Collecting My Thoughts

I came across an article on sedentary behavior in the LA Times, Opinion: Sitting down all day is killing us. The cure is surprisingly simple...

"Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I hav...

My arms and hands are weak, and my fingers struggle to open a package of cheese or squeeze the toothpaste tube. Today I added kettlebells to...

 Can you hear me breathing hard?  We were in church (outside in the park) from 8:30-9:30 and then eating with friend at the Patio restaurant...

No one has ever accused me of being an athlete, but I do walk 2 miles every morning along the lake front and maybe another 2-3 miles during ...

But it's cold outside. A recent article in Circulation by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and W...

Before the heat became unbearable,   I was on my walk in the apartment complex close by, and he was on his walker. I stopped to chat wit...

Because of the storms, I couldn't walk the lakefront at 6 a.m., so I waited until 9. I saw a whole different population of dogs, grandp...

St. Teresa of Avila wrote in her journal (paraphrase): Some days I’m on top of the world; other days I feel like an ant. I heard this on the...

Finally, I saw a sunrise. I'm getting 6-7 miles a day in walking, and mornings are best. All broken into small segments of one mile or l...

When the city walker starts out for a morning walk in a small town along a large lake (like Lakeside, Ohio where we have our summer home) at...

Exercising your feet on a regular basis not only improves overall foot health, but may also reduce your risk for injury. Walking is the best...

They feel and look like they have little golf balls on the soles. Can't find the ones I liked so much and have used the past 2 years, ...

Yesterday I bought a Family Circle --the cover said it had a walking plan/program that would get me in shape by summer. Promises, promises....

Click to enlarge Scary, isn't it? The generation that affected everything in our culture from education theories to music to recreation...

This morning I took advantage of the new sidewalks and timed myself on a walk around the neighborhood which formerly would have meant wet sh...

This morning it was about 6 a.m. when I started out--just a little daylight--for my morning walk. I scan our driveway and the streets pretty...

New shoes for walking I bought a pair of Danskin athletic shoes at Wal-Mart yesterday called Lindsey (also the name of the granddaughter we ...

Bare foot walking, pt. 2 My feet and legs felt good this morning, so I took two more walks bare foot, one in the morning and in the afternoo...

Update on my walking goal I really hate setting goals. Walking 2.5 miles a day for 100 days should not have been all that hard, but I onl...