Gordon's Notes

Fellow exercise addicts -- let's examine our options... Trail, road, gravel biking. Extreme aerosol diffusion. Antiviral ultraviolet r...

On the 9th of August 2009 I wrote a post on at the start of my 51st year . It included an estimate that I was at "70% lifetime strength...

Current exercise guidelines are more demanding that the “12 minutes a day, 3 times a week” standard of my youth ... For substantial healt...

In 2018 I met one of my two CrossFit Life Goals (tm) -  10 consecutive dubs (hit 42 in a wild fluke the other day). Only took me five times...

Ten. Consecutive. Dubs . It’s not too much to ask, is it? Oh, and one muscle-up. Or bar muscle-up . I’m not picky. Dubs aren’t that hard...

I’ve had a habit around each birthday to review where I’m at with my exercise addiction. This past week was the 58th. I bought myself a Cano...

I’ve read that our national dumpster fire believes exercise is unwise. That’s not a surprise. It does remind me though of an open medical q...

I love carbs. Bread especially. Ok, pastries even more. I liked the days when diets were supposed to be low in fat, and even low in protein...

In the spirit of my medical anecdotes , I present my left wrist. Late Monday afternoon, while typing, I developed sharp pains in my left...

One way to spot  an aging control-freak geek : after 55 we count down to the target zone . [1] One of the things we ponder is how much exer...

When I would lose weight at 35 friends might say I looked well. At 55 friends say nothing, but they look worried. Like they’re wondering who...

Dave Foley, who is 67 to my 55, describes what it’s like to run hard as a senior citizen … Silent Sports: Getting along with getting old P...