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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 FEVERRAF064: Time and Water
Medical Department: My general practitioner looked at the special Neck x-ray that I had done recently, and said a bunch of words like "degenerative" and…
Running: A FEVERRAF063: Confidence and Distraction
Work can be a distraction, even though it is an important and integral part of my life. I'm very grateful to be employed, but life is more than work. I need to…
Running: A FEVERRAF062: Adductor and Abductor
I have started going to the gym and did a new exercise on a machine that builds hip muscles using resistance and leg-spreading and leg-closing movements, as…
Running: A FEVERRAF061: Death and My First Video Episode
"Death…not really a goal." We want to live as long as possible because we love our lives. But death comes to us all. If you want to read a brief biography of a…
Running: A FEVERRAF060: Reality is a Myth
How often have you heard someone (or even yourself) say "I'd love to X, but the reality is I am," as if to say that a door is closed to one? For example, "I…
Running: A FEVERRAF059: Spring in Veteran's Park
I start at Veteran's park, where trees are blooming. There seems to be a discrepancy in the mile markers. One of them says the whole loop is 5.25 miles, and it…
Running: A FEVERRAF058: The Crucial Time of Every Diet
This is the time when diets and whole health plans go wrong. I've lost a lot of weight quickly and my metabolism is shot. I can't eat more than about 1200…
Running: A FEVERRAF057: The Metabolic Project
It's a great spring day, so I am sorry if you are reading this in the heat of August wherever you are. Just think of me as a breath of crisp spring air in your…
Running: A FEVERRAF056: Inversion and the Battle for Metabolism
I lost 1.8 pounds last night. It's a constant battle trying to increase the calories I can burn in a day. It's the Battle for Metabolism. I acquire an…
Running: A FEVERRAF055: Easing Down
I keep close track of calories, trying to slowly cut to a point that would level me out at 204 pounds, the weight I was at the end of the contest, but without…
Running: A FEVERRAF054: Visit with Dr. Bicak
I see my general practitioner, who breaks down the possible causes of my arm pain. He also displays his artistic skills on a sheet of exam table paper…
Running: A FEVERRAF053: The Story about my Back and What Comes Next
I visit my doctor and get some information about what might be happening to my back and causing the arm pain that I have been experiencing. Heading out under…
Running: A FEVERRAF052: Scales, Swedes, and Millions from China
Today I learn something from Dave Jackson's Logical Weight Loss podcast: calories burned depends on, among other things, total body weight. So I'll be getting…
Running: A FEVERRAF051: Positive Talking
I start the workout coming straight from the grocery store, which makes an excellent opportunity for an accurate diet report. I discover my medical mantra…
Running: A FEVERRAF050: Hip Slick Hotel Run
I find myself a twelve-hour away from home on a short trip to the east. In a hotel that is way too hip for me, I find a gym and record the first ever Running…
Running: A FEVERRAF049: Not As I Do
It is the first day of spring and a beautiful one, though it was freezing when I left for work this morning. I give a full definition of anabolism and…
Running: A FEVERRAF048: What is Anabolism?
In addition to trying out my rain suit for the first time on the trail, I present a lengthy hydration report including a reference to what bodybuilders call…
Running: A FEVERRAF047: First Dietician Visit
The MOVE! Program at the VA is "a weight management, health promotion program designed to improve the lives of Veterans. MOVE!'s core ideas—encouraging healthy…
Running: A FEVERRAF046: The External Factor
I take a walk on breaks at work on an early Sunday morning when no one else is at the office. As the biggest loser contest draws to a close I begin to reflect…
Running: A FEVERRAF045: Trying on Jeans
I went to Walmart to try on some jeans. I've gone from a size 44 to a size 38. I'm still putting off buying a new wardrobe because I'm not down to my ideal…
Running: A FEVERRAF044: The Weigh-In
The contest has gone nine weeks and I am in the lead. I look forward to winning the prize to offset some of my recent purchases of workout clothing. I'm going…
Running: A FEVERRAF043: No More Mr. Nice Guy
I start the day with already over 7,000 steps, and though I'm only going a half mile, I'm hitting the hills and increasing my pace to be a little more…
Running: A FEVERRAF042: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
Today I'm off to a sports nutrition store near where I live called Complete Nutrition. In talking with some fellow "losers" at work I found out they can…
Running: A FEVERRAF041: 50 Down, 50 To Go
Because I am trying to improve my strength I am taking trails with more variance in elevation. I think I will get more resistance and challenge my muscles by…
Running: A FEVERRAF039: Good and Evil
I have a lot to talk about today. Philosophy, Medicine, Diet. I start the six-meal-a-day plan and share exactly what I typically eat on one of those six-meal…
Running: A FEVERRAF038: Partners in Crime
I take a walk with my friend Tom Rohr, president of the St. Anthony of Padua Educational Society (Padua Media), and founder of the Padua Podcast Network. Tom…
Running: A FEVERRAF037: My First Little Weight Training
Today I start my strength training. I missed my second walk this week, and I'm moving up to walking three times a week as I continue to come back from my knee…
Running: A FEVERRAF036: Mistakes
I find out that I have been too extreme in my diet and have to make some big adjustments. I talk about this and more as I walk on a cold and rainy day.
Running: A FEVERRAF035: And More Patience
I wanted to give a little more information about the workout from Episode 33 in which the recording was cut short. I'm a little impatient now, and that needs…
Running: A FEVERRAF034: Fitness, Diet, and Medicine
I am now hitting the trail every three days, up from the weekly workouts I did for the first three weeks back from the injury. I am very happy to be injury…
Running: A FEVERRAF033: Patience
Patience is the fortitude and willingness to wait as long as I have to, to move forward when I need to, and then continue on. Determination is the energy that…
Running: A FEVERRAF032: More Goodness, Less Badness
A lot of things prevented me from getting in the mid-week workout this week. This might not have been a problem when I was doing this every day, but now I am…
Running: A FEVERRAF031: Stubborn Return
Fitness Department: I am very happy that I had no ill effect from the last run a week ago. These are definitely low-impact workouts. But that's how we get back…
Running: A FEVERRAF030: I'm Back!
As I celebrate 30 episodes, I'm also celebrating a triumphant return after six weeks of being on the injured reserve list due to my knee injury. But I'm…
Running: A FEVERRAF029: Injury Report
I went to my primary care physician because my knee had not improved over the weekend, since I felt some sharp pain when starting my run. They took X-rays, and…
Running: A FEVERRAF028: Not Yet Defeated
I go out for a test, fact-finding walk. I can't really know exactly what to do about my injury. I'm not going out today just because I am stubborn. I think it…
Running: A FEVERRAF027: R.I.C.E.-ing
I take a day off from exercise. I've solicited advice from a couple of people, and I talk about that advice and how I am weighing it. It was suggested that I…
Running: A FEVERRAF026: Time Management and my Tragic Flaw
Tragically, I am distracted today. I have a lot to do in a short span of time. Holiday grocery shopping, painting a room, and finding some furniture to go in…
Running: A FEVERRAF025: The Demons of Doubt
Continuing on the theme of mental control, I try to invent some way to help myself get through the run. Some strategy of thought and concentration to distract…
Running: A FEVERRAF024: Southern Breakfast
I offer my detailed instructions for how to make the breakfast that I enjoyed this morning: Southern Sausage and Eggs 2 tbsp. bacon grease or shortening 2 eggs…
Running: A FEVERRAF023: Adversity and Pain
How do you handle adversity? Do you have people you talk to? Things that you do? I have attitude problems but I keep on going, trying to maintain. It's in the…
Running: A FEVERRAF022: Difficult, Uncomfortable, and Painful
Frustration has to be met with determination. Survival is a win. I reason that the more success one has, the harder it is to get that incremental increase. So…
Running: A FEVERRAF021: A Light in the Darkness
We went past twenty episodes without celebrating, so yay! That is a lot of episodes for a podcast and it's a good sign that we have some staying power. I…
Running: A FEVERRAF020: Gait Analysis and More
Special Guest: Heather I go to Rush Running, a local running store, and get a gait analysis. First I put on a neutral test shoe, get on a treadmill, and start…
Running: A FEVERRAF019: Going Deeper
It's a cool day, and though it is clear and at the peak of temperature for the day, my hands are cold. I try to keep a positive attitude and recognize success…
Running: A FEVERRAF018: The Mental Effects
I explain the absence of trail audio from yesterday, it was an audio problem. This time of year, trying to get out and exercise is a race against the sun…
Running: A FEVERRAF017: Why Do You Run?
Title: Why Do You Run? The excitement is still fresh in my mind about the half mile I ran yesterday. Although I have walked off and on even in recent years, I…
Running: A FEVERRAF016: The Good Things about Running in Winter
It's early morning and a very cold 35 degrees. And it's a little different seeing that low temperature when I'm going to be spending 40-50 minutes outside…
Running: A FEVERRAF015: Love your Life Enough to Make it Last?
After passing my test I am able to devote more time to things I love like podcasting. A thought came to me during my morning meditation: Do you love your life…
Running: A FEVERRAF014: Journey is Change
Running has become like one of those things I really enjoy but never do. I put it in that class even though I have only missed 3 days since I started almost…
Running: A FEVERRAF013: Working Through the Cedars
I quote my friend quoting a mystic who said one can hear the voice of God by sitting under a cedar tree while the sun rises. This is a busy day on the trail…
Running: A FEVERRAF012: Math is Hard!
No ill effects from yesterday's twinge. I always keep in mind the potential of injury and try to avoid it. I try to drill that into my mind and keep focused on…
Running: A FEVERRAF011: Sunrise Run
My first morning run! Time management forces me to be flexible with my workout schedule. I have some concerns about early morning running, such as cold…
Running: A FEVERRAF010: Mental Toughness
It's great to be past that statistically significant seventh episode, by which most podcasts end. But that's only a statistic. Time is a factor. How would I…
Running: A FEVERRAF009: It's Beautiful ... This Stretch
"It's beautiful … this stretch." I finally take a new route starting at the marina that turns out to be much more picturesque and interesting. There are woods…
Running: A FEVERRAF008: Weight, Hydration, and Long Underwear
I discuss my weight and how that affects what I can do at this point in my journey. Losing weight is a conundrum. I need to have enough nutrition to do the…
Running: A FEVERRAF007: After the Turkey
Back from Thanksgiving after three days off, I get right back in to the swing of things. What happened? It was the taking of Dad's advice combined with the…
Running: A FEVERRAF006: Advice from Dad
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend I went out walking one day with my Father, who offered some advice on moderation in exercise. In accord with Southern…
Running: A FEVERRAF005: Goals and Habits
I express concern about having something come up that forces me to not work out one day, and having that turn into a lot of days. I talk about the book Living…