Tweet from: Chez Ollie To: @FitOldDog "Hi Kevin mate, i'm 42 years old 7 overweight by 70lbs. I'm experienced but would like 2 know yr daily diet? Thanks sir! #RESPECT" Hi folks, As an aging Ironman triathlete, what is my daily diet? First I would like to give you FitOldDog's Advice on nutrition: "Eat that which looks good, smells good, tastes good, feels good in your mouth, makes you feel good ... Read more
You Can Learn A Lot From Your Toes As You Swim
Hi folks, We stuff our feet into shoes and then wonder why we can't control our toes when we need to, and more importantly we ignore all the information that they can gather because we just don't think about our toes unless they hurt. About 40 years ago I was in a bar in England, and there at the counter was a man with no arms drinking a beer that he held in his feet. I remember clearly how this ... Read more
I Meet Lots Of Persians And I Like Persian Food But Where Is Persia Anyway?
Persian Food Made Me Think of Persia Where is Persia? I think that Persia lies in the hearts and minds of people. Like Mally, who is proud of her origins. I wrote this post long before I converted to vegan cooking, in order to save the animals. Fortunately, Persian food is easy to convert to a vegan cooking format. Where Is Or Was The Country Of Persia? Iran contains an important remnant of this once ... Read more
Tools, Toys, Crutches, And How To Tell The Difference When It Comes To Shoe Orthotics
Definition 'crutch' from dictionary.com A staff or support to assist a lame or infirm person in walking, now usually with a crosspiece at one end to fit under the armpit. Any of various devices resembling this in shape or use. Anything that serves as a temporary and often inappropriate support, supplement, or substitute; prop: "He uses liquor as a psychological crutch." A forked support or ... Read more
When It Comes To Life And Exercise Are You A Bulldozer, Tumbleweed Or Taoist?
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Wisdom imparted to Harry Potter by Albus Dumbledore. Hi folks, It's funny where blogging ideas can come from, but this sure is an interesting process. I just see stuff, the wheels start turning, and I've just got to write it down, which in my case means blog about it in relation to safe exercise for better ... Read more
The Ironman Swim From Hell In Saint George And Thoughts On Use Of The Finis Metronome For Swimming and Running
Hi folks, I was just introduced to the Finis Tempo Trainer Pro (metronome) by my triathlete son, Nigel, and here he is coming out of the water after the hardest swim of his life, he said, at the Saint George Ironman, 2012. The wind picked up to the point of white caps and three foot waves, forcing many swimmers to abandon ship (so to speak). This was the first time I saw Nigel take more than one hour to ... Read more
I’ve Never Acquired Clinical Food Poisoning At McDonald’s But Is It Good For Athletes?
"It's Not What You Know, But What You know That Isn't So That Gets You In Trouble" By Old Geezer [and we really don't know much about individual nutritional needs, whatever the experts say - addition by FitOldDog] Hi folks, There are a lot of food experts out there, but do they really know what they are talking about? When it comes to nutrition, we are dealing with a highly complex network, with ... Read more
I Hereby Award Myself The Nobel Prize For Happiness?
Hi folks, I am really enjoying my visit to the Saint George Ironman with my athlete son, Nigel, who is competing. The place has the most amazing geology, all sorts of rock formations, from wind-sculpted sandstone to recent (well geologically-recent) lava flows, set solid just as they cooled long ago. As I was sitting having my quiet morning cup of tea, it occurred to me that our psyches are just like ... Read more
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