Retirement and triathlon training.
Many of us around the age of 60 find ourselves retired, semi-retired or soon to be retired. The job market and climate for older workers is not what it used to be so it’s time to be flexible and...
View ArticleChanging your swim, bike and run.
My goals this year while training/racing are swimming under 2 minutes per 100 yards for 1500 yards or less, cycling at 20mph for under 20 miles and then running a 5K under 8 minutes a mile. This is...
View ArticleMotivation and athletic improvement in older athletes.
A real reason to train, exercise and grow in fitness is to lock in and/or improve upon how you are feeling now. A common mistake is to base what we think our future holds based on how we feel now. Both...
View ArticleWhat good does it do to exercise.
Do you mind seeing people walking, running, riding a bike or swimming? If you are like most people, you rather enjoy it. It’s a good and healthy sign that people are capable of doing more. Seeing...
View ArticleTwo types of workouts for older athletes.
My workouts these days generally fall into two types. One type is trying harder and the other is trying less hard. Many people think they are familiar with the trying harder workout. Here are some...
View ArticleAthletes helping others by helping themselves.
It could be easy to feel guilty about good health these days. Being ill and healthcare is so much in the news that it’s seems easier to be a hypochondriac now with TV commercials keeping us up to date...
View ArticleReally?!? Triathlon training for beginners and older people
Many people, including triathletes, wonder whether some people should try triathlon training. There are concerns about whether the person is up to it, family relationships, job, logistics, consistency,...
View ArticleLittle remedies for older athletes
Are you building up your routine to take care of yourself? Here are some of the items that I do on a regular basis. a) A&D ointment for dry skin and wrinkles! I’m surprised that it seems to be...
View ArticleYour emotions and training.
Decision making is based on emotions. Whether we feel like doing something or not is how we make decisions or not. While we spend time gathering facts and information to bolster our decisions...
View ArticleBody awareness and older or overweight people.
Measuring body awareness probably has not been done to a great extent. Yet, body awareness seems to separate athletes and healthy people from the general population. Healthy people do seem to be more...
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