My Concept II rowing machine is getting a lot of use these days. I think it is a relatively safe way to get my exercise without too much pounding. I’ve been rowing every day and changing it up as I go with some intervals and longer sets. I’m feeling pretty good to be honest. [...]
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Meditation on day 24
Wow, so far winter has not arrived in Kingston. I thought this was supposed to be the coldest part of the year? It is 4 degrees celcius today. What gives? But I digress. A big part of mindfulness is arrived at via meditation. Hmmm. So I am attempting to learn to meditate. Easy right? Nope. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »2 weeks of vacation – Kingston style
I needed two weeks to recover from numbness in my fingers from shitty ergonomics at my workstation. I also needed sleep. Not one or two nights but two weeks worth. Stomach issues are improving. I needed the opportunity to take stock. Today will mark 20 consecutive days that I have either rowed or run. I [...]
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So now it is becoming a “sustained effort”. This will be day 18. DAY 18. Yesterday I rowed 12k at a sustained high (for me) pace. Now I am wondering how long it will be before I’ll start to feel like I am seeing a benefit to this “discipline”. It is too cold to run [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Wolverine Program
I’ve been trying to get back in shape. Life kinda got in the way of fitness so now the wagon is miles in front of me and I really need to work to catch up. This is day 13 of my attempt to get back in shape. Days 1 through7 were baby steps. 30 minutes [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Getting in shape for BJJ
Managing my whole life is a tricky business. I always seem to have a major fire burning and while I am fighting that fire, everything else is neglected. I really enjoy BJJ and in order to progress I need to attend class and I need to stay healthy. I also need to free up the [...]
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