Made it to the end of the first week in the 6-week “quick start” fitness program more or less in one piece. The way this will work is that I’ll go as much as possible during the work week at the “office” health club, and then hope to hit Bally’s once during the weekend. I still need to get to the health club early enough to allow me a 45 minute workout with a 30 minute shower-and-change, but wasn’t able to carve out that much time as yet. Still, I managed to get 25 minutes at least, 4 times this…

BBC NEWS | Health | Adult ADHD not treated properly A recent survey of children with ADHD in Newham, in London, found although symptoms tended to decrease between the ages of seven and 17, the 17-year-olds showed a level of hyperactivity similar to that found in a group of normal seven-year-olds. When the same people were seen again at the age of 26, they were found to have disabilities associated with high levels of psychiatric disorder, including feelings of restlessness, feeling depressed when inactive, depression, and difficulties sustaining relationships. Dr Chris Steer, who treats paediatric ADHD in Fife, said that…

Okay, I finally got a reason to get going on a fitness program. The health club in the building at work offered a great deal for a 6 week "jumpstart" program for emplyoyees of my company, including some nutrition counseling and 6 weekly sessions with a personal trainer. So last Friday I signed up for the next 6 weeks, beginning today. And yesterday I went out to Le Tarzhay and bought some new workout gear, all very comfortable and even flattering (cut not so badly for a big girl me). Last night I packed up my gym bag, and this morning made it…

Welcome to Solo Laboratories, Inc. :: Yep, got new shoes (New Balance 854s) and the orthotics fit them a lot better than my old, brokendown shoes. Actually, they’re already pretty comfortable, though I’m still getting used to the rock-hard stability “rollbars” on the sides, which will prevent roll-overs like I had 2 years ago They performed well just now in when I had to walk down 11 flights for a fire drill, so let the walking begin.

Today’s interesting scientific curiousity via Boing Boing: an Health Medical” href=”http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article1768833.ece”>Independent Online Edition >article about the releative length of women’s fingers posits that women whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers tend to be more athletic, possibly from having been exposed to more testosterone in the womb. As it happens, I’m one of those few, those happy few, those band of sisters with a longer ring finger in relation to the index finger. And I’ve always been a tomboy, with very little interest in girly fashion, girly behavior, or girly preoccupations like dolls or babies. Also, not so…

Meh. This is how I feel about birthdays (my own) generally: meh. I turned 49 at just after 1am, although that was in 1957 and I don’t know if Daylight Savings Time was observed in Western Colorado then, so the actual time may vary. This year has already been one in which age and health and wellness have loomed larger than usual; losing Mom in June was hard enough, but many of the maladies that got her in the end have at least a partial genetic component. I’ve never been a smoker due to my allergies, but that doesn’t leave…