Body Awareness Training The Key To Active Healthy Aging Returning to Running, Safely? Andrew Weil Said Running Is For Young People! I Say, "Forget that!" On returning to running in my 50s, I could have avoided two knee surgeries, and lots of pain, with a little body awareness training. But I had no idea, back then! I was, basically, clueless! Body awareness training came consciously into my life, much ... Read more
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FitOldDog’s Five Favorite Healthy Aging Books
Don't Age Gracefully! Learn to run gracefully! Learn! Learn some more! And kick ass! Enjoy Ungraceful Aging. That's My Plan! FitOldDog's Five Favorite Healthy Aging Books Andrew Weil: "As you get older, you will want to select your aerobic activities with care, making sure they are suited to your body and not likely to lead to injury. For example, running is generally more appropriate for younger ... Read more
Ironman Conditioning: For First Timers Over 50
Ironman Conditioning Can Benefit From Coaching And Mentoring Conditioning: "Bringing (something) into the desired state for use." As you ramp up your training, you will encounter issues that need to be fixed along the way. Types Of Ironman conditioning (recommended assistance in brackets): Physical conditioning, especially your butt (coaching) Pain resistance conditioning Persistence ... Read more
Sports Massage To Reduce Risk Of Ironman Training Injuries
Sports massage reveals muscle tightness. Muscle tightness is a symptom of weakness! Advice to First Time Ironman Over 50 Athletes: Fix it before it becomes an injury!. There are at least two kinds of massage, sports massage and 'fluff and buff!' Sports massage to fix potential training damage, fluff and buff to relax. Both are good. My recent sports massage, from Tara, revealed an important issue. ... Read more
Thirty Years To A Thirty-Second Plantar Fasciitis Cure
Like washing your hands to prevent lethal infections (see Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis), and removing the pump handle to solve the cholera mystery (see John Snow), the logic behind the ASTRO makes sense. It was the final piece of the puzzle, that led me to the experience described here. A 30-second plantar fasciitis cure? It's all in my latest book describing eight years of research. Click image to go to ... Read more
Cooking’s Like Training: Know Your Oven, Know Your Body!
You have to know your body to get your diet and training on track. The successful application of a training recipe (plan), as with a food recipe, requires adjustment for actual conditions. No two ovens, or human bodies, are the same. When following a recipe that involves baking or roasting in an oven, you'll need to adjust the temperature setting for your oven. I learned to cook, by trial and error. As I ... Read more
Are Doctors Clueless About Plantar Fasciitis Pain? FitOldDog, Veterinarian
Doctors Are Clueless About Plantar Fasciitis Pain? This veterinarian thinks so! Plantar fasciitis pain, an interesting enigma! "...veterinarians receive five times more education for pain than physicians." Mary E. Lynch, MD FRCP, President, Canadian Pain Society When it comes to plantar fasciitis, one man's meat is another man's poison! Plantar fasciitis pain has been both caused and cured by running, ... Read more
What Goes Around, Comes Around, So Nurture Your Love Of Learning!
"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 for thee." John ... Read more
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