Pumping Irony
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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…
PUMPING IRONY: My Handyman Workout
Well, last week wasn’t really ideal for making my tennis debut.
PUMPING IRONY: Tennis Bum
My old tennis buddy, The Baseline Machine, emailed me last week with an offer to join her and two of…
PUMPING IRONY: Thanks for the Memory
Could stress be linked to memory loss?
PUMPING IRONY: Sudden Death
An old buddy of mine died recently. We’d grown up together, played Little League baseball (he was our first baseman;…