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Different Ways To Set Your Effort Level On The Run
There are a number of ways to assess your running effort level, and the last one to use if you wish to avoid injuries is pace, whereas heart rate and perceived effort are accompanied by much less risk. Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Tips, injury, Running, Safety
Tagged coach, Exercise Tips, gear, injuries, Running, workouts
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Tara Teaches FitOldDog The Pilates 100 Core Exercise
A short FitOldDog training video, filmed by Tara his Pilates instructor, demonstrates the correct approach to the one hundred, which truly conditions your core muscles when carried out correctly. In this video, FitOldDog needs to reach out a little more strongly through his finger tips, but otherwise not a bad job. Continue reading
You Don’t Have To Walk Like An Old Person However Old You Are
An excellent book, The Ultimate Body Rolling Workout, by Zake and Golden, on the use of a rolling ball for whole body toning, flexibility and fitness is reviewed, briefly. It is clear that most older people can stay as flexible and fit as younger people, with a little work and attention to their bodies, and some effort in this regard would dramatically improve their ‘golden years.’ Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, Exercise Tips, Older Athlete, psychology
Tagged AAA-stent, Book Review, core, Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, Older Athletes, stent displacement, workouts
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You Should Age-Adjust Your Training Portfolio As You Would Your Investment Portfolio
This post compares the structure of a solid athletic training program with a good investment strategy, both of which need well defined goals, assessment of acceptable risk, careful thought and educated planning for an optimal outcome Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Tips, Older Athlete, Training plans
Tagged coach, injuries, Older Athletes, Philosophy, workouts
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Don’t Underestimate The Value Of Walking Your Dog As A Conditioning Exercise
Hi folks, I learned about exercise from many people, one of which was Bruce Lee, via his books and my Jeet Kune Do instructor, Erwin (haven’t seen him for years - really nice guy). Ironman training or not, I … Continue reading
Try Running Straight Out Of The Weight Room
Hi folks, When my doctor or my coach tell me to do something, I don’t necessarily do it. Most of the time I do, but now and then the action seems ill advised for me personally. In the case of … Continue reading
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FitOldDog Exercise Video #3: Two Simple Core Exercises
Hi folks, There is much more to effective core training than sit-ups or crunches. The best approach, in my opinion, is thorough training in Pilates. I have attached a video that shows two exercises I like for their simplicity. My … Continue reading