"How you think about an issue will determine your relationship to it, so think wisely, which is a life-long process of learning." FitOldDog "Get more out of your training by doing it backwards. Your fitness increases not while you run but during the recovery process that unfolds between runs. The stress of running flips a number of hormonal and genetic switches in various parts of your body, allowing each ... Read more
How To Stay In The Sport As An Aging Athlete, FitOldDog’s Seven Simple Rules
Hi folks! Welcome. One thing is for sure, exercise is good for you. Another thing is for sure, the older you get the easier it is to injure yourself Yet another thing is for sure, the older you are the longer it takes to recover. And even another thing is for sure, because you're older doesn't mean you're necessarily smarter. You have to work at it to stay in your sport as you age, so here are some ... Read more
Safe Rehabilitation And Subsequent Exercise Following Aortic Surgery Depend Upon Base, Pace, And Your Dreams For The Future
Alan Martins says: March 1, 2014 at 9:35 pm "I totally agree, was also told not to play golf and go for little walks! What? If I’m going down, it’s going to be with a smile on my face. Live life!" Welcome! Only you can really decide the best exercise plan for your mind, heart and body, when dealing with the rigors of aortic disease - but deal with it you will, one way or another. Increasingly, ... Read more
Aortic Patient Versus Athlete With Stent: Take Care How You Label Yourself As It Will Create Your Reality
Hi folks, welcome to my blather! There are many ways to look death in the face, but the real trick is to look life in the face. Aging comes with all sorts of health challenges, including the possibility of aortic disease. If you label yourself as an aortic patient or cripple, that's what you'll be, a prisoner of your aneurysm, stent graft or other type of repair, or whatever other issue you are facing for that ... Read more
To Age Successfully Don’t Go Down The Road Taken By Winston Churchill, Follow Dylan Thomas Instead, But With A Little More Skipping
Hi folks! Welcome. Winston Churchill, though revered, never struck me as a very happy person, but I'm sure he had his reasons. I suspect, however, that lack of exercise and poor diet may have contributed to his general lack of lightness of spirit, though he was a great humorist. Very much alive, but not very alive, in my opinion. He 'hated' exercise!!! I know other people like that, but I've noticed that they ... Read more
Best Triathlon Training Book I Ever Read – Slow, Old, Fat, Nervous, Who Cares Says Jayne, And FitOldDog Agrees?
Hi folks, welcome! Thinking of giving triathlon a try, but don't think you would fit into that scene? Read this great book and think again, then give it a tri! Over my 17 years of triathlon training, I've read quite a bit of material, including some excellent books, magazine articles, and blog posts. I've also received much sage advice from coaches. But for me it always comes down to attitude, especially taking ... Read more
FitOldDog Interviews His Endovascular Surgeon At The Cleveland Clinic, OH, And Expresses His Sincere Thanks – Now Back To The Ironman
"But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men Gang aft agley..." Rabbie Burns Hi folks, welcome! You don't make it in life alone, as you depend on many others for your sustenance and well being. I'm certainly very grateful for the support I received at the Cleveland Clinic with a recent repair to my displaced abdominal aortic aneurysm ... Read more
Cross-Generational Collaboration In Sports And Science – Be Generous And Kind
Hi folks, welcome! When undertaking sports, don't let your desire to win trump your humanity - help people along the way, if it is appropriate. I was watching the deer around our bird feeder the other day, when a doe aggressively chased off a fawn. Later the fawn returned to graze in peace - yes, the bluejays throw seed on the ground! This got me to thinking about different types of behavior during triathlons ... Read more
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