Category Archive: fitness

Apr 17

Interview of 500 Mile Paddle Boarder

JimPaddleABC

I recently met Tim Warner in the water at the Oceanside Pier. He was paddle boarding and I was surfing.  I found out he was planning a June launch of a 500 mile paddle from the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge to the San Diego Coronado Bridge with two friends.  He is doing it to …

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Apr 10

Fitness Can Make You Happy

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Ever hear of the runner’s high?  After a certain period of exertion, the body is releasing chemicals that can make you happy as heroin, not that any of us have tried heroin.           It can be so addictive that when I was in a Track Club, runners that had hurt their feet and were wearing a …

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Mar 21

Fitness is an American Problem

FourCircles

It is easy for those who have always put fitness as a priority to point the finger. I have always enjoyed physical exercise. Boys are more prone to express themselves physically when they are toddlers and girls are more prone to communicate. We do what we do best.            The issue is more serious when many …

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Jan 31

Are We Too Lazy to Be Fit?

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Hard exercise is tiring and sometimes we feel we can’t take away from our other responsibilities.  Time is another excuse we often create for not  getting fit.                                        Time and energy are both requirements of being fit.  To create time and energy we have to eat healthy and eliminate some other activities.  We waste hours everyday …

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Jan 22

Exercise Improves Productivity and Happiness

Exercise is better than a magic pill.  It can do things for your mind and body that no other consumable product or activity can equal.  The body needs to burn muscle every day to get rid of inflammation and add restorative chemicals to the cells. The mind needs exercise to support the beta and alpha …

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