Leaving, with some relief, a recent debate about the wisdom of exercising with your spouse, Geezer moves to the safety of a discussion of  the joys of running with your dog.  As this useful piece in Trail Runner Magazine (direct link not available, but look under Performance link) advises, there […]

Four words and a dash about plantar fasciitis: it hurts– a lot. As the Moving Crew explains, the trouble starts when the plantar fascia, a band of tissue that stretches from the heel to the toes, is stretched or ruptured, something that happens–a lot. Geezer has seen plantar fasciitis sideline […]

First there was GPS, then there was Garmin, and now comes Bones in Motion, whose product, BiM Active, turns a mobile phone into a map, altimeter, calories-burned counter, and a few other things whose very thought could jack up the cardio of runners and cyclists who happen also to be […]

A new study published in the British Medical Journal threatens to add omega-3 fish oils to the list of foods that don’t do what they were supposed to do for our health. Reporting on the study, CBS News writes that British researchers looked closely at 89 studies that measured the […]

Is it a good idea to exercise with your spouse? Geezer would very much like to go on to the next question, but because there is no next question, he will gently suggest: only if your relationship doesn’t already have enough problems. As this piece in the New York Times […]

Can you be both fat and fit? The short answer, according to a recent study conducted at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is NO. Researchers there looked at 11 biomarkers for cardiovascular risk in more than 27,000 healthy, middle-aged women from the ongoing Women’s Health Study. As explained by the […]

It’s possible that your employer has yet to sign on with a corporate wellness program that offers specialized advice to help business travelers resist the deep-fried foods that line our nation’s airport terminals, but believe it or not, some employers have done so. Writing for the New York Times, Christopher […]

Vitamin AA 2002 Harvard study of more than 72,000 nurses showed that those who consumed high levels of vitamin A from foods, multivitamins and supplements had a 48 percent greater risk for hip fracture than nurses who had the lowest intake of vitamin A. High intake of vitamin A has […]

Ever wonder what kind of training is required to become a personal trainer? L.A. Times fitness writer Jeannine Stein did, and she looked into it. Stein’s answer: not enough. Stein found out that there are 50 to 100 programs certifying about 40,000 to 80,000 personal trainers, and that, as she […]

An athletic 46-year-old non-athlete decides that, after decades of playing not-exactly-killer basketball, he’s going to get it right. He hires Steve Bzomowski, the founder and president of Never Too Late Basketball, to show him how. Is it the elevator pitch for a new Disney movie? Nope. It’s an encouraging piece […]