Morphing from Infrequent Exerciser to Triathlete

I am 69. I ran my first triathlon when I was 59, and as of August 2019, I will have competed in 50 triathlons. (A triathlon typically consists of running, cycling and swimming.) My first running race, the Hudson Relay, was in 1972 during my senior year… Continue reading

Best Ways to Stay Healthy Swimming at Beaches and Pools

There’s still several weeks of summer left, and what’s better than cooling off at the beach or pool on a hot day? Yet, as we’ve seen in the national news in recent months, your refreshing dip could actually make you sick. There are 90 million cases of … Continue reading

Learning New Things: No Audience Required

As the instructor was assembling foam dumbbells for her upcoming water aerobics class, I was grateful her busyness kept her from looking my way. Because I was wearing goggles instead of my eyeglasses, her image had a soft blur, as if she were a figure … Continue reading