Posted in diet, fitness, tagged Add new tag, obesity on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
True or false: A recent National Institutes of Health study estimated the annual medical spending due to obesity (BMI >25) in the United States to be as much as $92.6 billion in 2002 dollars - or roughly 9.1 percent of total U.S. health care expenditures.
Scary isn’t it?
So what are we doing about obesity? Not everyone [...]
Posted in diet, exercise, fitness, health, tagged healthy living on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m 195 pounds of flesh, bone, muscle and…sadly…a tad bit too much body fat hanging off my 6′2″ frame. I’m also 42, which is not an excuse, but an explanation.
You see, at 39 and 40 I worked hard and built myself into really good shape. A proper combination of height, weight and musculature. It took [...]
Since December, I’ve basically been running indoors.
Finally, today, it was still 40-plus degrees outside at 5 p.m. So, I raced home, threw on the running gear and hit the street.
Wow! What a difference running outside can do for your motivation.
Spring? Bring it on!
-end-
Posted in fitness, triathlon, tagged training on February 2, 2008 | No Comments »
After working diligently through January (missing only a handful of days without a workout of some kind), I tested my efforts this morning.
First, to set the stage, the roads and trails in Minneapolis are still ice and snow covered - especially the trails. Last weekend we enjoyed 40 degree days, followed by sub zero temperatures [...]
Posted in cycling, exercise, fitness, triathlon, tagged training on January 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I completed my first indoor BRICK this evening, spinning for 40 minutes (15.5 miles) and then running two miles in 20 minutes. I’ve got a long way to go on accelerating my running pace, but hey, it’s all progress at this early base-building stage. Swimming will start in another 30 days. Until then it’s just [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, exercise, fitness, tagged cold, Minneapolis on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning, during my commute to work, it was 8 degrees Farenheit. And that, my friends, is going to be the Twin Cities-area high temperature for the next several days.
Yeah, you read that right. Today’s balmy 8 degrees will be followed tonight with a low of -6 coupled with 30 mph gusts of wind. Add [...]
Posted in cycling, exercise, fitness, health, triathlon, tagged fitness goals on January 7, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Seven days into 2008 and, proudly, I can say each day has included exercise. Just 14 more days to go and I’ll have my habit back in place. How many times have I gone through this cyclical thing?
Exercise and fitness become more and more important to our health as adults age. Conversely, it becomes easier [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, exercise, fitness, marathon, sports on October 8, 2007 | No Comments »
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and TC-10 mile events on Sunday, Oct. 7 were hot and humid. Race officials nearly called the race early, but the dew point/heat index didn’t quite reach the point of closing the course (like they had to do in Chicago at that city’s marathon). Still, most participants were well off [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, autumn, exercise, fitness, marathon, sports on October 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday, Oct. 7, more than 15,000 running lovers will converge in downtown Minneapolis to participate in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC-10 Mile Run.
15,000 people. Running. Through the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
While running distance races like marathons is nothing new (in fact, I believe running is one of the oldest sports [...]
Posted in doctor, fat, fitness, health, physical, weight on September 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s some irony in the following story, so bear with me while I find it…
Today I had my two-year physical. I’m 42-years-old and my doctor recommends a check-up at least every two years. He hinted at doing this annually. Sigh. I’m aging.
So in preparation for my 8 a.m. appointment, I had to fast for 12 [...]
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