Women, Fitness and Weight Training
Women, Fitness and Weight Training As an observer of the aging process, I have noticed that women seem to take it differently than men. Particularly, men seem more attentive to their bodies, while women (big generality here) seem to attend more to their faces. I note...
More Joint Healing Mysteries
When last I wrote, I was expecting (hoping for) a healing miracle. I had started taking Wobenzyme-N on Saturday and the following Wednesday morning I awoke pain-free; couldn't believe it could work that fast. I went to work, started using the stairs again, walking...
Immune Power and an Update on Shoulder Healing
We added another category this week, focused on various elements of the immune system and foods and supplements that support and enhance its function. What good is it to look good, seem fit, and yet be sick all the time . The category will feature articles on the...
Start Again; Goals, Resolutions – Focus on Fitness
Like the old Billy Idol song says, 'It's a Great Day to Start Again'; A NEW YEAR WILL UNFOLD BEFORE US, and will pass into the past whether we use it well or not. Make it a year of attaining new goals, and it will serve you well. Make the changes in your life needed...
Making Incremental Progress in Becoming Stronger
So, we convince you to go join a gym and change your life-style; what's going to produce the best results in the least amount of time? Everybody's in a hurry - not the right attitude! You need to adopt a mentality of SAVORING the workout. This is not a 'do it for 6...
Hormones, hormone levels and hormone balance – a very complex topic that impacts how well we age in very big ways.
Hormones, hormone levels and hormone balance - a very complex topic that impacts how well we age in very big ways. Before we get into that, an explanation of the photos at the head of this weeks column: clearly this is Frank showing off. My buddy/workout partner Tony...
Wobenzyme to the Rescue?
Wednesday, 2/22, I hit the gym to do legs again. The right knee stll had a little sting to it and some tenderness, but I had had it with patience. I started with 10 minutes on the stationary bike to get the joints up to temperature and to dull the pain sensors. Then...
Joint Health and Joint Healing
It seems I have been granted a dose of humility; at a time in my life when I am graciously passing on the experience of staying fit into advanced age, I have been falling apart. Last time I wrote of the MRI of my shoulder revealing a loose body in the joint, and the...
An Aging Mechanism you can minimize easily – Glycation!
An Aging Mechanism you can minimize easily - Glycation! Today I loaded an article from Life Extension Foundation titled "How Carnosine Protects Against Age-Related Disease". If you are not aware of this important reason we get disabled as we grow older, this is an...
More on Injury and Healing (mine, unfortunately).
12/18/05 Wow, the holiday season, Christmas for me, has clobbered my time, priorities and thought processes. But, that happens every year so I shouldn't be surprised. And, a confession is in order. About 3 months ago I managed to strain my left shoulder rotator...
Injuries and Healing for Seniors
Injury and healing for Seniors The older we get, the slower we heal. At the same time, we become more prone to injury. What then is the best strategy to enjoy fitness without long term damage? Well, for me, I don't do activities that are by their nature dangerous. I...
Strength Training and Physical capability
Anabolic or catabolic, that is the question! I want to talk about the ultimate, terminal reality, and put it into perspective alongside all this effort of self-betterment and physical capability that I promote endlessly. Here is the reality we all have to deal with....