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PUMPING IRONY: How to Grow Old
I’m not the kind of guy who regularly visits the doctor, but if I were and if I lived in…
PUMPING IRONY: An Aging Rookie
It’s often said of rookies who have graduated from the college hardwood to NBA arenas that they have to wait for the game to “slow down” before they can feel comfortable with a basketball in their hands.
PUMPING IRONY: Danger Signs?
I had an interesting revelation last week. After a long absence, I headed downstairs to the gym after work on Tuesday and dragged myself through about a 45-minute workout, including a stint on my old nemesis, the Elliptical Death Machine, and a trip to The Pit, where I got reacquainted with some heavy (for me) iron.
PUMPING IRONY: You’re Not Getting Older, You’re Getting Stronger . . .
My daughter, The Boss Mare, called me from Michigan this morning to report that she’d had a flat tire on…
PUMPING IRONY: Living Longer — the Old-Fashioned Way
Everyone wants to live a long and healthy life, right? So doesn’t it just make sense to develop a drug that eliminates the cells in your body that contribute to aging?
PUMPING IRONY: Redefining Cancer
The other day, I was playing golf with my two older brothers and a friend — all retired — and overheard my senior sibling mention that he had just been in to see his doctor.
PUMPING IRONY: Mission Accomplished
My 44-day fitness challenge ended this week with kind of a whimper.
PUMPING IRONY: Exercising Without Exercising
I didn’t do much that would count as actual gym-type exercise this week, but I’m going to say it was…
PUMPING IRONY: A Breakthrough
You know, just when you think you’re backsliding on your workout routine, sometimes a breakthrough just comes out of nowhere. That’s how things went for me this week. I’m going to say that it’s just a way that the universe is telling to me to hang in there.
PUMPING IRONY: No Shortcuts
I get a lot of emails each week extolling the virtues of various anti-aging products, but this one was more entertaining than most:
PUMPING IRONY: Blame It on My Brain
I stumbled upon an interesting theory in the NYT recently that suggests the brain has more influence over our athletic…
PUMPING IRONY: Tomorrow’s Another Day
The key to maintaining a solid fitness regimen is to not get too disappointed when an entire week goes by and you basically fail to do much of anything that you’ve committed yourself to doing.
PUMPING IRONY: My 44-Day Fitness Test
It’s a sign of the times, I suppose — and of my employer’s zest for innovation — that I now…
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Act Your Age
I turned 60 last week, which is something of a milestone. If 50 is sort of the official entrance to…
PUMPING IRONY: Sitting to Get Smarter
I’ve never pretended to be the smartest guy in the room, but it’s possible that I won’t get a whole…
PUMPING IRONY: Recovery Mode
Well, the walls are built, the patio is expanded, and I’m back in the office today grateful for the opportunity to sit on my duff for a few hours and recover from the weekend’s work. I love puttering around the house, but I gotta build in some time to recuperate.
Giving Boot Camp the Boot
In last month’s blog I wrote about joining a Life Time Fitness boot camp class at the ripe old age of 62.
PUMPING IRONY: Getting It Done on Dad’s Day
I imagine that a lot of dads out there spent Father’s Day lounging about the house with the Sunday paper…
PUMPING IRONY: This Workout Really Rocks
Concrete results from a three-hour sledgehammer workout. A lot of forward-thinking trainers and gym rats these days are turning to…
PUMPING IRONY: Numbers Game
Exercise, like anything else, gets easier the more frequently you do it, so I was rightfully concerned last week when…