As I confessed here some time ago, even though I’ve done the Great Aloha Run (twice), the Ford Island Bridge 10K, and hobbled badly through but finished the Honolulu Marathon, I hate running. But that said, there’s still some positives to this exercise I don’t like but participate in nonetheless: Low cost: Running doesn’t cost […]
The day after, in this case, anyway, isn’t about the morning following a one night stand, but rather the day after you start on your exercise regimen. If you’ve been pretty sedentary, there’s certainly a strong chance you’ll be sore. Muscles you’re not used to using–heck, muscles you didn’t even know existed!–have been used harder […]
What’s it like to start an exercise program? It is, for lack of a better term, the opposite of glamorous. For those of us with an illness like diabetes, it needs to start with an okay from your physician. I can’t stress this enough–your doctor will probably love the idea, but make sure you actually […]
You eat an elephant, the saying goes, one bite at a time. You work on your health, diabetic or not, in a similar way. In the excellent Type II Diabetes: the First Year, Gretchen Becker makes the point that she doesn’t like exercise, but she can definitely commit to movement–doing something (anything really) to get […]
As mentioned before, to do an event like a century, you need a plan. There are several to choose from. Bicycling Magazine has a ten week program to get you ready for a century. Ten weeks isn’t that long, but there’s two significant catches: first, you have to ride six days a week–which is a […]
I just finished up reading this book that I discussed in brief a few posts back: While it is not my favorite beginning diabetic book (that remains the great Type II Diabetes: The First Year), it’s quite useful, particularly for those who read in small doses and want concrete ideas on what to do rather […]
Things don’t always go according to plan–but that doesn’t mean to not have a plan. As I stated the other day, I was planning on doing some early morning bicycling. What I didn’t count on was having a cold that, while not horrible, certainly had me lying in bed at 4:45 am thinking there was […]
Sorry to disappoint those of you who are tuning in for yet another episode in my story (like I’m all that interesting), but I thought I’d let you know that I did register yesterday for the Honolulu Bicycling League Century Ride, marking the fourth straight year I’ll participate in it. I’m training, although not as […]
I love cycling, but it’s also work, especially when training for an event. When I’m gearing up for the century ride, I’m riding four days a week. It’s fun but it’s a commitment. When you have a full time job (and a part time job, and a blog, and another blog, and other commitments), it’s […]
Sunday afternoon was just looking great for a bike ride. I was behind all weekend as my niece had a birthday party on Saturday and there were all kinds of missed communication by the family, but from about 3 pm I was on the Bianchi, possibly the best ride I’ve had yet on that bike. […]