A few years ago, I heard an NPR interview about Breathing. The host interviewed, James Nestor, about his book titled Breath. It was the first time I heard someone discuss breathing and science together. Nestor previously wrote a book, DEEP, about free divers, these are divers who don’t use external oxygen when diving in the […]
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2024-02-28 Swim Workout
Hi All, I’m Scott. Co-founder of SimpleWeight. When I embarked on the SimpleWeight creation with my brother, I had a few goals. Lose weight. Become more physically fit Learn new skills in technology, business, and marketing skills. I definitely accomplished 2 & 3. It took a long time to accomplish 1, and I’m still not […]
Dateline: Sunday, Aug 28, 2011. Scott completed the Chicago International Distance Triathlon. Pre-Race: I had a great time with my family downtown. We walked a bit more than I’d like. We got down to the Hilton Hotel (the Chicago Tri sponsored hotel) right before lunch. We checked in, and then walked to Macy’s for lunch. […]
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Why Are You Destroying Yourself?
For the first time in 6 weeks, I set my alarm to wake up this morning. I’ve been fortunate enough that kids, wife, or nature will wake me up in time to be productive for the day. However, I noticed that my son is arriving to school a little later each day. I don’t like […]
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Immensely Satisfying
I’ll do a race recap after I’ve had some rest. I’m so glad I did it this year, and I look forward to an even better time next year. As I said before, when you are a beginner, your first time is always a Personal Best! As always, how can I help you achieve your […]
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Knock some posts out of me.
“…Man this feels good. …fast, smooth, smile… Come on pops, Keep going… You can do it!… Fast, smooth, smile… I’m cruising today. FAST, smooth,smi–Oooowwww – Thunk!” Thoughts of Scott while cycling Tuesday, Aug 10 Wow, It took a nice nasty crash to knock a blog post out of me. Yes, after owning a bicycle since […]
Oh no, you did not just do that? Really? that? did you? What were you thinking? I can not believe it. No, seriously? you did what? Yes, yes I did, and yes I will. In my quest to make 2010, my year of action. I am taking action. I’m stopping talking about things, and I […]
Groundhog Day is here and gone, but there is still time for you to resolve to be better. David Seah, the first person I know to talk about Groundhog Day Resolutions explains his GDR ideas. Leo at Zen Habits talks about Groundhog day resolutions too. It is in the air! So, is 6 more weeks […]
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5 Summer Weight Loss Strategies
Summer is the easiest time of year to lose weight, especially for those of us who endure long, cold winters. With summer’s abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, not to mention, warmer weather, there’s no excuse for us not to be eating healthy and exercising. Adopting these simple weight-loss strategies into your summer plans may […]
Just another reason to eat healthy and exercise. As reported by Will Dunham from Reuters, Dean Ornish conducted some studies on men with prostate cancer who elected against surgery for remediation. To try to combat the low grade cancer: the men in the study: Ate Healthy, Exercised 30 minutes a day, and Meditated | Prayed […]