I'll be touring the blogosphere (answering interview questions, guest blog posting, featured book, reviews, uploading a few videos to blogs) and guesting on a podcast during the April-May virtual publicity tour for my eBook, AGE … [Read more...]
Birthday Abs
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Okay, I'm posting a "selfie" - a shot of myself taken by me with my cell phone while I pointed the phone at the bathroom mirror this past Saturday morning, which happened to be 38 days out from my upcoming 57th birthday. On my 16th birthday, I made my first solo flight in an airplane. That was cause … [Read more...]
Incline It Baby, Intervals, and Exercise + Nutrition = Health
March 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
The title of this post sums up the highlights of an impromptu video I shot this week with Deborah Klein, MS, RD. Deb contributed to the nutrition content of my eBook, "AGE RE-DEFINED: Take Control of Your Health, How You Feel, And How You Look: Even In Your Forties & Fifties". She is … [Read more...]
World Salt Awareness Week (March 11 – 17, 2013)
March 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This week is World Salt Awareness Week. Sodium (salt) is essential to bodily functions - it's an electrolyte. However, according to widespread media reports, Americans tend to ingest too much sodium. If sodium intake is consistently high, it can lead to increased risk of high blood … [Read more...]
Health, Fitness, Wellness: Commit To A Lifestyle
March 1, 2013 By 6 Comments
Health, fitness, and wellness are not about any particular collection of recipes or about any particular exercise DVD. They are collectively about a lifestyle, a commitment. In other words, commit to nutritional awareness, to good eating habits, to exercise awareness, to adequate and frequent … [Read more...]
Your Health, How You Feel, And How You Look: More Within Your Control Than You Think
February 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
Are you proactive about your own health and wellness? Or do you go about your lifestyle without any real attention to your health and wellness, accept the doctor's diagnosis (if and when you see the doctor), and then medicate per the doctor's prescriptions? It seems a prevalent attitude these days … [Read more...]
Music And Exercise
February 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I've been wanting to post about music and exercise. Last Sunday was Super Bowl Sunday and quite a bit of attention was given to the musical elements of that event. Today is Grammy Sunday here in Los Angeles. So, it seems as fitting a time as there could be for a few words about music. In 2011 and … [Read more...]
The Hills
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a non-training day. However, I felt the need to do some physical activity and decided to "go for a walk". I had two choices: walk along the beach or take the hills. I chose the hills, which at the top offer a panoramic view of the beach and the Santa Monica Bay. Catalina Island was … [Read more...]
Stress
January 22, 2013 By 1 Comment
It's been reported that many if not most health issues can be successfully addressed (managed, reversed, prevented) by lifestyle. Most of the lifestyle reporting relates to exercise and nutrition - cornerstones of wellness. However, there is an insidious threat to health and wellness which is not as … [Read more...]
E-Book: “Age Re-Defined” Now Available
January 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
My e-book, "Age Re-Defined: Take Control of Your Health, How You Feel, and How You Look - Even in Your Forties and Fifties", is now available for purchase and download. (Main title: "Age Re-Defined"). It was a great experience writing this book. I've been asked, "Why not include 60s and 70s in … [Read more...]