last strength workout went really well, I was able to go pretty hard without pushing my heart rate excessively. But afterwards it occurred to me that monitoring heart rate might not be enough. Strength training can cause a temporary spike in blood pressure which is probably not a good idea. I figured there must … Continue reading Resistance Training With Cardiac Issues →

More Fun With Recumbent Experimentation

On Thursday I did my upper body strength training workout then did an easy ride on my recumbent. Friday I tried out the recumbent with a 28" rear wheel and 20" front. I did a little better on my two local short time trials, the digital loop and the "New Morgan Hill criterium" (that's it's … Continue reading More Fun With Recumbent Experimentation →

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 →

Motivation- Why Healthy Aging?

Dr. Chistine Rosenbloom interviewed me for her great website yesterday, and her last question was did I have any final words of wisdom. What popped into my head was "don't give up". That planted the seed for this post. I get a bit discouraged by some people I see around me who seem to have … Continue reading Motivation- Why Healthy Aging? →

Running

I think a lot of us have kind of a love-hate relationship with running. On the one hand we may remember joyously doing it as kids, just running around playing. But we also may have learned along the way to think of it as a chore or punishment, like when you mess up in practice … Continue reading Running →

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 →

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