Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I love to learn, read a great book, which is currently The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, and experiment around my Ironman training to make it more effective. It turns out that success in a startup company (mine is called Old Dogs in Training, and last year I made $80, which is apparently a good start) also depends upon experimentation. My current Ironman experiment is ... Read more
Exercise Lessons From Animals, Including Frogs, Camels, Meerkats And Triathletes
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I have always liked frogs and toads for some unknown reason. They seem so fragile, but they make it out there in the wilds with all those snakes and things around. I guess they use the high breeding capacity approach combined with camouflage, and an ability to dig down into the mud when things get dry. There are also poisonous toads, I guess, and other tricks used by ... Read more
Optimizing Biomechanics: Video Showing You How To Get Out Of A Chair Without Straining Your Back
Hi folks! Thanks for coming by! Here is a short movie that was fun to make, and my dogs helped too. It takes 10 to 20 seconds to load, as the link is via the Viddler site, which provides good visual resolution. This is a free introductory video, designed to wet your appetite for our upcoming video series on Body Awareness, the first of which, Posture, is available in our video store. You think ... Read more
Tennis, Running, The Inner Game, And When Feeling Is Better Than Thinking
Hi! Thanks for coming by! Whilst running at the track the other day, I was struck by the similarity of my foot strike on the ground to the impact of a tennis ball with the racket. Either, carried out incorrectly, can induce serious injuries, so you have to learn to flow with the action as opposed to resisting it. I haven't played a lot of tennis, but I spent years working on my racket ball game. It's a lighter ... Read more
You’re Only Limited By Your Imagination So Imagine
I dreamed of returning to Ironman training after my aortic surgery in 2010. Here I am (racing very carefully) thanks to modern medicine, a great support group, and a little effort. Hi! Thanks for coming by! The key benefit of staying fit and healthy is that it enables you to do things. What do you want to do, that you're not sure you can? We are all in different situations, with our unique ... Read more
How You Perceive Yourself Will Determine How Well You Perform As An Athlete And In Life In General
Hi! Thanks for coming by! In order to perform well as an athlete, or in anything else for that matter, your self-image is critical, and it has to be a right blend of humility and confidence. Your friends and fellow athletes can help you with this, because as Robert Burns said: “O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' ... Read more
Do You Want To Be Noticed Or Hidden At Your Next Race Or Job Interview?
Hi! Thanks for coming by! I'm busy building a business designed to promote safe exercise for better health, especially for older (more mature?) people, or those with health challenges (you know, diabetes, aneurysm, cancer, heart disease, whatever) for which exercise could be a plus. The most interesting part of this process, for me at least, is working out how to reach my audience and thus my ... Read more
Goal Setting For Each Workout And Thoughts About PowerCrank Training For Running And Cycling
Hi and thanks for coming by! Sometimes I forget to listen to my own advice - do you ever do that? I was recently climbing on my trainer bike, to do a pre-run PowerCrank workout, when it occurred to me that I was just going through the motions. I would have ridden for 30 minutes at 140 watts, climbed off all sweaty and ready for my run, but would that have been the best training routine? So I ... Read more
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