Fitness
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008From a distance, the human body is a thing of beauty. Get up close, though, and things start to break down.
And I’m about to tell you about one of the more intimate places things break down. If you’re at all squeamish or the type to scream “too much information!” at the merest hint of something [...]
And I Lived to Tell About It
Sunday, April 20th, 2008A month ago, I made it a goal to run 10 times in 4 weeks. Having never been a runner, I wasn’t sure I’d make it.
Tonight I’m happy to report I just barely met the goal:
Tonight’s run was very uneven (I didn’t drink near enough fluids this weekend and my calves are paying the price), [...]
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Friday, April 4th, 2008Ten years ago, if you told me to get up at 6am to go for a run, I would have laughed in your face.
Ten years ago, if I had told my friends or family I was going to get up at 6am to go for a run, they would have laughed in my face.
Yesterday, I [...]
Lose the Gut, Save Your Mind
Monday, March 31st, 2008A follow-up to some old studies on belly size has shown there’s a possible link between obesity and dementia. This seems to coincide with a new study demonstrating a relationship between insulin and Alzheimer’s; if you’re at risk for diabetes, you may be at risk for Alzheimer’s.
That’s all I needed to hear to get out [...]
Done Already?
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Spring Break is officially over. I work in education so I got the week off, but it went by so fast it felt like just another weekend. It was one of those weeks I was constantly on the move, out running around for one reason or another or working on things at home. Today we [...]
And So It Begins
Monday, March 24th, 2008Started the running program tonight.
Did not die.
Actually, it felt pretty good. The alternating run/walk routine was easy to follow without completely wiping me out, and a quick blood pressure check afterward showed a small spike in my systolic digits but the diastolic was fine. I’ve got a slight tightness in my shins, otherwise no pain. [...]
Run for Your Life
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Tomorrow, Troy and I officially start the Cool Running Couch-to-5k Running Program. The late cold weather delayed us several times this month, but now it looks like weather for both of us will be more cooperative this week and we’re going to get started. Anyone else feel like joining us?
I spent some time the last [...]
Shuri-ryu: Year One
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Karate Moleskine
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of my Shuri-ryu karate training at the Academy of Okinawan Karate.
It amazes me how far I’ve come in just one year. In addition to losing a lot of weight, my stances have become longer and lower, my kicks have gotten higher, and my techniques have [...]
Ode to the Cup
Friday, February 29th, 2008The man who invented the athletic cup is my hero.
I did get my second green stripe last night, but then I spent a good ten minutes as an attacker while one of our purple belts demonstrated his self defenses. Several of these involve snap kicks, hammer fists, or rear thrust kicks to the groin.
If I [...]
Plateaus
Thursday, February 28th, 2008I hit a definite plateau in my weight loss recently, holding the same weight from late December through the middle of February. I thought I was going to have to start the running program before I saw any change, but then I got sick. That fever and infection knocked seven pounds off me in a [...]
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