Category Archives: Fitness

Refresher

Posted on Sat, 8 March 2008 by Mel Green

I started up again on getting exercise again just two & a half weeks ago, on Monday, February 18, doing about 30 minutes each morning before I went to work. Incredible how even that little bitty bit improved things. I … Continue reading →

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10,533 meters

Posted on Wed, 5 December 2007 by Mel Green

  My first go at a really long row: 60 minutes, in which I rowed 10,533 meters (that’s 10.5 km, folks) with an average time per 500 meters of 2:50.9. I’ll probably want to give 10,000m rows a few more … Continue reading →

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Skeleton Crew challenge: met

Posted on Thu, 1 November 2007 by Mel Green

I bought a Concept 2 Model D indoor rower with my Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend last month, & got started using it right away, just in time to participate in Concept 2’s annual Skeleton Crew challenge to row over 31,000 … Continue reading →

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Reset 2

Posted on Wed, 10 October 2007 by Mel Green

S10 test. Chugach Mountains, 10x zoom. The reset continues, with a little help from my PFD. This pic represents part of that: a new camera, a Nikon Coolpix S10, that arrived yesterday — still learning my way around it, obviously, … Continue reading →

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An interval training primer

Posted on Wed, 16 August 2006 by Mel Green

Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training blog today had part 1 of an interval training primer, entitled “The Best Cardio Intervals For Fat Loss – part 1”. (Full information on Ballantyne’s program is at his main Turbulence Training website.) This is good … Continue reading →

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Tweaking & optimizing

Posted on Fri, 11 August 2006 by Mel Green

I was attracted to Precision Nutrition by John Berardi’s discussion at his website of insulin resistance & insulin sensitivity. In my own research on insulin resistance, prediabetes, & Type 2 diabetes, I learned a few months back about how fat … Continue reading →

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A little experiment in interval training

Posted on Wed, 9 August 2006 by Mel Green

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been in the midst of moving hell, which has caused my regular exercise to suffer somewhat. Though not as badly as I’d feared — it’s amazing how much walking one does just carrying … Continue reading →

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Interval training

Posted on Thu, 20 July 2006 by Mel Green

Wikipedia’s definition of interval training: Interval training is broadly defined as repetitions of high-speed/intensity work followed by periods of rest or low activity. Most of Wikipedia article at this writing is a discussion of interval training as used by long … Continue reading →

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Turbulence Training

Posted on Wed, 19 July 2006 by Mel Green

Today I learned about a good intensive exercise plan for fat loss called <a href=”http://terveys.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/”>Turbulence Training, which combines interval training (for cardio) & weight training in workouts of about 45 minutes each, three days a week. I trust the source … Continue reading →

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Nutrition or training — which is more important?

Posted on Fri, 7 July 2006 by Mel Green

Tom Venuto’s Burn the Fat Blog today has some fine advice in answer to the question “Nutrition or training – which is more important?” Venuto writes: The first thing I would say is that you cannot separate nutrition and training. … Continue reading →

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