All Posts Tagged With: "weight lifting"
Weight Loss Myths – And Why People Believe Them
My Doctor said, “Don’t worry about your weight, worry about your health.” That philosophy works for a skinny guy like him, In my case, I am healthy. All of my blood work comes back in the normal ranges. But I also carry almost forty pounds over the recommended weight for my somatotype. When I was […]
31Mar2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Old people exercising
A couple of months ago this writer decided that we needed to get our body into shape, one more time. We were once an active member of the local YMCA for about thirty years. A few years ago we stopped exercising and began to really enjoy evening ice cream and a movie. We are paying […]
5Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 6 comments | Continued
Exercise – the age factor
Son, I was out walking again today. My brain almost refuses to accept the age of my body. “Come on,” the brain says, ” if you had not been so lazy you would not be in this mess.” My body argues in return, “You are Management, production has lagged because of inept management.” I feel […]
12Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Exercising back to health
Son, When I was 30 years old I ran a 15K race organized by our local Parks Department. They also had a 5K and a 10K run simultaneously. The reason for a 15K was because that was the distance between the North Side Park and the South Side Park, traveling along the parkway. 15 kilometers […]
10Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Exercising back to health | Continued
I walked today – and I was careful
Son, This chronicling my new found attempt to get into shape has not gotten off to the start I had hoped for. There are bumps in the road of new exercise programs. Particularly if one has lived a sedentary life for about five years – and has begun the steep descent into the depths of […]
9Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Going for a walk – I hope
Son, I have been sick all week. After my strenuous walk last week – the violation of self thing – I became ill. I canceled all of my planned exercise for the week while I recuperated. Yesterday I thought that perhaps I had a minor heart attack while exercising. I thought I might have been […]
9Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Going for a walk – I hope | Continued
Exercise – violation of self
Son, As you know, I have been trying to get back into shape – just one more time in my life. My age plays a role and I do not yet understand that role. My brain thinks I am 30 years old – my body is not cooperating. The last five years has seen me […]
4Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued