You can have all of the money in the world, but it means nothing if you don't have your health. Warren Buffett drove this point home at the first Berkshire Hathaway meeting I attended over 10 years ago. A young audience member asked a question about book recommendations. Buffett rambled on and changed the topic, eventually landing on this:I'd give you all of my wealth to … [Read more...] about Maximum Fitness: The Best Benefit Of FIRE
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Fitness Update: Cookie Madness, Old Rotator Cuffs, And Progress
Time for another titillating fitness update. I last posted at the end of September. Since then, I've been hitting it hard at the gym. Maybe too hard...ObsessedWhen I get obsessed with something, I get obsessed. My obsession now is fitness. Fitness is the one thing I should have been obsessed with all along, but I never figured out how to exercise properly:It's my … [Read more...] about Fitness Update: Cookie Madness, Old Rotator Cuffs, And Progress
My Workout Routine (Muscles at 50!?!!)
Some friends and readers have asked me about my workout routine. Before I begin, please note that I'm an amateur. Before you take fitness advice from a nerd on the internet who plays with plastic dinosaurs, consult <insert one or more: your doctor, a personal trainer, other nerds on the internet, YouTube, your favorite plastic dinosaur, the Magic 8 Ball!>I'll have … [Read more...] about My Workout Routine (Muscles at 50!?!!)
Fitness Update: “You Looked Like An Amorphous Blob”
You looked like an amorphous blob. - a friend's honest review of my physical shapeAmorphous BlobsWhen I was working, I was very busy. Between a full-time job, a home remodel, this blog, and a family, I had little free time. And thinking back, I actually had negative free time. I'd sacrifice my sleep, often staying up until 11pm or midnight and then waking up 5 or 6 … [Read more...] about Fitness Update: “You Looked Like An Amorphous Blob”
August Fitness Challenge Update #1: Down 6 Pounds
After going nuts over the summer, I'm hitting the diet and exercise hardcore. I'm one week in and this is update #1.I let myself go a little bit over the summer. Even on a 400-mile bicycle ride, it's hard to stay strong when pie and cake are stalking you at every corner:Now that I'm back at home, the temptations are gone. In our refrigerator, we have lettuce, tofu, … [Read more...] about August Fitness Challenge Update #1: Down 6 Pounds