It’s been nearly 11 months since my Achilles surgery, and my recovering Achilles feels pretty good. In fact, it feels better than my right Achilles, which gets tender after I play basketball.
I now play basketball once or twice a week, and I go to the gym a couple of times a week for strength training [...]
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10 Months and 3 weeks - Update
January 3rd, 2009 · 6 Comments
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Better ways to stretch.
November 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Here’s a good article from NY Times about stretching: (There is also a short video on that page.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playmagazine/112pewarm.html?em
Illustration by Emily Cooper
STRAIGHT-LEG MARCH (for the hamstrings and gluteus muscles)Kick one leg straight out in front of you, with your toes flexed toward the sky. Reach your opposite arm to the upturned toes. Drop the leg [...]
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NYC Marathon!
November 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
As you may already know, NYC Marathon was held today.
Some interesting interactive guides and pictures from the marathon
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/02/sports/20081102-MARATHON-PANO.html?ref=sports
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/10/27/sports/20081027_MARATHON_INTERACTIVE.html?ref=sports
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/11/02/sports/1102-MARATHON_index.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/n/new_york_city_marathon/index.html
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Back to playing Basketball.
October 12th, 2008 · 30 Comments
Some of my friends are renting out a court on Wednesday nights, and I’ve started playing basketball again. I’ve played three times so far, and it’s been great! However, I’ve been taking it easy on both ends of the court. I don’t think I can go “all out” yet, so I’ve been happily running back [...]
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How bad is coffee for you? Any benefits?
July 18th, 2008 · 13 Comments
I am curious if anyone knows how bad/good coffee is for your body.
If diet had no consequences on my health, I’d get up in the morning, have an icecream bar, chocolate, and a large cup of coffee with lots of creme. And then I’d wash it all down with another large cup of coffee [...]
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