Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Life sends us lessons on a daily basis, but, as explained in that great movie, Groundhog Day, we have to be reminded over and over again before they finally sink in and we reach a state of relaxed contentment much, if not all, of the time. I live in a household where no one but myself has any apparent respect for natural light and dark cycles. I suspect this is simply due ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Paleo And Acetone Epiphanies With Respect To The Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle Carbon Count Mystery – You Can’t Make Sugar From Fat (largely)?
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! This blog is in large part about safe exercise for better health based on the study of body awareness, and such awareness can usefully include a little Biochemistry, which is both interesting and critically important for your health! For about 40 years, as a result of studying energy production in the body (my PhD thesis involved Vitamin B1, thiamine, which is a key ... Read more
Don’t Be Blindsided By Lack Of Body Awareness As You Age Or You’ll Beat Up The Only Body You Have
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I suspect that improved body awareness applied to safe exercise for better health can open the road to enjoyable endurance racing and an active old age. In my last Ironman race a few days ago I had the opportunity to watch the runners, because I missed the bike cutoff (thank goodness, but that's another story). There was a consistent feature of these runners that caught my ... Read more
Don’t F**k With Me Old Man And A Brief Comment On Motivation As You Age
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! One of the keys to continuing a program of safe exercise for better health, and to maintain your level of motivation, as you age, is to stay young at heart and learn from those younger than yourself in order to remain an active member of society. I was enjoying a glass of wine with friends the other day, when I noticed how young those people are. Boy! They ... Read more
The Meaning Of Life, Snowballs, Business, And Endurance Training
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! You've got to love the spring, as life renews itself and so do we, as we are life. As I headed out with the dogs for an early morning walk I noticed that the crocuses were up. What a treat! This kind of thing always used to make me wonder about the meaning of life. Why do they come up every year? Why do people do things? Why? Finally it dawned on me. The meaning ... Read more
FitOldDog Suspects That Too Much Sensory Input Is Damaging To The Psyche
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! The ready availability of television (TV), and other electronic distractions, would appear to discourage safe exercise for better health and a balanced life - that's my personal opinion, anyway. Endurance races are pretty meditative as you spend much of your time training alone. In fact, it's calm, and such sensory quiet time is good for the soul (whatever that is, ... 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
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