BE CAREFUL I can remember the aftermath of playing a three set match in a tennis tournament, in temperatures over 100 degrees. Hydrating during the match helped, but I was feeling weak and exhausted. My fingers and toes were cramping… Continue Reading
EXERCISE IS ESSENTIAL But we need to know what exercise to do and not to do. I can speak from much experience with arthritis – in my knees, back, hips and fingers. Some forms of exercise may worsen the condition,… Continue Reading
THIS IS PERSONAL I weighed in at 188 lbs. this morning. Not a real catastrophe, but my goal for about a decade has been to stay between 180 and 184. The weight gain was no surprise and I expected it.… Continue Reading
A BIT OF HISTORY Father’s Day in the United States is celebrated on the third Sunday in June, which will be June18 in 2023. The holiday for dads was an outgrowth from Mother’s Day. My prior post gave a brief… Continue Reading
WHAT ARE HEALTHY FOODS? There are suggestions and I will list some. But we have different needs at different stages of our lives, so the definitions may vary. I will list the suggestions made by UCSF Health. I am affiliated… Continue Reading
IT’S HEALTHIER In my senior years, I now work out every morning before breakfast. I just want to get the workout done and then go on to other things. I have always been amazed by those who say they don’t… Continue Reading
“TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET……… and your feet will take care of you”. This mantra is well worth acknowledging and repeating. Our feet give us the only contact to the ground we walk on and our support for an upright… Continue Reading
NO FAVORITISM HERE My URL is www.myworkoutathome.com. This is because I have done my workouts mostly at home for the last 15 years. I also saw a growth in home workout activity and home equipment sales. But my workouts over… Continue Reading
VARIETY IS IMPORTANT! It may be tempting to treat familiarity as permanence, but there are pitfalls. We need variety in our routines for many reasons. Most experts recommend that we switch up our workouts every 4-6 weeks. This is not… Continue Reading
SPRING SAVINGS EVENT Dicks Sporting Goods is my favorite sporting goods merchant. More than that, DSG is my favorite store of any kind. I have been a customer for several decades. I enjoyed just walking into a store and spending… Continue Reading