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
Aging Ironman Faces Challenge Of Maintaining A Program Of Safe Exercise For Better Health
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! In the middle of the night I awoke in a funk! I thought, "What on earth are you doing? You've signed up for the Los Cabos Ironman, in the 70-74 year age group, the gun goes off in about five weeks, and you're just not adequately trained. But you're going to do it anyway! I repeat, are you crazy?" The next morning I said to Deb, "What am I, and what do I ... 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
Clap Your Way To Body Awareness For Improved Exercise And Health
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Funny how you can learn about optimal body movement at the oddest of times, if you are interested in the issue. We attended an Opera in Rome the other day, as a special treat, and you can see from the adjacent picture that I didn't really fit in too well with respect to my chosen attire. But I sure enjoyed the show, Il Naso, about someone who lost their nose, or ... Read more
You Can’t Have Someone Else’s Epiphanies For Them, Which Certainly Applies To Body Awareness
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! We recently held a body awareness workshop ('Run Smarter'), in which I got to witness people saying, "Oh! Yes! That feels completely different." The one-day class was designed to help people move more easily and efficiently through improved understanding of how their bodies move and feel. There was some stress on running, which is very injury prone if you have poor ... Read more
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