I’ve been asked to put a piece together for BACKPACKER magazine about great hikes in city parks. Ever been in a city for a long weekend or a business trip and wanted to get some hiking in? Do you live in an urban area with a bangin’ city park? Can you get lost in a [...]
Yesterday I competed in my first 5k race; it was the culmination of more than seven months of hard work and one more goal I’ve managed to meet along my list of happiness. Leading up to the race I managed to loose 75lbs, way more than I originally mapped out two years ago for [...]
Just over one month ago I signed up for the Livestrong Challenge 2009 to ride 100 miles on my bicycle to help fight and find a cure for cancer. I’m happy to report that with the help of friends, family and strangers 20% of the $1,000 goal I’ve set has been reached! With the event [...]
With the bulk of my weight loss behind me and the success of the National MS Society City to Shore Ride I trained for, raised $825 for and completed last fall coupled with the happiness I feel inside due to meeting several more goals, I started to look for another charity ride to take part [...]
I hate New Year’s resolutions; I always thought they were stupid. Anyway, it is the end of the year so I’m going to try to be positive and do a roundup of my nearly 2-year quest to scratch things off my list of happiness. The most recent update can be found here, so I won’t [...]
Nearly two years ago I published my list of happiness as sort of a roadmap to make changes, evolve and grow as a person and to become a better man. My list of happiness also got a little happier back in October by meeting some of the goals, one of which was to lose [...]
Fall has nearly gone and winter is here in eastern Pennsylvania. That means that the sun rise is usually barely seen due to the grey color over the sky, the leaves have all fallen and the sun sets around 4.30 every afternoon. It’s also cold, wet and windy. All the right symptoms [...]
With fall here and winter right around the corner coupled with the early sunsets, my ability to exercise outside has nearly come to a halt. I’m now in the gym 3+ nights a week on the dreaded stationary bike which is no where near a close second, or even third or fourth to my road [...]
I’ll save you some time during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: In reading several blogs regarding breast cancer and its prevention, and in reading several nutrition books lately, it boils down to eating less animal foods, eating more vegetables and fruits, and exercising frequently.
- Research shows there is almost no breast cancer in populations [...]
At the end of July, I signed up to do the National MS Society City to Shore Ride after only riding a road bicycle for a few weeks. I had roughly 9 weeks to ride and train for a 45 mile portion of the the charity event ride held at the end of September. Completing [...]