Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! The ready availability of television (TV), and other electronic distractions, would appear to discourage safe exercise for better health and a balanced life - that's my personal opinion, anyway. Endurance races are pretty meditative as you spend much of your time training alone. In fact, it's calm, and such sensory quiet time is good for the soul (whatever that is, ... Read more
In Major Pre-Race Training Then You Have A Sore Throat And Feel Bad So What Do You Do?
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! A cold can turn into pneumonia, which can kill you, so get better. That's safe exercise for better health. What do you do when sickness gets in the way of your training, having caught a bad head cold from a kid in your house (happens from time to time - and it just did, again, and I got if from Nick about a week ago before he headed off for his snowboarding ... Read more
Try Ralking (Run/Walking) When Trail Conditions Are Hazardous And You Want To Safely Warm Up Your Fascia
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! This blog is all about developing programs of safe exercise for better health, for which I explore my relationship to the earth on a regular basis, and I like to learn from all those great non-human animals out there. I don't know how many of you have ridden a horse, but there clearly four major ways that they progress, walking, trotting, cantering and galloping. The ... Read more
Make Sure Your Perception Fits Reality Especially When Running Trails
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! We look at the world, but we don't always see what is actually there. This is because, for efficiency's sake, the brain fills in a great deal of information to make things fit. If it collected and processed all the visual data you'd get nowhere. For instance, when you see a house, your mind creates a 3D image in your mind of the house as a box, even though you can ... Read more
We Each See The World Through Our Senses In Slightly Different Ways So Be Involved In Your Exercise Plan
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I recommend that the critical first step for any exercise program be the study of body awareness, if you want to minimize injuries and other setbacks, which requires the honing of your observational skills. The key objective of this blog, and the related business, Old Dogs in Training LLC, is, in fact, to promote a program of safe exercise for better health. Like ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Three Favorite Ironman Life Training Manuals
"Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego." Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! After finishing a hard ride, that shouldn't have been a hard ride, I was a bit frustrated with my performance. Eighty miles on a pretty nice day should be no problem at this stage of my training, but, you know, you get good ... Read more
Bill Is Now Off His Diabetes Medications Due To A Change In His Perception Of Reality With Thoughts On Run Cadence And Sweeteners
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I was visiting with friends the other day when Bill turned up, who I hadn't seen for several months. Now, Bill has had a weight problem, but this time he looked pretty trim for a guy in his late fifties. He announced loudly that he had lost 100 lbs. and his doctor had taken him off of his diabetes (type II) medicine. Type II diabetes can be reversed if you don't ... Read more
Thoughts On Body Awareness As A VideoBlog Post By FitOldDog, Willbe And Scooter
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Today I decided to provide my blog post as a short video, with the help of Scooter and Willbe, our lovely dogs. I chose the subject of body awareness because it is so critical for your health, and increasingly so as you age. Furthermore, it is the first step one should take in a program of safe exercise for better health. Here it is: -k @FitOldDog PS I'm glad ... Read more
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