Moronacity Cycling Journal » Entries tagged with "Yoga"
Getting Back on Track
I feel like such a yo-yo. Yeah, it’s a weight thing. Let’s see. I’ve been up, down, up, down, up, down, and back up over the last 15 years. I’m back on the Zone and trying to get my life into a scheduled habit. I am a creature of habit, and if I break that habit, then all hell breaks loose and all of my effort turns to naught. I started out by creating an article outline. Every week–every Monday–I plan to sit down and plan out my articles for the week. The outline consists of ideas, not titles. Included are the different Moronacity channels, my two Examiner columns–I was just accepted to be the National Healthy Living Examiner, or something like that–and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lifestyle
Train Wreck
Last night, after snowshoeing, a shower, and some much needed girling up, I got a quick massage. It was a nice wake-up call. My friend, Johanna, is a massage therapist in Copper Harbor. In the winter, she gives massages upstairs at The Mariner North. During the warmer months, she can be found at her studio, Spirit of the North Wellness. Happy, exercised, showered, girled-up Di went for a 15-minute massage. I used to get somewhat regular massages, but that’s just not something a poor college student can do, these days, especially since much of my free money goes towards the traditional beverage of the area: beer. However, I’ve been having the usual pain associated with muscle tightness caused by lots of snowshoeing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alternative Health
Spring Training is Here
I woke up this morning with one thing in mind: long ride. I wanted to do a moderate ride for about three hours. I had three goals in mind:1. Average about 15 mph2. Maintain an efficient pedal stroke3. Ride for three hours I ate a healthy breakfast:* Malt-O-Meal* Yogurt with raspberries, vanilla, and chocolate chips * Grapefruit* 2 slices of toast* Water It took me longer than expected to get my lazy butt out the door, so I had a salad:* Leaf lettuce* Tomato* Croutons* Homemade French dressing I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, cut it in two, wrapped the halves, filled two water bottles with Heed and left. I didn’t meet the first goal. I took it fairly easy starting out. I maintained a speed of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cycling
2008 Goals
The sky is blue, the pines are green, the snow is still here. To those inexperienced with life in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, one might think it is still winter. Look closer, and one will see that it is over 40 degrees Fahrenheit and the snow is sliding off the roof. A good sign of the spring thaw, icicles forming as the snow melts off of the roof. Many of us have already started riding. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cycling
Cycling + Pain + Yoga = Happy Cyclist
Many cyclists like to spend at least a couple hours on their bikes several times a week. It’s fun, and improvements are quite evident as the days pass by. Some cyclists will ride five or six times a week and include a seven or eight-hour ride. If you’re like me, you’ll find that you can put your time in on the bike, mostly because you can’t get yourself to stop because it’s just too … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cross Training
