Running: A Fever

I take an afternoon and go to Devil's Den State Park on a TUESDAY! It's great weather and a special treat. I'm back in the gym, getting back after about a month off due to an ankle injury. I'm also trying out the first aircraft in the Running: A FEVER aviation department. Be sure to visit http://RunningAFEVER.com/YouTube for some upcoming drone footage. I think I'd like to stay at a cabin in a state park during the winter. Why not try something different? As humans, we work together. We're wired that way. We keep each other accountable and that's one great reason to have a social life and social connections. This is extremel important to our well-being and success. Honesty is so important. There's something about getting ideas out in the open that makes them more real and gives me a more objective view. It's a lot easier to rationalize when everything is in my head. Once I talk about it with someone else, even if it's not face-to-face like in this podcast, everything changes. Weight 7-day Avg. (change since J

Today we're going to make Thai Basil Beef. With only 6 ingredients and about 30 minutes to make 4 servings, it's a simple, spicy addition to your meal prep repertoire. I'm trying to help make it easier for you to eat healthy. You CAN stick to a diet, and if you use these recipes and the meal-prep method, you'll always have something good to eat, good tasting and good for you, just a few minutes from hot and ready. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/145 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 207 (-69) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 2,814 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 151.20 (+8) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 27% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 6 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

I've been looking for alternatives for cardio, since I don't care much for running or stationary biking. One suggestion I received was skating. There are several types of skating, including recreational, competitive speed skating, and the kind I'm interested in, fitness skating. Obviously, I needed a pair of skates, and I chose the Rollerblade Bladerunner. Rollerblade is one of the largest manufacturers of inline skates, in fact the brand name used to be synonymous with inline skating, the way escalator is for moving stairways. Since they are so big, they have a full selection of skates from child to adult, from beginner to pro, and all of the different styles for speed skating, fitness skating, and others. But I chose the brand mainly through the Amazon ratings. I chose an intermediate style of skate. I have a lot of experience skating, but have not skated for a long time. These skates have 90mm wheels, which are in between the standard 80mm and what the speed skaters use, 100mm or even 125mm. The speed skat

Here's a Medical Department update on my achilles tendon injury. I went to the doctor today. He noticed some swelling, but he said that based on my ability to move my foot, the tendon was not completely torn. I could have bursitis because there is a bursal sac right behind the tendon. The treatment consists of a course of steroids for a week, plus the wearing of the "walking boot". The boot immobilizes my foot to prevent continued injury while I heal. I will be wearing this for at least a week, then we'll reevaluate. If my left achilles looks the same as my right one, then I'll probably be in decent shape and won't need surgery. The injury is not as bad as it could have been. I need to be more careful about stretching and easing into any new form of exercise. Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-59) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 1,501 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 157.39 (+14) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7

Gymshark Hoodie Tryon and Review. Gymshark is a trendy brand of workout gear that's breakin' out all over youtube. In this episode I'm going to show you my new gymshark hoodie and talk about it too! If you search youtube for workout gear, Gymshark will be among the first things you see. I'm not the most fashion conscious guy, but we talk about "fashion" on the show in terms of having the right clothes for your exercise routine. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/142 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 211 (-66) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 3,246 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 156.29 (+13) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Today I'm going to show you how to meal prep a healthy, delicious chili. I know you've all been waiting for this, you've been hearing me talk about that super-delicious, super-healthy double bean chili I've been eating and today I'm going to share my super-secret recipe with you. Don't you feel special? Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/141   Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 210 (-68) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 2,109 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 150.59 (+12) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 6 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

I've made a point of saying a high-fat diet is not healthy, even if it helps you lose weight, and especially when I've talked about the fad diet known as the Keto Diet. I've also said that we need a balance of all three macronutrients: protein, fat, and carobohydrates. From time to time I have also mentioned that some fats are "good". But this is pretty vague, so I've decided to do a deeper dive into saturated fat. As usual, this is as much for my edification as it is for yours. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/140 Recorded March 21, 2019 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 212 (-62) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 3,307 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 159.55 (+16) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 6 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

There are 4 chemicals that control happiness, pride, joy, love and fulfillment. Chemicals drive our behavior. All our desires and feelings are affected by these scientific processes. In way, chemicals control us, but we can also control them in a way. I'll explain in a little bit. As humans, we are basically survival machines. And we are built and wired to work together so that our species can continue. We're stronger as a community than we are as individuals. This is our strength and why we dominate other animals on this planet that are much stronger than we are. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/139 See the YouTube video: http://RunningAFEVER.com/139yt

When I read Tom Brady's book The TB12 Method, I noticed that he recommends not to drink water 30 minutes before each meal. I was thinking how long would I need to wait after the meal before I started drinking water again. I wondered how long it takes to digest certain foods. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/138 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 212 (-62) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 3,307 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 159.55 (+16) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 6 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

http://RunningAFEVER.com Normally I would just give little updates integrated with a topic show, but there is a lot going on right now, so I decided to just put it all in one episode instead. The topics today fall into the categories of Setbacks, Fashion and Finance, and New Environments. But I'll start with a report on my physical condition. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/137 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 213 (-61) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 4,026 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 159.84 (+17) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 25.1% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat  

The walking company: http://RunningAFEVER.com/thewalkingcompany Buy the Men's shoe: http://RunningAFEVER.com/abeoactive Buy the Women's shoe: http://RunningAFEVER.com/abeoactivewomen I'm dealing with an injury so I thought this would be a great time to do a fashion department report on some new equipment. Today I've received a new pair of walking shoes. Why? Well, the Brooks Adrenaline shoes that I bought from Rush Running over a year ago have worn out. I took listeners along with me on that one, go back and listen to episode 20 for the complete live experience. These have been great shoes but I've put several hundred miles of outdoor walking and hiking in them in all kinds of weather. After my last walk I had considerable soreness in my feet. So the Brooks have done their duty and will now go into semi-retirement as lawn mowing shoes or something similar. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/136 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 213 (-61) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since

http://RunningAFEVER.com There is an old saying that goes like this: "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." Most people look for a no-brainer solution -- one stop shopping, even if they have to pay for it.This is why there are fad diets and fitness fads. We're looking for black-and-white, all-or-nothing solutions like no sugar, no carbs, all meat. A "no" diet is no diet! It's no diet at all. The human body needs a balance of protein, carbs, and fat. We are wired to desire these things, so we can't do without them for long. Exercise is similar. It can be just as harmful to have this attitude about exercise. For example, running didn't work for me, and stationary biking isn't ideal either, so I'm looking at skating. And while I do follow a workout plan from a book, it is pretty standard stuff, nothing very original. And I still have to choose when I work out, how much weight to use, and other things. Simplicity makes sense in some cases. I li

http://RunningAFEVER.com Thanks to super-listener Amy for sending me this article with tips on success, based on Dr. Angela Duckworth's book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. 1. Be Consistent. A contant thread in Dr. Duckworth's research is that successful people look at each loss or failure as an opportunity to learn how to do things differently next time. Persistence is a common theme, and I think it is the difference between success and failure. I found a great meme with a picture of actor Jason Stratham which said: "Get up earlier; Stay longer; Work harder; Fail; Fail again; Never quit." You don't want to be consistently bad, it's not about doing the same thing all the time; you want integrity and staying power. Set that schedule and keep it, make it a habit, and just keep coming out to the trail, or going to the gym, or the pool, or wherever you exercise, no matter how you feel or what the weather's like, or whatever circumstances might try to interfere. There will be a lot of days when you ju

http://RunningAFEVER.com It is my birthday, and I head out on the trail despite some of the nastiest weather in recent days, with rain, wind, and cold. But it's still a beautiful day on Lake Fayetteville and a great day to still be alive after 53 years. I am in the best shape of my life, when I consider all areas, mental, physical, and spiritual. This morning I was in the gym, like I am five times a week. I had six exercises to do, and increased resistance on 5 of them. So I am still getting stronger and not slowing down at all. What do I mean "53 going on 29"? I am referring to the information I have found in the book Real Age, which is the best 20-year-old book on the subject of health you can read. In the book they say a person can reduce their "real age" by twenty-six years by taking the advice in the book. Since I'm not a smoker, and I am starting with some good things going already, I probably will not be able to add the full twenty-six years, but I'm going on that assumption today. As an another attemp

http://RunningAFEVER.com Caloric restriction (CR) is a reduction in caloric intake of 20-50% without malnutrition. NOT STARVING! There are no long-term benefits to starving :-). There's not even a long term. The process we are concerned with is called hormesis, which is when the body goes into defense mode, abating some aging processes. There is no definitive answer on how CR works. But quite a bit of research has been conducted. A 2017 report on primate study found fewer age-related disorders in CR primates. Since the 1930's CR in rats has shown increased lifespan. Suprisingly, CR has been found to preserves muscle tissue in primates. The longevity is not just due to fat reduction, which is insignificant factor. 1200 calories, she says Dr. Anne Brunet, PhD on the Standord University YouTube channel, is hard to achieve, but is in the optimal range for CR. CR has also been found in many of the Blue Zones (see episode 128). Since true CR is difficult to achieve while getting all the energy and nutrients you

http://RunningAFEVER.com The need or desire to lose weight can send us to extremes. For me that's what causes my failure. Today I do thing a different way. In my diet, nothing is offlimits, but I watch my calorie count. So I have a cheat meal now and then, just try not to make it a frequent thing. But there's another reason to have a cheat meal. And believe it or not, it can actually help you lose weight. Leptin is hormone that regulates fat storage in the body. It is produced by fat cells, so more fat equals more leptin. The more leptin, the more okay it is to for the body to burn fat. When leptin levels drop, the reverse is true. You can combat this by eating a cheat meal periodically. This is known as refeeding. Refeeding is eating a lot of food to stimulate leptin production. But it can't be just anything. If you eat a lot of fat in your cheat meal, it can cause the reverse effect, and decrease your leptin levels. But carbohydrates increase leptin levels without increasing resistance. So when refeeding yo

http://RunningAFEVER.com Ever since my friend Tom mentioned it to me a couple of years ago, I’ve been concerned with the need for strength as we get older. It makes sense. But why is that exactly? I found that there is some amazing research on strength loss as we age, the need for muscle strength in older adults, and what resistance training can do for those same folks. An NIH study conducted in 2014 confirmed earlier research findings that strength deteriorates with age. However, it isn’t inevitable. The key factor, the report said, is a decrease in physical activity. So if you stay active, you can eliminate the most important cause of muscle and strength loss as you get older. You’re not as young as you feel, you’re as young as you ACT. Another factor is loss of appetite, and I’m not sure what to do about that. I know it is a serious problem though. Quoting: “The decrease in physical activity with aging process is the key factor in development of strength and muscle mass loss. Physical inactivity leads to m

Get Athletic Recovery Sleepwear: http://RunningAFEVER.com/sleepwear Fashion Department. In Tom Brady's book The TB12 Method, he recommends what he calls "tech-enabled sleepwear". This is a new term for me and piqued my interest, we're always interested in fashion, especially if it helps us love and live longer. What is this thing? PJ's with fibers impregnated with Far infrared radiation(FIR)-emitting ceramic nanoparticles. A NIH report outlined studies testing the use of Far infrared radiation(FIR) and found health benefits from using this clothing. The principle is not new, it is similar to sauna treatment. FIR is just electromagnetic radiation, like light or radio waves, but we experience it only as heat. In the study one effect was generation of new blood vessels, and this technology was predicted in another book I am reading called Real Age. New routes for the blood could help us if we have clogging in the old routes. FIR has also been used for weight-loss by using belts impregnated with the FIR-emitting

http://RunningAFEVER.com In 2008 Dan Buettner published his first book on the Blue Zones, based on his research for National Geographic. He produced a second book, Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way, in 2010. The Blue Zones Solution: Eating an Living Like the World's Healthiest People, is the third in this series. The edition reviewed is the National Geographic hardback (2015, Washington DC, 319 pages). The Blue Zones Solution is divided in to four parts. In Part I, Buettner reviews the research, original and recent, concerning the blue zones, comunities in the world where more people live happy and healthy lives of one hundred years or more. In Part II, he tells the story of his team's attempts to create a blue zone in the United States. The third part summarizes what it takes to manufacture a blue zone. The final part is a collection of longevity-promoting recipes. This chapter in the Blue Zones series focuses on changing the world. It is a chronicle of efforts and a manual of methods Buettner is

http://RunningAFEVER.com Get the book: http://RunningAFEVER.com/BiggerLeanerStronger In the world of body-building, knowledge is power. Bigger, Leaner, Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body, by Michael Matthews is an attempt to provide a more-or-less complete reference for diet and exercise, specifically for men intent on becoming physically lean and muscular. The edition reviewed is the paperback second edition published by Oculus Publishers. Read the full review at http://RunningAFEVER.com/127