Nice day for me. Had my annual physical with Harry…always an anxious affair…and it went pretty well. Bottom line: This stuff works. My blood pressure is 110 over 70, which is "ideal" as Harry shyly put it. And the...

For the 72nd time, I am easing into the fall in New England and – I am surprised and happy to report – it still blows my socks off. Which I think is good news for the old and ridiculous...

In the books – and on this site – we urge people to get decent gear, as a motivator and for its own sake. There’s also something to be said for taking decent care of it…and even developing a...

There’s been a touch of drama lately in my quiet, retired life. I had hoped to row in the Head of the Charles Regatta this October (in my case that meant a tough three mile, single sculling race for...

There is a modest possibility that I am getting a little weird on all this exercise stuff but here is a tip anyway. We are off, by car, to visit some pals in Maine. Work out possibilities obscure at...

Harry and I get some nice stories out of our books but not a lot that are better than this one. My pal, Mike Arteaga, owns a hot health club in Poughkeepsie and has been in the business for...