I am in the final weekend before my annual biometrics screening to determine how much I’ll have to pay over and above my insurance premiums for my health plan at work. So I am busy eating nothing and trying to burn as many calories as possible. I’m recording while walking on my treadmill. Since I’m…

Today I take a peaceful relatively short walk at a new part of Lake Atalanta, peaceful Pleasant Ridge, which is more of a walk through the woods than a walk around the lake like the other loop I have taken in previous trips here. As I walk this lovely trail I reflect on my “old…

Can you built muscle if you are over 50? Well, I’m a living example of that. I gained almost 20 pounds of muscle in a year, starting when I was 52. Supplements are a topic of high interest, and I did a whole episode on them: Episode 67 on supplements: http://runningafever.com/raf067-the-real-deal-about-supplements/   Read the full…

These are shoes specifically designed for weightlifting. They came in a nice box completely black except for the Adidas name and logo in white. This is the Adidas Powerlift 4 in blue, because I have chosen blue as my default color for 2019. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/191   Check out this episode!

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired! I’m tired of my clothes not fitting right, of those nagging back pains. I know you know the feeling. If you’re listening right now, you probably do. Have you experienced the yo-yo dieting effect? As you know, I’ve been preaching about avoiding that type of…

Does it sound too good to be true that Chocolate can be good for you? Should we be eating more of it? Why did several of the longest-lived people eat chocolate, sometimes lots of it, on a regular basis? We’re going to answer those questions right now! My mom, superlistener Hank Davis, is an excellent…

The entire package comes in a black drawstring bag with the Mandrill Workout logo screenprinted on it, including their monkey face mascot. A card came inside welcoming me to Mandrill Workout and professing that “Bobo” is the founder. There is apparently an ebook instruction manual, which I have not read, but I’m going to, for…

One of the philosophical considerations of increased longevity is the so-called problem of overpopulation. This is controversial and has been hotly debated by zero population growth advocates like Bill Gates and his parents, as well as conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones who propose that an elite group wants to limit population to themselves and a…

Meal prep is a great way to eat healthy, check out this episode to find out why. Breakfast is important, and not really complicated. I have steel cut oatmeal almost every day. Steel cut oats are healthy because they have a high glycemic index and are a whole grain, and our bodies are wired to…

Today I join my best friend and new dad Robert for my first visit to Lake Weddington. This is a not a state park, but is a “recreational area” which I believe is federally designated, because recreation.gov says it is part of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. Recreation.gov claims to be a gateway to new…