This "hire a trainer" suggestion – even though you work out all the time and know a fair amount about it – is interesting. Early insight: you underestimate what you could be doing. People in the business take a look...

I took some of my own advice yesterday and bought an hour’s worth of the time of a serious rowing coach. I asked him to map out a regimen for the three months from now to the Head of...

I have done a lot of 40 and 50 mile days, the last few weeks. Then, more recently, I have been a shameful piggy ,,,,eaten and drunk too much and done too little exercise. Here’s some nice news: the...

We’re up in Wolfeboro N.H. on an island in Lake Winnipesauke for the Fourth. Ancient childhood home …lots of family in adjacent camps…lots of small boats, swimming, biking. This part of the world is not Cool, except for one thing:...

The last two days have been "long and slow" bike rides with an old pal…he’s even older than I by a year. We did a languid 36 miles, mostly flat, yesterday and 40 miles ,with some hellish, long hills, today....

Having finally dragged myself off to do weights yesterday- despite a strong, summer bias toward biking, rowing etc – I am sorely reminded what a good idea it is to refresh yourself, from time to time with an instructor. You...