August 27th, 2010 • General • No Comments »
From Slashdot:
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that even if you get plenty of exercize, sitting down all day reduces your lifespan. From the article: ‘Even after adjusting for body mass index (BMI) [A completely outdated and useless index, IMO - don't get me started] and smoking, the researchers found that women who sit more than 6 hours a day were 37 percent more likely to die than those who sit less than 3 hours; for men, long-sitters were 17 percent more likely to die. People who exercise regularly had a lower risk, but still significant, risk of dying. Those who sat a lot and moved less than three and a half hours per day are the most likely to die early: researchers found a 94 percent increased risk for women and 48 percent increase for men, they announced recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology.’”
Full Article/Post:
http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/08/26/2028239/Sit-Longer-Die-Sooner
July 17th, 2010 • General • No Comments »
It’s been a good week. Settling in to the new gig, catching up on all the stuff that’s been postponed too long. Cleaning house (metaphorically and physically) signing new clients, hiring peeps, bookkeeping, lions, tigers and bears – oh my! Gettin’ shtuff done.
Commuting by motorcycle roughly two hours each day has been my recent mode of exercise – just holding on can take considerable effort when I twist the wrist. After a glorious ride to work yesterday morning, I returned home in the late afternoon after taking a 20-minute side trip up Lookout Mountain.
That was the first time I’d driven her in the mountains. Wrestling through the generally slow, tight turns, while not going fast took significant effort. The ride down proved to be a great pec and thigh adductor workout, riding in general is a great core stimulant.
Riding is my version of kinhin (walking meditation) – feels good to be doing it regularly again.
Next up: Pedalling the dam loop!
July 3rd, 2010 • General • No Comments »
What a year! I’ve been crazybusy with new clients, new wheels, and a renewed perspective that has enabled me to settle into a good routine that allows time to refocus on training.
Over the winter I managed to lose a bunch of muscle and gain back the fat weight I lost last year, but I’m in a much better place now, have exercised every day this month, and am back on the road to better fitness.
There’s a gym at my new gig’s facility and I expect to start lifting again next week. I am still experiencing numbness in my left hand, but it is improving/growing more and more intermittent (or else I’m just getting better at ignoring it.) 
Here’s hoping moving some iron again doesn’t aggravate it further!
Have a great holiday weekend!
Bob
