This is a cool new hot activity.
Sprinting with a parachute on for added resistance.
Add in the hot, humid, summer sun burning down.
And you have yourself a decent exercise routine going on.
Hurry up and slow down.
You run yes, but the parachute says no.
Go! go!! go!!!
You’re almost over the finish line. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Thought this was an incredibly beautiful photo.
Someone playing ball with an elderly lady in a wheelchair!
Too often, I think we forget or neglect the older, disabled, and disadvantaged population.
These were once the people who cared for us!
As we grow older, life can get so much harder in terms of health, disability, finances, and even loneliness.
It is so important to show compassion, kindness, and care for the people who need us, and not to forget anyone along the journey of life! 😉
First day in 15 weeks! that we went to a real store yesterday.
Dick’s Sporting Goods was open, but still not much else.
It was refreshing to look around again.
Nearly all the bicycles were cleaned out with people forced to do their own exercise routines these days.
People walking around mostly like they were on Mars.
Had some restaurants with just their patios open and people are sitting outside in the good weather.
Also, some eateries open for takeout.
Best part is still nature, and all the closures have brought us back to it.
This turtle was tanning in the warm sun on the rocks and swatting the snake away with its rear foot.
Sort of funny that even a turtle can never get any rest in life. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Especially difficult is to try to get some exercise with all the fitness centers, gyms, and pools closed down.
Some people are just choosing to go for a walk around the track or get in a quick workout with a few friends or family members.
Can we be normal when everything is abnormal? 😉
(Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)
Did a nice beach walk from Tel Aviv to Jaffa.
It was sunny and warm out.
Lots of people exercising, running, and enjoying the outdoors.
The blue Mediterranean Sea, the white sand, and breeze in the air was lovely.
Even a funny statue of former Prime Minister Ben-Gurion doing a headstand as he used to do in his fitness routine.
Shabbat is a good time to stop and take that much needed walk on the beach. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So I thought this was a funny story the lifeguard told me.
The guards are required to renew their lifeguard certification every two years.
When I asked if he swims, he said “not regularly” and then when I asked if he exercises, he said half-jokingly: “I sleep, eat, and drink!”
But then he told me about the lifeguard exam and a couple of people who should’ve never been taking the test.
One lady gets waist deep into the pool, and the proctor tells the lady to swim to the other side of the pool and back. Instead of swimming, she starts crying hysterically that she doesn’t know how to swim!
Another guy was swimming funny with his arms flailing and his butt out of the water. When the proctor asked him what was up with that and to show him what was hiding under his trunks, the guy showed him that he was wearing an inflatable plastic band under his pants.
Fail, fail, fail–these are life endangering guards, NOT “lifeguards!” 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
We starting watching this movie with Joe Cross called, “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.”
This guy weighs a ton and goes on a 60-day all juicing diet.
He stops all the food and just carries his juicer with him everywhere making fresh fruit and vegetable cold-press.
While obviously a little extreme, I like the idea of reducing the food intake (especially everything gluten which is death itself), and replacing it with healthy juice.
I tried one of the super green juices and it literally tasted like eating grass.
Uh, that’s not gonna realistically work for me.
So I settled on Evolution’s Organic Super Fruit Greens that has a combination of orange, mango, pineapple, cucumber, spinach, romaine, and kale.
I actually like it and am sitting here sipping on one as I write this blog post.
I went into the fridge and threw all the carbs in the freakin garbage–good riddance!
Gotta get and stay healthy! 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This was a cute cartoon that “Anastasia The Lifeguard” doodled of me swimming.
She captured me doing my laps.
Enjoying the sunshine.
Breathing in the fresh air.
Appreciating the beautiful flowers.
Loving the pool and water.
Thank you so much for this great picture!
(Source Cartoon: the Talented Anastasia)
You can walk for miles…
It’s quiet and green in a suburban setting.
Who’s that dummy?
Lovers come out here too.
Some graffiti tells you there is still the big city of Washington, D.C. nearby.
A little surveillance—the “I’s” have it!
ADT security plus some colorful wind adornments in front of the houses.
Park is good, but only until sunset.
Watch out, “old people” crossing (saw a deer too).
The whole trail runs between Rockville and Bethesda–see the French International School, The National Institute of Health, Suburban Hospital, houses, shopping, parks, and more.
Try not to get too lost in the fun of it all. 😉
(Source Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
I took this photo passing a McDonald’s.
It just seemed so perfect.
With this SUV parked right between the McDonald’s arches.
And on the SUV are two red warning flags sticking out from the sides with a sign on top that says:
“Wide Load”
And in the McDonald’s window is a smiley face and a $2.99 Happy Meal special.
With the “fast food” unhealthy eating culture that McDonald’s has so long represented, what is there really to smile about except the cheap fixings.
If you eat at McDonald’s too much or too long then like Morgan Spurlock in the documentary “Super Size Me,” who ate nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days and gained almost 25 pounds and felt crappy…unfortunately the sign “Wide Load” may be descriptive of what can happen.
This isn’t a dig at McDonald’s per se (there are many fast food joints and things that we know aren’t necessarily good for us)…moderation in life is really key.
Healthy eating, exercise, mindfulness, work-life balance, and generally taking good care of yourself is not just a nice to have, but important to our well-being.
Genetics aside, it’s the “Battle of the Bulge,” and it’s a lifelong pursuit to be healthy
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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