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I’ve said what I wanted to say or The End
by Jay Hiller, January 11, 2022 Photo by Mohamed Rishfaan on Unsplash Over the last 6 months, I’ve posted almost daily and have said all that I have to say. Exercise is good. Trying new things is good. Eating and sleeping well is good. Learning about fitness is good. Thank you to everyone who read…
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Early morning run followed by cooking fail
By Jay Hiller, January 5, 2023 Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash I had a nice run this morning. It’s my last few days of holiday break and I enjoyed being outside as the sun was coming up. Yesterday, a friend lent me her library book. Someone in the book taught himself to cook by…
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You don’t have to be a tough guy to get a good work out
By Jay Hiller, December 30, 2022 Photo by Gelmis Bartulis on Unsplash A participant in my spin class today introduced herself by saying that she didn’t spin a lot and wasn’t going to do very much. My observation was that she did a good job of pushing herself and I would bet got her heart…
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Today’s workout: Upper body and a swim at Barton Springs
by Jay Hiller, December 27, 2022 Photo by dominik hofbauer on Unsplash When I woke up this morning, my back, which had been cranky, was much much better. After we walked the dogs, I did an upper body workout. The weather in Austin was pretty today and my husband and I went swimming at Barton…
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Happy Holidays from Santa’s B Team
by Jay Hiller, December 24, 2022 I wish this picture had come out better. They were cute. Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow, whether you celebrate or not. I’ll post again on December 26th. Happy holidays!
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Entrance hallway workout
By Jay Hiller, December 23, 2022 Photo by Point3D Commercial Imaging Ltd. on Unsplash When our family moved into our house 29 years ago, I never dreamed that the entrance hall would become one of my favorite rooms. I always lose the carpet vs. hard floor debate, so most of the house is carpeted, leaving…
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A fox and a water bird
by Jay Hiller, December 21, 2022 I wasn’t expecting to see this guy tonight. It’s been an interesting couple of days for me in terms of urban wildlife. Yesterday when I was driving home from worky-work a fox crossed the main street that runs through my neighborhood right in front of my car. Then tonight,…
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Oops! Incidental-exercise-only kind of day
by Jay Hiller, December 19, 2022 Photo by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash I’m not sure how I did this, but I got in over 11,000 steps and 113 zone minutes today. I feel like I spent the whole day in front of a computer with occasional walking breaks. I must have done more than I…
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Rain
by Jay Hiller, December 7, 2022 Photo by Nick Nice on Unsplash It’s not raining in Central Texas today but I’m thinking about running in the rain when I was a teenager. It could get really cold and windy and by the end of my run I would completely soaked. I complained about the weather…