Pain Free Athlete: Posture Alignment on Aerobic Machines
Pain Free AthletePosture Alignment on Aerobic Machines
When exercising on an aerobic machine (elliptical, treadmill, bike, stair stepper, etc.) our intent is to condition our cardiovascular system. We are concerned with our heart rate, breathing and fatigue. It is all about our heart and lungs. Seldom do we consider the biomechanics needed to reach our workout intensity. Consequently, people are hunching over the machines, leaning forward and getting hurt.
Six posture related injuries from aerobic machines:
1. Ligaments are permanently stretched
Common in the pelvic Read More
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Quit Using Plastic Bags
By FRAN STOVAL
I joined a group named the Female Brainpower Initiative (FBI) that meets on the second Tuesday of each month, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Betty Ehart Senior Center in Los Alamos. Our goal is to bring women together to brain-storm ideas of improvements we would like to see. The issues can be person or world changing.
I had just watched a documentary on TV called “Bag it” by Jeb Berrier. Jeb has made a pledge to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. I took this idea to the group and after brainstorming; we came up with Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Routine Equals a Cure-all
How the Hen House Turns: Routine Equals a Cure-all
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.
How do you restore a hen lost in what seems like depression—not eating, not getting enough calcium to lay an egg, not returning to the pen with the others for the afternoon treat?
Expensive mealy worms were not working. I tried melon rind laced with crushed calcium pills and sprinkled onto fresh corn husks.
No worries. There seems to be relief in routine—the magic required when caring for domestic animals. Americia becomes her old self when the time comes to forage outside the pen.
Anticipating the daily Read More
Letter to the Editor: Utilities: More to the Story
By KEN MILDERMembers of the Charter Review Committee (CRC) are giving seemingly compelling arguments for modifying Article V of the County Charter. There is, however, another side to the story. The changes proposed by the CRC are not “benign recommendations” but are rather extensive, often confusing, modifications that strike at the heart of the original intent of the Charter: Operate the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) as a business absent of political self interests.
The actions of the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) are being painted Read More
Solo Traveler: Traveling With Friends
Solo Traveler: Traveling With FriendsMy mother has a friend who has traveled the world alone for the last 40years. When mom hinted she’d love to go on a trip, her friend diplomatically answered, “I wouldn’t want to jeopardize our friendship.”
Traveling with other people can certainly change a relationship. I have known of a few couples who started out as friends on a trip and ended up getting married later on. It’s also not unusual for an extended trip to seriously strain a marriage.
From personal experience, I can attest to being surprised at how a person I knew before traveling Read More
Food on the Hill: Fettuccine Alla Puttanesca
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comLetter to the Editor: Pepper Spray Repels Coyotes
By DEBBIE MORLEYKeep yourselves and pets safe. Pepper spray works against coyotes! Get ready to spray, hold your own breath, close your eyes and turn your head away. Give a good blast to the attackers eyes or face if possible.
This works on most wild animals, except snakes or birds. (Your own pet will recover from the spray, but it does hurt for a while. But it beats being bitten or dragged off.)
Maybe we need to sew armor plating into dog sweaters?? Read More
