Imparting what I have learned
STAY HEALTHY! I clearly remember the excitement of Spring weather in March or April. It was time to play tennis as much as possible. Indoor tennis may not have been much of a factor during the winter. It was difficult… Continue Reading
DON’T INVITE INJURY Muscles grow by hypertrophy, as the muscle fibers increase in size. Exercise, especially resistance training, creates microscopic tears in the muscle fibers. This damage brings about the release of anabolic hormones, like testosterone and growth hormone, to… Continue Reading
FIRST, SOME EXAMPLES Admiral William McRaven is a retired 4 star admiral who served as a Navy Seal for 37 years. He commanded the raid on Osama Laden on May 2, 2011. He is outspoken and highly respected. On May… Continue Reading
HABITS IMPACT OUR LIVES-PROFOUNDLY! This is quite personal for me. I often think that my life has been featured largely by eliminating bad habits, forming good ones and holding on to the good ones. Overeating was a real problem for… Continue Reading
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL SPORT First, a bit of a disclaimer. I began playing golf at age 14, but didn’t stay with it. I was more interested in basketball and tennis. At age 70, I reconnected with golf and became fascinated… Continue Reading
A PERSONAL ANECDOTE For roughly the last 20 years, my blood pressure/pulse readings have been irregular. Not bad, not always good. At times, my pulse would be higher than usual. So might be my systolic number. The diastolic was generally… Continue Reading
JUST PASSING ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE By way of introduction, I am a senior male with several decades of sports and workouts in my past. As of now, I do a workout at home every morning before breakfast. This is from… Continue Reading
FIRST, THE OBVIOUS BENEFITS Many of us work out or play sports to be better able to manage our weight. We can prevent weight gain or keep off excess weight by physical activity. The more intense the activity, the more… Continue Reading
TRY TO AVOID INJURIES Common exercise injuries include the following: Muscle strains – when muscle fibers are torn or overstretched, as in lower back Sprains – injuries to ligaments Tendonitis – inflammation of a tendon, often caused by repetitive motions… Continue Reading
YES, IN NORTH CAR0LINA! But not always. North Carolina weather can be strange. As a tennis player, I could expect to play outdoors in February consistently in some years, never at other times and usually intermittently. February was often the… Continue Reading