Early next week Hilly and I are off with some 30 old friends to bike in Provence. Prep includes spin class. Had the vapors this morning …more “audited” than took the class. Bad. We’ll pay in the hills of...
Swimming the Straights of Magellan!
This is daughter Ranie, swimming two hours in THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN! in 49 degree water (no wet suit) in an area with a 30 foot tide The Bay of Fundy only has a 25 foot tide. Wild currents....
Exercise for Aging Muscles
This is important. Intense aerobic exercise is even more critical for older people than we have previously said. Big deal. The Best Exercise For Aging Muscles Certain kinds of exercise may mitigate the effects of aging at the cellular...
EVEN AFTER 70? AMAZING!
The Tufts health newsletter – a good source – just came out with a report that amused me. They said, with some surprise apparently, that “even after 70” exercise helps a lot. Not exactly a news flash to readers...
Harry Lodge: A Personal Memoir
Many of you will have heard the dreadful news that Harry died, of prostate cancer, on Friday March 10th at the age of 58. Awful damned sad and still all-but-impossible to believe. There he is in the pic above,...
The Tide Is Rising
There was an interesting little piece in The Times recently that may be an omen of where we’re going in this country, a nice one. Smart hotels are spending more dough on more and better gyms. Huh! How come?...