Running: A FEVER

Medical department. I took a sick day this week because of sunburn. I mentioned in an earlier episode that I neglected to apply sunscreen one day, that was last Sunday. On top of that day, in which I did a full 5.screw-5 mile walk, lasting close to two hours out, at least partially, in the sun, I had been exposed to the sun several times in the prior week, watering my lawn, mowing, and on addition...

I know what you're thinking. "How can you put everything about eating right in one episode? After all, you've already talked about it for most of 171 episodes and you're still going." Good point! I'm looking at how to eat right in terms of sticking to a plan. We know that habit and discipline go hand in hand. The more something becomes habit, the less effort it takes to maintain discipline. Discip...

This episode is a brief update. It's important for me to be honest with you about the struggles I face, no matter how bad things get. I don't share everything, there are some lines I don't cross, but for the most part, when it comes to fitness, diet, and medicine, I provide my own experience good or bad. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/171   Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018)...

Welcome to the 11th and final (at least for a while) episode on super-centenarians. And this time it's all about the queen of longevity herself, Jeanne Louise Calment. She lived 122 years, 164 days, from February 1, 1875 to August 4, 1997. She is the oldest person ever with documented proof. See the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/170 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 218 (-56) Work...

Welcome to the 10th in our series on centenarians. I'm going to start calling it 'Living to 100 and Beyond' because these are all super-centenarians, that is folks who lived to be at least 110. Sara Knauss lived from 9/24/1880 to 12/30/1999, a total of 119 years, 97 days. She is #2 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and did once hold the title of the oldest living person, from 4/16/98 to...

Welcome to the 9th in our series on centenarians: Nabi Tajima. News note: I.M.Pei, famous architect, died at the age of 102 recently. I have seen his work and it is striking. I wish I knew what his secret to long life was. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/168 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 218 (-59) Workout time: 140 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 5.86 Mil...

Welcome to the 8th in our series on centenarians. Lucy Hanna lived from 7/16/1865 to 3/21/1993 a total of 117 years, 248 days. At her death, Hannah's family claimed that she was 118, which was backed-up by Social Security data at the time, but an investigation by the Social Security Administration's "Kestenbaum" study in 2003 determined that her age at death was actually 117 years, 248 days. Read...

Welcome to the 7th in our series on centenarians. Marie-Louise Meilleur. I noticed that 3 of the top 10 names start with "M", and my name is Michael, so I hope that's a point in my favor. Marie-Louise lived from August 29, 1880 to April 16, 1998, a total of 117 years, 230 days. She is #5 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and did once hold the title of the oldest living person. She is th...

Welcome to the 6th in our series on centenarians. Our subject is Violet Brown, a Jamaican who lived from 3/10/1900 to 9/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 189 days. She is #6 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and was the oldest living person, for 5 months in 2017. In fact, two years ago today, she was the oldest lilving person. Violet is the only Jamaican on the list of the ten longest-live...

Living to 100 Years Old - Emma Morano. Welcome to the 5th in our series on centenarians. Emma Morano lived from 11/29/1899 to 4/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 137 days. She is #7 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Our first super-centenarian from Italy, Emma is the only Italian in the top 10. She was born in Civiasco, which is in far northern Italy, near the Swiss border. It looks like...

Living to 100 Years Old - Chiyo Miyako. Welcome to the 4th in our series on centenarians. Chiyo Miyako lived from 5/2/1901 to 7/22/2018, a total of 117 years, 81 days. She is #8 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Ms. Miyako is one of three centenarians on our list that is from Japan, which boasts of a healthy diet culture and excellent healthcare. A Newsweek article claimed "Japan domin...

Welcome to the 3rd in our series on centenarians. Misao Okawa lived from 3/5/1898 to 4/1/2015, a total of 117 years and 27 days. She is ninth on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/162 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-60) Workout time: 113 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 7.64 Miles (484.12) Steps: 7,536 Muscle Mas...

Welcome to the 2nd in our series on centenarians. Maria Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla lived from 9/14/1889 to 8/27/2006, a total of 116 years and 347 days. She is #10 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Maria was from Ecuador, which is not one of the 37 different countries where RAF is heard, sadly. She was born in the city of Guayaquil. She is the last person born in the 1880's and...

I'm starting a series on centenarians, people who live to be 100 years old or older, and specifically the people who have lived the longest, with documented proof. We'll talk about each of the top 10 longest-lived persons and see how we can impact our own longevity by studying their lives. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/160 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-60) Worko...

Not amazing diet results? You hear and read a lot of hyperbole and it's important to know how to take/use that information. I am in the Running: A FEVER gym today on the treadmill. I rarely use a treadmill. But today is a little different. I was planning to take my annual hike with my friend Robert, but it's raining. And though I have definitely been out on the trail in bad weather, I decided to s...

Today we are in the fashion department talking about a new pair of court shoes. I like doing interesting things for exercise and fun. Personally, I don't see much fun in sitting on a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill for forty minutes. So I go hiking, inline skating, play disc golf, and lift weights. That last one may not be interesting or fun to some people, but I enjoy it. I have been tr...

I'm recording in the car today because I have been out of action for several weeks. It is April Fools Day and the last workout was March 8. I was out because I had bursitis in my left ankle. It's cold, which goes to show that as soon as I think winter is over, that's when the cold weather will come back for one last time. I need to be careful because it has also been a while since I got up this ea...

I think this falls under the auspices of the Mental Health Department. I took a vacation and I felt very differently. I was able to let go of the concerns of my day-to-day life. Staying fit, whether mentally or physically, should not be a chore that has no other purpose. This is why you don't hear me slaving at the stationary bike doing something I hate for the sake of health. There are so many op...

The goal, if you want to live a long, happy, healthy life right up to the very end, is to stay active. One of the most interesting and pleasurably ways to do this is to go hiking. It's something I never did much until recently, and I've really enjoyed the state parks here in Arkansas, known as the Natural State. I spent 4 days at Mount Nebo State Park near Dardanelle, Arkansas. The idea was do enj...

This is the sixth and final episode in a series on brain chemicals which started with Episode 139 ( http://RunningAFEVER.com/139 ). See episode 139 for an overview of these chemicals based on Simon Sinek's speech "Why Leaders Eat Last". Cortisol is known as the stress hormone. It is the first stage of 'fight or flight' process. It gives us emergency energy, but to get it, shuts down some things li...

This is the fourth in a series on brain chemicals. See Episode 139 "Brain Chemistry" for an overview on how these chemicals fit into our survival as a species. (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139). To review, oxytocin is associated with love, trust, and friendship. It is triggered by physical contact, hugging, shaking hands, acts of human generosity (witnessed, received or done). But not generosity with...

This is the third in a series of episodes going into detail on the five brain chemicals I summarized in Episode 139 on brain chemistry ( http://RunningAFEVER.com/139 ). A summary of what we already know from that episode: 1. Seratonin is what some call the leadership chemical, associated with pride, status, recognition. 2. It's why we have graduation, awards, it increases confidence. 3. At graduat...

This is the second in a series of episodes going into some detail about the brain chemicals discussed first in Episode 139 ( http://RunningAFEVER.com/139 ). In review, dopamine: 1. Comes from accomplishment, crossing things off a to-do list; it makes sure we get things done. 2. This is why we need to write down goals. When we see it, like an apple on a tree, the closer we get the more dopamine is...

This is a first in a series of five episodes that will take an in-depth look at one of the brain chemicals first mentioned in Episode 139 ( http://RunningAFEVER.com/139 ). Endorphins are defined as any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides which activate the body's opiate receptors, causing an analgesic...

5 Tricks to Avoid Temptation Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/149 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 208 (-66) Workout time: 53 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 2.74 Miles (466.78) Steps: 3,494 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 153.81 (+11) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat