How to get fit and stay fit, twenty years later (part 4, medical care)

 AboutAnything  | Greg McCombYears ago, a visit to your doctor's office was a bit scary, at least for me. Your doctor was  viewed as a person of reverence - almost priest-like - and highly respected in your community. They usually wore a rumpled-white coat and had a stethoscope drooped around their neck.  A small-rubber hammer was close-at-hand; soon your doctor would tap your knees to test your reflexes, a practice abandoned by all but a few doctors nowadays.     All-of-this is nothing like the photo above of a couple of smartly-dressed modern doctors, engaged in conversation while researching the latest medical findings on their laptop.    Back then, I'm talking about ...

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How to get fit and stay fit, twenty years later (part 3, resistance exercise)

 AboutAnything  | Greg McComb A chair, a hose with handles and a knob; a door and a pole. This doesn't look like much but it's actually my home gym.     Let me fill you in. This photo captures all-you-need to set-up a home gym for resistance exercise.  I bought the orange resistance band for about $25, but the pole is from my kayak (with the paddles removed) and well, the door and chair came with the house.   You may ask: How can I use this stuff to do a serious exercise routine? It's nothing like all-the expensive equipment we've seen in slick telemarketing commercials or the complicated weights and pulley systems at your local gym.            ...

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