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2021 Fitbit Goals Halfway Mark

July 15, 2021
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Fit and Strong

It's now July 2021 and it's time to check on my 2021 Fitbit goals halfway mark. At the end of last year, I decided to go for it and set my step goal for the year at 5 million steps. That's a lot if you ask me. It will be the most steps I've gotten in a single year since I started wearing a Fitbit many years ago. I was going to say that I'm not sure if I can accomplish this goal but then I remembered we're not supposed to say things like that. Instead, I must say, I will walk 5 million steps this year. 2021 Fitbit Goals Halfway Mark I checked in at the end of the first quarter of the year. At the end...

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Canine Couch to 5K

Canine Couch to 5K

July 1, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Running

What's this about canine Couch to 5K? One of the reasons I got Penny, my crazy little Irish doodle, is that she's an athletic dog. My plan has always been to teach her to run with me. I decided the easiest way to accomplish that was to use the Couch to 5K app that I've used in the past. I don't know if there's actually a canine Couch to 5K app. I'm just using the one that I've used in the past. I waited until Penny was a year old to start to run with her. I gather it's important that her bones are fully grown or something like that before she runs for any distance. Since we're doing the run/walk plan with the Couch to...

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Salmon and sardine patties

Salmon and Sardine Patties Recipe

June 24, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

I love salmon patties. They're quick and easy and taste great. I was trying to figure out how to get more sardines into my diet. I had a number of cans of sardines in my pantry so it made sense to use them but also sardines are supposed to be good for you. Sure, salmon is too but I find it harder to work sardines into my eating patterns. I've written about this before so I guess it's an ongoing challenge for me. This time I wanted something warm for dinner, not a sardine salad so I came up with the idea of salmon and sardine patties. Because we're doing the 2021 Veggie Challenge, I wanted to be sure to add some vegetables to this. Normally...

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Changes in the Gut Microbiome Due to the Pandemic

Changes in the Gut Microbiome Due to the Pandemic

June 17, 2021
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Fit and Strong

What’s this about changes in the gut microbiome due to the pandemic? I was listening to a podcast and heard a researcher comment about this. I don’t mean changes in the gut for people who had COVID-19 but for the everyone else who was socially distancing and washing hands frequently. Apparently researchers have found that the gut microbiome has changed for many of us, with a decrease in diversity. This appears to be due to the decreased exposure to bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms. Changes in the Gut Microbiome Due to the Pandemic The pandemic led many countries to have a lock down and travel restrictions to reduce transmitting viruses. These restrictions were mainly hand washing and use of antibacterial soaps, limited travel, and many people working...

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Five Things to Know When Starting at the Gym

Five Things to Know When Starting at the Gym

June 10, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Work Outs

Five things to know when starting at the gym? Obviously, there could be many more than this but I thought I'd share a few ideas. Many of us don’t go to the gym regularly so that when we sign up, we feel overwhelmed. It can be intimidating to go to the gym but it can also be enjoyable. Here are some tips to help make starting at a gym a rewarding experience. Don’t overdo it. We get excited to start our new fitness routine and tend to over do it with weight or repetitions when we first get there. After all, if some is good, more is better, right? Wrong, in this case. All you’ll end up doing is hurting yourself. Your muscles will be too...

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Springtime Hiking

Springtime Hiking

April 15, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Hiking

Don't you love springtime hiking? It makes life feel glorious, don't you think? It's spring here in Ohio and flowers are beginning to bloom. Trees have blossoms on them but there's still a look of winter because the trees don't have leaves on them yet. I've gotten out to local parks and hiked trails that I haven't been on in quite a while. Some are actually brand new to me. In the photo above, I hiked a new trail (to  me, that is) with my son. It is part of the Edgewater Beach park in Cleveland. Because of the Covid-19 shutdowns last year, I ended up not hiking much any time of the year because the parks were so crowded with people who couldn't go shopping or dining...

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2021 Step Goal

Check in on 2021 Step Goal

April 8, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Fitness

Time to check in on my 2021 step goal! We've just finished the first quarter of 2021 and I thought I should see how I'm doing with my Fitbit stats. Last year, I resolved over half way through the year that I was going to try to beat my 2019 statistics and I managed to do that. When I looked at my Fitbit numbers for the past seven years, I saw that 2016 was my best year. I was doing a lot of running that year so it's not surprising. I decided that for 2021, I would beat my best and get 5,000,000 steps by the end of the year. In order to reach this goal, I need to walk an average of 13,700 steps a day....

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Green Goodness Salad Dressing

Green Goodness Salad Dressing

April 1, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

You're going to like this Green Goodness Salad Dressing.  I recently reviewed the Wild About Greens cookbook by Nava Atlas and thought I would try to make something out of the cookbook. I chose to make the Green Goodness Salad Dressing. As you can see in the photograph, this dressing is a gorgeous green color. It's just lovely. Green Goodness Salad Dressing 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 good handfuls of baby spinach leaves 1/2 cup peeled seeded and chopped cucumber 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh parsley Two tablespoons lemon juice Two tablespoons white or red wine vinegar One tablespoon chopped fresh dill or one teaspoon dried dill Freshly ground pepper to taste Place all ingredients in the container of a food processor. Process until all that remains of the parsley is tiny flakes. refrigerate the unused...

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Review of Wild about Greens

Review of Wild about Greens by Nava Atlas

March 25, 2021
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Book Review, Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Veggie Challenge

A friend gave me Wild about Greens by Nava Atlas a while ago. I looked through this cookbook and thought "what a nice gift" but then never really did anything with it. I do enjoy reading cookbooks though I don't always feel compelled to actually make anything from them. Since we're doing the 2021 Veggie Challenge and I'm trying to introduce some vegetables into my diet that, while not necessarily new, are foods that I don't normally eat. When it comes to greens, I'm comfortable with a variety of lettuce, spinach, and kale. I struggle with some of the other greens but I'm feeling compelled to improve my greens repertoire. That's when I remembered Wild about Greens. This cookbook has 125 recipes in it, all based on...

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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day Outdoors

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Outdoors

March 19, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink

This year we were Celebrating St. Patrick's Day Outdoors. It was a great way to spend the day. Last year at St. Patrick's Day, we were in shutdown here in Ohio. Most everywhere was in shutdown. I remember that my friend bought my a corned beef sandwich as takeout and left it on my front porch for me to enjoy. I sat at home by myself, ate my sandwich and drank a beer. It was an odd day, for sure. This year that same friend and I went to a local restaurant to have that corned beef. The day was so beautiful and warm that we were able to sit outside, have a sandwich, and a beer, and enjoy each other's company.  What a nice way to...

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