Alan Martins says: March 1, 2014 at 9:35 pm "I totally agree, was also told not to play golf and go for little walks! What? If I’m going down, it’s going to be with a smile on my face. Live life!" Welcome! Only you can really decide the best exercise plan for your mind, heart and body, when dealing with the rigors of aortic disease - but deal with it you will, one way or another. Increasingly, ... Read more
Your Body Knows Best, So Listen: Optimal Cycling Cadence (Or Heart Rate) For An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (or Coronary) Stent Graft?
"If you decide to try to understand your cardiovascular or aortic stent, and it's potential impact on your blood flow, remember that the heart is not a pump that sends blood around a system of rigid pipes, it is but one (sorry, two) of many driving components of the cardiovascular system, which would probably be best considered as one, highly integrated, continuous pumping network, employing a panoply of energy ... Read more
To Age Successfully Don’t Go Down The Road Taken By Winston Churchill, Follow Dylan Thomas Instead, But With A Little More Skipping
Hi folks! Welcome. Winston Churchill, though revered, never struck me as a very happy person, but I'm sure he had his reasons. I suspect, however, that lack of exercise and poor diet may have contributed to his general lack of lightness of spirit, though he was a great humorist. Very much alive, but not very alive, in my opinion. He 'hated' exercise!!! I know other people like that, but I've noticed that they ... Read more
Some Secrets Of Successful Aging
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill. Hi folks, welcome! When aging can be such a pain in the butt, what is successful aging? One answer is, attitude! As you live your life you are building the road map of your reality. You can create a happy, positive world in your head, or a miserable, negative one. It's up to you, almost irrespective of your ... Read more
Swim Video Demonstrates That Greg Will Drop FitOldDog In The 2014 Eagleman Half Ironman If He Learns to Reduce Drag
Hi folks, welcome! When training for triathlons, performance on the bike depends on power-to-weight ratio, with drag being somewhat less important. For the swim, performance depends on power-to-drag ratio, with weight being essentially unimportant (except for buoyancy and warmth). Either way, as you age you'll slow down, but that doesn't mean you can't give youngsters like Greg a run for their money, for a ... Read more
Soft Feet Are Happy Feet
Hi Folks, I'm pleased that you took the time to visit! Whether you walk, run, bike, swim, ski, or whatever, happy feet are one key to a happy you. The way to develop happy feet is to (a) build strong, active, responsive arches, (b) develop soft feet, as recommended by Jack Heggie in one of the best running books ever written, "Running With The Whole Body," and (c) nurture your relationship with your ... Read more
Do You Prefer To Set An Example, Follow An Example, Or Just Be Yourself?
"Fewer things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain Hi folks, welcome! Life presents us with an endless series of choices. Do this, do that? Think this, think that? (or you could say 'believe this, believe that' and forget the thinking part) Feel this, feel that? (the most difficult, though I'm convinced it can be regulated consciously to some extent, maybe even ... Read more
Plantar Fasciitis Success And More To Come – A Dynamic Solution For A Dynamic Problem – It’s Been A Good Day
"Hi Kevin, Yaay! I am back to running on my trampoline again thanks to you and Rebecca's guidance! I started off several weeks ago with just 30 seconds a day and doubled it each week. I have decided to remain at 16 minutes for the past few weeks before I increase again. I try my best to use my roller, a tennis ball, and yoga toes as often as I remember and I have to be especially cognizant of using my whole foot ... Read more
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