This story sums up my experience with interval training. Every 6 months my personal trainer inflict this pain on my aging cardio system. The only humor I find in this program is watching the [Read more →]
Entries Tagged as 'Health and Exercise'
Interval Training – One Mean, Diabolical Workout
November 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Tags: Health and Exercise · Humor · Observations of Midlife Stuff
Dana Point Turkey Trot 10K, NOT 5K
November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
As a follow up to the post I wrote about Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot plans, my thoughts about 5k vs. 10k are validated.
| Gender: | M |
| Age: | 47 |
| Place Overall: | 2279 | out of 3612 |
| Men: | 1362 | out of 1838 |
| M 45-49: | 217 | out of 272 |
| AgeGrade: | 47.59% | Place: 2409 |
| FINISH: | 1:01:15 | pace: 9:52 |
| 5K: | n/a | pace: n/a |
| Chip Time: | 1:01:15 | ||
| Gun Time: | 1:04:27 | ||
Tags: Health and Exercise · Hobbies · Humor · Observations of Midlife Stuff
Thanksgiving Day 5k Run
November 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment
So today my better half asks if I want to run a 5k/10k on Thanksgiving Day. Of course the answer was yes as it not only gives us a great holiday activity and together time, it is great exercise. I should mention that I am not completely clear if her intention is to do the 5k or the 10k – I really do need to get that part clear.
Tags: Health and Exercise · Humor · Observations of Midlife Stuff
Man-o-pause? Really?
October 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments
Menopause Manopause aka andropause.
Apparently this a very real affliction that strikes men as they cruise through 40 on their way to 50. I thought my better half was just jerking [Read more →]
Tags: Health and Exercise · Observations of Midlife Stuff · Relationships
Got Dunked – Hydrostatic Body Comp
October 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Courtesy of my fabulous trainer at Whole Body Fitness I was treated to another hydrostatic body composition test today at Fitness Wave. For those unfamiliar this is a test that requires you to strip down to your bathing suit and get into a 7 foot long/3 foot deep “pool”. You are hooked up to a grid below that attaches to a scale above.
Tags: Health and Exercise
