Why I Didn’t Skip A Workout – Keeping the Faith
Just last Friday, I was writing about how much I’m looking forward to exercise in the Spring. Today, I’m considering the irony of being buried under an ice storm. That’s been my life for most of this week. Dear Mother Nature came along and decided to drop a combination of ice, snow, and sleet on [...]
Too Much Exercise Can Be Bad, Too
Here’s something that we don’t often talk about on fitness blogs. The fact that too much exercise can be as bad (or worse) than too little. It’s probably a subject that should be considered more frequently. I know that I’ve overdone it a few times while chasing the goal to improve my fitness. In fact, [...]
Getting Started With Fitness – Visiting An Old Friend
Considering how cold it has been recently, and the time of year, last Friday was a glorious day here at home. We had snow on Monday, and by Friday, the temperature had soared to around 60-degrees Fahrenheit. It’s not hard for me to envision that if I had tried getting started with fitness during cold [...]
My Choice Of Foods For Weightloss
When I finally figured out that I needed to examine my eating habits, I decided to learn everything I could about calories. It’s the best way to improve my my choice of foods for weightloss. This can be a very frustrating endeavor. I drove my wife nuts. I started reading the back of boxes and [...]
Busting A Myth – Daily Exercise To Lose Weight
My wife and I were talking with a friend of ours a few days ago, when the subject of daily exercise to lose weight came up. She wanted to know “the secret” of our weight loss. You see, I would say that we’re among “the grads” mentioned at 60 in 3. We have managed to [...]
Vicks Vapor Rub Remedies
My son is playing basketball for his first time, and we had an interesting conversation coming out of practice a few nights ago. It’s been really cold outside, and he was hot from practice. I told him to pull his hood up, at which point, he informed me that the whole bit about getting sick [...]
Do You Like Running In Cold Weather?
Do you like running in cold weather? I’m usually O.K. with it, but there’s cold, and then there’s obscenely frigid. That’s what we’ve gotten here in Kentucky the last few days, and I’ve definitely lost my motivation to run outside in this mess. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve either gotten soft, or I’m [...]
Why Does Fat Taste Good?
Several of my friends and I were sitting around talking before lunch at work yesterday. It was windy and cold outside, and I wasn’t motivated to go run. We were trying to decide where to eat. I suggested eating healthy. Maybe Subway? Then, one of the guys pipes up with “…fat tastes good, man. Accept [...]
Natural Artificial Sweeteners From Stevia
Last month, I wrote about trying a new artificial sweetener, called Truvia. I really didn’t like it, due to the aftertaste. Several readers wrote in and said that the natural artificial sweetener, SweetLeaf, was much better. I was thinking about this while at the grocery last week, and decided to go search some out to [...]
Getting Started – My Fitness Profile
This past weekend, our family went to The Medical Center Health & Wellness Expo. Included in the expo were area businesses that serve the fitness needs of the community, alongside members of the healthcare industry. I learned that I could start the preliminary stages of my fitness profile to baseline exactly where I stand in [...]
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