Providing Exercise Advice To Aortic Patients From The Patient’s Perspective

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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

OK! So You Turned 50, You’re A Boomer, Bummer! Want To Wallow In Nostalgia For Your Youth Or Be An Ironman (Or Something Else Exciting)?

Consider joining the FitOldDog club while it's free (first 3 to sign up) and build our club. We'll help you to become the best athlete and thinker you can be - it's all in the body-mind! Hi folks, welcome! My goal is to inspire you to exercise your mind and your body for a satisfying and enjoyable old age. Yes! Old age, or other major health challenges, can suck, but you don't have to give into them, do ... Read more

Creation Of The FitOldDog Club – I Bet We Can Change The World, Old Geezers – Not Dead Yet!

So you want to be a FitOldDog? Here are the proposed membership benefits, rules and objectives: Free access to all FitOldDog products - please don't disseminate for free. Advice on your particular health challenge. I won't tell you what to do, but I will research the best approach to working out what you should do to get back in shape, and move beyond your health challenge. Access to advice, input ... Read more

Receive Inspiration To Give Inspiration To Receive Inspiration – See One, Do One, Teach One

No Man Is An Island "No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thy friend's Or of thine own were: Any man's death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind, And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;  It tolls ... Read more

Exercise Tip: Train For The Conditions Or They’ll Take You Down But Sometimes Success Is Disguised As Failure

An important exercise tip, when training for endurance races, is prepare yourself for the expected conditions, but this is not always easy as conditions are not necessarily predictable. That said, if you run (or bike) into trouble, don't beat yourself up about it, if you gave it your best effort. Four of five months ago my youngest son, and great Ironman triathlete, Nigel, called and said, "Dad, I've signed up for ... Read more

FitOldDog Failed To Complete The Los Cabos Ironman But The Primal BluePrint Fat Adaptation Experiment Was A Success

Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Just before the Los Cabos Ironman, 2013, my son said, "You look really fit, Dad," which I attribute 100% to my low carb diet plus a little exercise. The next day I didn't need to eat anything during a 10.5 hour grueling workout, whilst having plenty of energy. The Primal Blueprint Fat Adaptation Experiment was a success, in my opinion, but I need to apply it to an Ironman race ... 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

Disclaimer: As a veterinarian, I do not provide medical advice for human animals. If you undertake or modify an exercise program, consult your medical advisors before doing so. Undertaking activities pursued by the author does not mean that he endorses your undertaking such activities, which is clearly your decision and responsibility. Be careful and sensible, please.