I have no deep understanding of ARIAL FIBRILLATION beyond knowing that it is a wiring problem (in the upper or atrial chambers of your heart) and that it mostly doesn’t matter that much. Except that it can kill you...
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HOCR: FINE TUNING AEROBICS
If this interests anyone – and it may not – it is going to be people who are “into” endurance training. I did my last practice “race” today before the Head of the Charles on Saturday. A warm up of...
AGONIZING INTERVALS
Been doing some “Intervals” – short, intense bursts of aerobic exercise, followed by short rests and more hard bursts – in preparation for the Head of the Charles Regatta in October. Intervals are plenty hard, if you do them right, but...
EXERCISE AND DEATH: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
Two years ago, my closest friend died of a massive heart attack, after a lovely, 50 mile bike ride, at the age of 67. It was a perfect death but 20 years too soon…and heartbreaking for everyone. You won’t...
75 and counting.
What a lovely week we had…this birthday week. We had two dinners…one for 22 in our New York apartment and one for 25 in the country. No help either, and, Mercy, it was fun. Two of the nicest nights...