This is cool. If you want to determine the number of calories you burn walking, here is a calculator just for walking! It doesn’t include speeds faster than a 12-min mile. (Sorry, Laura.) Still, I really like it! By the way, it […]
We couldn’t decide whether to start hill or speed workouts today. Though we haven’t done speed in a while, we are training for the News and Sentinel Half Marathon, which will be hills in August in West Virginia. We opted for hills. […]
Those of you who have read my blog for a little while know that one sure fire way to get me fired up is to spout the benefits of losing weight with a low-carb diet. My argument has always been that you […]
While trying to figure out how many calories are in the foods I ate today, I found a great web site for determining the number of calories I burned — The Fitness Website Activity Calorie Counter. It uses the amount of time […]
Occasionally, I eat at Wolfgang Puck’s Express for lunch. Though the ingredients are high quality and the food tastes good, the costs are on the high side and I can’t find nutrition information on what I ate. I’m not necessarily trying to […]
I’m amazed at what people will fall for in a desperate attempt to lose weight or gain health or fitness benefits. One of the scams is to fake blogs that tout the benefits of so-called weight loss methods. A posting from a […]
We started our half-marathon training for the News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg, WV August 22. At 7:45 this morning we walked 5 miles along the Olentangy River Multipurpose Trail. Though it was already warm when we started, the trail is […]
be sure the lid is on tight. Tonight it was HOT when Deb and I went for our walk. According to the thermometer in my car, it was about 89 degrees and I could feel the humidity. There was little breeze and […]
After a great walk with the Buckeye Striders yesterday morning, we went to a local restaurant for breakfast. I had some very tasty scrambled eggs with the meal. About an hour after eating, I started feeling sick — headache, stomach ache and […]
Three miles tonight. Yep, I’m pretty proud of myself. Walked to the library, one loop around the park and back for a little over 3 miles. Though it was a little warm out, I walked harder than I have been walking recently. […]
