Fitness

Yoga

I’ve been doing yoga regularly for maybe a dozen years. I did a class here and there in the decade before that but it didn’t really capture my interest. I did ballet as a child and maintained much of my flexibility so when I did do yoga, it was easy and not a work out. […]

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Convergence

While exercising and I am traveling in one direction on a path, how does it happen that I end up 3-abreast with others on the path even when there has been no one on the path for the whole journey up to that point? I don’t understand the physics or coincidence of this convergence of bodies

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Arroyo Hondo Preserve

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County works to protect important open space, wildlife habitat, farms and ranches. The 782-acre Arroyo Hondo Preserve is a wonderful canyon located west of Santa Barbara between Refugio State Beach and Gaviota State Park. Rancho Arroyo Hondo was part of the original 26,530-acre Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio Mexican

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The Longest Lap

I was cleared by the doctor for me to swim and weight lift. He told me to start with only 5 minutes of swimming and 2 lb weights, not to go too fast in increasing my time and weight. It was a sunny and lovely day, the perfect weather for me to venture back to

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Wii Fit Santa Barbara

In 2008, Wii introduced Wii Fit, a balance board controller along with a new set of activity software. There was boxing, hula-hooping, running, aerobics, yoga, balance games, etc. It was mildly entertaining but not terribly useful for a triathlete to stay in shape. It became boring, as most videos games do. While exercising outside in

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