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Running: A FEVER
Running: A FEVER is a podcast about fitness, diet, and medicine. The goal is to live a long, happy, healthy, active life right up to the very end. The host is not an expert but a fellow traveler on the journey to a physically fit lifestyle. Do you love your life enough to make it last as long as possible?
Episodes
Running: A FEVERRAF304: Music as a Motivator
In episode 68 I was really trying to move beyond the biggest loser contest, and fill out some gaps in my diet or supplement regimen. That contest was not…
Running: A FEVERRAF303: Knowledge and Power
This is a great statement of how you don't have to go crazy. Unfortunately, a lot of information you get is tied to supplemental products that you really don't…
Running: A FEVERRAF302: Caloric Deficit
It's good to get all the nutrients you need to stay healthy nutritionally and to burn enough calories to have a healthy body composition and a healthy weight…
Running: A FEVERRAF301: Knowledge is Not Enough
The point of this series is to learn from my previous success, and also failures. But I said in episode 65 that it isn't about knowledge, it's about just doing…
Running: A FEVERRAF300: Longevity
This is a good example of what I had learned about patience I think. I get a sense that slow progress is good. And I should continue to learn, that's key as…
Running: A FEVERRAF299: I Could Have a Coke
Confidence is a result. It's a good reason to work hard. Realize that if I'm not confident in myself, I need to work that much harder. Read the full post at…
Running: A FEVERRAF298: Moderation in All Things
In this episode, I am ramping up my resistance training. Something I'm trying to be more consistent at here in 2021. Read the full post at…
Running: A FEVERRAF297: Burn Baby Burn
Another motivational episode, which I like. I can list the things I've done in my life. I don't count any as great accomplishments, but it has been exciting…
Running: A FEVERRAF296: Reality - Such a Concept
I like this episode. Any time I hear good, motivational encouragement, that's good. I like the idea of challenging reality and not limiting myself and…
Running: A FEVERRAF295: To Overeat, Perchance to Sleep
This episode showed the good in getting adequate sleep and the bad in not getting enough. Apart from the mental effects, I wind up getting up later in the…
Running: A FEVERRAF294: Meals of the Future
This was 2018 but I still love Thorlo socks. Also, I think inversion and traction would help me even though I'm not having the shoulder pain it was started in…
Running: A FEVERRAF293: Living to 100 and Beyond - 2022
It's time for the perennial favorite top 10 list of the oldest people ever. Living to be 100 is still very rare. According to newretirement.com, worldwide…
Running: A FEVERRAF292: Struggling for Life
In this episode, the dietician recommended 64oz +8oz per pound you want to lose. I recently read that Tom Brady (see episodes 120,121,122,129,174) drinks…
Running: A FEVERRAF291: Track and Learn
Here we are 28 episodes into the Shattering-the-Yoyo series. I'm not sure how, in episode 56, I got from saying I'm going to stay the same weight for six…
Running: A FEVERRAF290: More Meals to Lose Weight
I am starting to notice my step count now that I've started back to working in the office and wearing my fitness watch. It's a great reminder of how stagnant I…
Running: A FEVERRAF289: Weight Loss and Spinal Meandering
Welcome to 2022! And happy new year to everyone! In episode 54 I sought medical advice for the first time for my neck problem. I still have the problem, but…
Running: A FEVERRAF288: Aches and Pains
I had my biometric screening recently for 2021. This is when the company "incentivizes" me to come in and get weighed, and swabbed and stuck, and measured…
Running: A FEVERRAF287: What Drives Me
I think the calorie log is really important. Not that writing the stuff down in itself is valuable, but by doing that, yes, we learn how many calories are in…
Running: A FEVERRAF286: Nature is Huge
I've eaten a lot of oatmeal in my dieting in the last few years and I've learned a lot about the different types. Many instant oatmeal products contain sugar…
Running: A FEVERRAF285: Vicious Cycle
Episode 50 is a really good example of adapting to circumstances in order to stay on my health journey and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I have a tendency to…
Running: A FEVERRAF284: Six Meal Plan Established
Continuing to battle metabolic slow down due to rapid weight loss. I don't want to dismiss the constant mentions of the beauty of nature that I find in these…
Running: A FEVERRAF283: Be a Turkey, Not a Chicken
Welcome to the 5th year of Running: A FEVER! Several episodes discuss the importance of water and how much you need. Currently, I'm not being very intentional…
Running: A FEVERRAF282: Obesity and Health Insurance
The period when I was consulting with a dietician on a regular basis was a good learning time for me. That was really what it was about, so after a while, I…
Running: A FEVERRAF281: Walking Shoes
Welcome to the 18th in our series shattering the yoyo. Episode 46 was really about the external factor, motivation. And that's important to what I'm doing now…
Running: A FEVERRAF280: Beauty and the Beast
It's interesting to hear this, and I remember how good it felt to fit into those clothes. I felt pretty good, and you can tell I was really enjoying life, I…
Running: A FEVERRAF279: Taking the Journey Together
I feel like I really am learning as I listen to this, even though it was the tail end of the Biggest Loser contest. At that point, I was talking the talk but…
Running: A FEVERRAF278: Pride Goeth Before a Fall
So here is the problem. You can hear by the sound of my voice, though I am trying to speak to myself with this rational idea of losing weight slowly, gaining…
Running: A FEVERRAF277: Weeks to a Better Body Fat
At this point in my fitness journey, I did not have my own biometric impedance analyzer. I could get that measurement at my dietician, otherwise, I was just…
Running: A FEVERRAF276: Never Give Up
When I recorded this episode I had lost 50 pounds, more than ever, and I had a goal of losing 100 total within the year. That's probably twice as much as I…
Running: A FEVERRAF275: A Reasonable Diet
Being reasonable, having patience is a recurring theme in my diet and exercise work. I've been on both ends of each. Eating too much or too little, exercising…
Running: A FEVERRAF274: Do This or Do That
One of the things you notice I'm doing is counting calories. I have not been doing this very accurately this time, and I need to have that done by the next…
Running: A FEVERRAF273: Goals and Priorities
In episode 38 I met with Tom and we talked about our goals and priorities. At the time I had set the specific goal of running two complete laps at Lake…
Running: A FEVERRAF272: Return to Home Office
In episode 37 I took advantage of a rainy day to start weight training which I continued to great success. So far this year I have rejoined my gym. I didn't…
Running: A FEVERRAF271: Keep On Movin'
I made a big mistake, but one that can be corrected. This is one lesson that I learned and remembered. It is a strong memory, perhaps because of the suffering…
Running: A FEVERRAF269: Be Grateful for Mobility
I can really identify with the feelings expressed in episode 35. And it reminds me that when I can work out I should be grateful for the opportunity. Read the…
Running: A FEVERRAF270: I Got a COVID Test
Last week I had a couple of COVID symptoms. I had some nausea and even though I had slept seven or eight hours the previous night, by mid-afternoon I was…
Running: A FEVERRAF268: Delusion of Diligence
It's amazing looking back knowing what I now know. I didn't include this cut, but I made a comment to the effect of "you'll never see me wear less than this."…
Running: A FEVERRAF267: Clarity and Determination
Well you can see I'm not only getting no more than 600 calories and STILL trying to "ramp up". The amazing thing is how calm I am and how not-hungry I am. I am…
Running: A FEVERRAF266: The Memory Thief by Lauren Aguirre
This is a brand new book, it was a gift from my mother, who knows I am interested in stuff like this. And I was very interested. First of all it is written…
Running: A FEVERRAF265: Shattering the Yo-yo - Brain Fuel
One of the realizations I had in early 2018 was the importance of habit and sleep. And I have some new insight into that. If you think you only need, for…
Running: A FEVERRAF264: Shattering the Yo-yo - Patience Pays
When I recorded the third episode of 2018, I was almost starving myself. Still taking it slow with the injury and getting back into the workout, so that's…
Running: A FEVERRAF263: Shattering the Yo-yo - Not Starving
This is the second installment of "Shattering the Yo-yo". What I'm trying to do is to break the cycle of up-and-down dieting that I have been in. Read the full…
Running: A FEVERRAF262: Shattering the Yo-yo - Injury Report
My plan is to "shatter the yo-yo" that has been the course of my weight throughout my life. Up and down and back up again. 2020 was a rough year for my health…
Running: A FEVERRAF261: Plans & Executions
It is obvious that I am out of shape, unhealthy, and need to make a change. What to do? Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/261
Running: A FEVERRAF260: Amazon Echo Frames
In this episode I review Amazon's new wearable smart speaker, Echo Frames. See the unboxing on the YouTube channel. http://RunningAFEVER.com/260
Running: A FEVERRAF259: My Best Health Idea
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Running: A FEVERRAF258: Unmasked for Fitness
It's the first time I've been out and about in an exercising way in a while. I've just been doing walks around the house. I'd do about a mile inside the house…
Running: A FEVERRAF257: Resistance is not Futile
Resistance is not futile. I am at the "old stomping grounds" to take a little walk today. Overcoming resistance is the big idea today. It has been a theme in…
Running: A FEVERRAF256:Fitness in Space
A while back I read a fascinating book called The High Frontier about how we can and should build a society in space. Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin has…
Running: A FEVERRAF255: The DASH Diet
The DASH diet can save your life, literally. High blood pressure is the leading preventable cause of death. 54% of strokes and 47% of heart attacks are caused…
Running: A FEVERRAF252: COVID's Effect on Life Expectancy
Longevity is a key aspect of what we try to do on this show. I can't tell you a whole lot about how to live a good life. But I assume we will find a way to do…
Running: A FEVERRAF251: Oldest COVID-19 Survivor
Each year I list the 10 longest-lived people and talked a little about new ones on the list and how it has changed. The only changes this year were Kane Tanaka…
Running: A FEVERRAF250: Living to 100 2021
This is one of my favorite series and one of yours too. Our episodes on the longest-lived people are some of our most popular. What I do is present the list of…
Running: A FEVERRAF249: Diabetes
I always liked those commercials with Wilford Brimley about DIE-UH-BEET-US. Kind of funny. But for all those people who suffer from the disease, of course, it…
Running: A FEVERRAF254: How to Get the COVID 19 Vaccine
Almost everyone is concerned about how to get the COVID-19 vaccines now that they are becoming more available. Did you know that you may be able to get it even…
Running: A FEVERRAF253: I Got My First COVID Vaccine
Today I got my first COVID vaccine shot. It was the Moderna vaccine. Two shots are required one month apart. I got my first one today (March 23, 2021), and my…
Running: A FEVERRAF248: Health in Norway
The Running:A FEVER podcast is now heard in 62 different countries, some of which I have never heard of before. But I am grateful for all of our listeners…
Running: A FEVERRAF247: Ibuprofen
I love ibuprofen. Advil in particular. I have been taking this pain-reliever for decades. Pretty much any kind of headache, pop 4 of them, and I'm good to go…
Running: A FEVERRAF246: Walk in Winslow Arkansas
I took a little vacation on an out-of-the-way AirBNB property and recorded this episode while walking on a couple of trails there. It was good to be away from…
Running: A FEVERRAF244: Prevent Dementia by Getting Good Sleep
Welcome to the 17th and final episode in our 17-part series on dementia. About 50 million people suffer from dementia worldwide. It is a debilitating disease…