Running: A FEVER is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. The goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. The host is not an expert but a fellow traveler on the journey to a physically fit lifestyle. Do you love your life enough to make it last as long as possible?
I got lost taking a very long walk (see stats below) today. And I'm wondering about a recent experience I had. I attended my first demolition derby! What happened surprised me. M…
After a year of preparation, thinking and talking about it, biometrics day is finally here. I take a drive to the main corporate office to join the rest of my fellow employee…
This is the first episode that I have recorded on a hike. This relatively new Arkansas state park not only offers a number of trails of various lengths, but has a visitor's c…
Diet dept. My current diet includes at least 1 serving of fruit during the day. One of my snacks at work is either dried apple or banana, pretty much every single day. At hom…
It's August, hottest part of the year here. But not in Australia. There it's in the 50's (Fahrenheit). It is winter time there in the southern hemisphere. Running: A FEVER no…
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Today we are walking in a new location, which, like La…
Loving my life is a full, whole life thing. I can't just decide one day not to love my life. So how do I love my life when events make it seems unlovable. I think some of it …
A listener let me in on a new service offered by the NutriSystem company. They call it DNA Body Blueprint.
Genetics impact how our bodies process the foods we eat. Some peopl…
Last episode I interviewed Anasasia Strokova. I particularly wanted to know her opinion on dealing with the plethora of good and bad information available to those of us who want to live a healthy li…
In this first video interview I chat with Anastasia Strokova of Health Matters Coaching. We talked about what makes for a long life, and the book The Blue Zone Solution. In addition to being a health…
Back in episode 45 I talked about trying on some jeans. At that point I had slimmed down to a about a size 38 from 44. I later bought a two pair of size 36 jeans which I hope…
My knee is giving me some trouble with some pain now and then. I don't want to make these long walks a regular activity until I see the orthopedic surgeon. I have been going to the gym to use a stati…
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Diet Department: I am now ten pounds below my target short-term maintenance weight. I'm already lighter than I have been in twenty-five years. My new target weight is 174 pou…
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It has been a whole month since I recorded the last episode. I had a bachelor party weekend for a friend. It lasted a couple of days and included a number of activities. It w…
Last week I went through a tunnel on my walk. I've been thinking of the tunnel as a metaphor for obsession, particularly in fitness. I made fitness my number one priority, but I did not think that me…
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This week I went to a new restaurant that had very innovative dishes. I had a Greek salad which had red bell pepper and green olives instead of tomatoes and black olives, and…
It's early morning, but plenty of people are out on the trail on this Saturday, which is sort of a holiday weekend. Independence Day in the U.S. was celebrated mid-week.
The Declaration of Independen…
Determined to find my way back on my first walk at Skull Creek, I walk a bit long. It's an adventure.
In summertime it is important to be aware of the signs of heat-related diseases. You can find som…
I walk a new trail today called Mud Creek Trail, which is part of the Skull Creek Trail system: http://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/facilities/facility/details/Scull-Creek-Trail-27 It is very well mainta…
Title: The Economics of Weight Loss
I want all my international listeners to know how much I appreciate them. Some of these are Australia, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates, all of which I have vis…