Live The Active Life

This past week was the best of the year as far as activity goes.  I was a little motivated to do a lot of work this week since I will be taking some time off the bike over the long Memorial Day weekend.  We are also adapting to the new, and mostly better, lifestyle changes required [...]

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Last Saturday I did my first century ride in almost three years. I did a detailed recap of the ride here and I also talked about preparing for the ride here. What I’d like to do now is discuss the post workout aspect and how important I believe proper nutrition is. While [...]

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This past week was another good week overall in terms of activity. I am really concentrating on “fine-tuning” my fitness for the century ride I will be doing May 3rd so weightlifting was not on the agenda again this week.
Cycling
This week was another good week for cycling. I rode 4 days with one of those [...]

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Lentils are a small member of the bean, or legume, food group. They are easy to cook, full of nutrition, and taste great. Next to black beans they are my favorite bean. I use them in soups and salads, as a substitute for potatoes or rice, and even as the main course in some of [...]

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Last week for the “good food” post I offered a prize (Eat Out, Eat Right: The Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating )to the person who had the best comment (out of at least 4) relating to good fast food. Well, the response was a little less than overwhelming . Maybe I didn’t give [...]

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