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Rich's Bio
Who the heck am I? Nobody — which is the whole point. I'm in great shape for my age of 68 and in much better shape than I ever thought possible. Read more here.
Tag Archives: dread
Doing Weights – The Worst of Times, The Best of Times
In my post last night I wrote about doing weights and how hard it is to get started doing a workout with weights. Since tonight was a weights night and I just went through the experience I decided to post … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Motivation
Tagged doing weights, dread, endorphins, Resistance Training, weight lifting, workout
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This Isn’t Fun, I Don’t Want To Be Doing It!!
Patient: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this.” Doctor: “Don’t do that” – Smith & Dale The instinctive reaction to the feeling “I don’t want to be doing this” is to stop doing this. Of course you have to consider … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Motivation
Tagged anxiety, biofeeback, depression, dread, endorphins, exercise bike, expectations, workout
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Time Is A Funny Old Thing
Time is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once – Woody Allen The British have a saying I love: “The world is a funny old thing” or I thought they did. Just looked it up on Wikipedia and … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Motivation
Tagged biofeeback, commitment, daily, depression, dread, exercise bike, exuberance, habit, sedentary, self-actualization, stress, workout
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Lower Your Expectations
I’m sure you’re familiar with the exhortations to “Be all you can be”, “If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well”. That’s fine, unless you’re dealing with staying fit and living day-to-day life in the real world. Here’s one … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise
Tagged basic training, commitment, daily, dread, drill instructor, euphoric, expectations, fitness, goal, habit, Health, lethargy, routine
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