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
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
The Evolving Vision Of The Athlete With Stent Blog By FitOldDog And A Question For My Subscribers
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Say, faithful subscribers, would you like me to add you to an e-mail list I'm creating to provide promotion codes for our video and text products? The codes will give you a reduced rate (sometimes free) in return for following, and thus supporting, this blog? Thanks! Just comment accordingly on this post, and if enough people do so I'll create the list and send ... Read more
Exercise Lessons From Animals, Including Frogs, Camels, Meerkats And Triathletes
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I have always liked frogs and toads for some unknown reason. They seem so fragile, but they make it out there in the wilds with all those snakes and things around. I guess they use the high breeding capacity approach combined with camouflage, and an ability to dig down into the mud when things get dry. There are also poisonous toads, I guess, and other tricks used by ... Read more
Two Important Pictures Upon Which To Meditate As You Age, Use It Or Lose It
Hi folk! Thanks for stopping by! There are many ways to stay young at heart, and not so old in body as you might be if you neglect yourself. For instance, I find that talking, no, listening, to children keeps me balanced. I was enjoying a nice cup of coffee the other day, and reading a book, when two kids that I know well (and love to death), started climbing on me, both talking at the same time. My ... Read more
Tennis, Running, The Inner Game, And When Feeling Is Better Than Thinking
Hi! Thanks for coming by! Whilst running at the track the other day, I was struck by the similarity of my foot strike on the ground to the impact of a tennis ball with the racket. Either, carried out incorrectly, can induce serious injuries, so you have to learn to flow with the action as opposed to resisting it. I haven't played a lot of tennis, but I spent years working on my racket ball game. It's a lighter ... Read more
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