By Coach John Hughes I’m an embarrassed 73-year-old. I’ve won ultra-distance races of 500 and 750 miles. I’ve finished the solo Race Across AMerica (RAAM), riding 3,000 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic with minimal sleep. I’ve been coaching for 30 years. My clients have completed events ranging from a metric century (62 miles) to RAAM. Despite all my knowledge … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Effective Training
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Predicting Longevity
by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. To find out if they could predict how long an older person will continue to live, Duke University researchers used 1507 blood samples and lifestyle data from participants in the D-EPESE study that was conducted in New Haven, CT, in 1992. Participants were at least 71 years old when the study started, and the Duke researchers counted their years to death … [Read more...] about Predicting Longevity
Anti-Aging: Back on Top – Shut Up Legs
By Coach John Hughes For several years John Elmblad and I drove around Colorado following the US Pro Cycling Challenge. As I remember one year Jens Voigt launched a solo attack on the stage over Independence Pass (12,095 ft.). “Shut Up Legs!” Voigt probably was telling himself. “Shut up legs!” was his catch phrase, useful in all kinds of situations. … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Back on Top – Shut Up Legs
Does Food Order Matter?
By Kevin Kolodziejski Besides having your ride go right, what gives you delight? Puts a hop in your step. Allows you to brush off the bad stuff. Gets you up ahead of the alarm clock. As you ponder that question, consider the answer emperor Marcus Aurelius gave centuries ago during the Golden Age of Rome: To keep a clear and untroubled mind. … [Read more...] about Does Food Order Matter?
Keep Your Muscles Strong As You Age
by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A review of 16 major studies found that just thirty minutes a week of strength training is associated with up to a 20 percent reduced risk for dying from any cause, or from cancer, heart disease or diabetes. Adding aerobic exercise reduced risk for dying by 40 percent (British J of Sports Medicine, June 16, 2022;56(13):755-763). The World Health … [Read more...] about Keep Your Muscles Strong As You Age