At 79, he nibbles and noshes his way to health
Bob Kay was not planning to reform his diet. He was just lazy. Fourteen years ago, when a live-in relationship broke up, Kay became a full-fledged bachelor. Making big meals for himself was too tedious...
View ArticleBodybuilding, the mental game
How many times have you gazed at one of those ripped studs on the cover of a fitness magazine or in an ad for the latest miracle exercise gadget or diet pill and thought, "I want to look like that"? Or...
View ArticleSling is the new thing in fitness
Philosopher, naturalist, pioneer environmentalist, patron saint of oddballs and nonconformists, staunch believer in the virtue of simplicity - Henry David Thoreau was all of the above. What may...
View ArticleF4, Fiorenza's Food for Friends: One man's way of feeding all
Derek Fiorenza was emphatic: "It's not about me; it's about them." That may be his preference, but given his accomplishments, this modest young man will have to suffer the embarrassment of exposure.
View ArticleThe Rev Bev preaches the goodness of sex
When she was single between marriages, Beverly Dale would sometimes stop at a bar for a nightcap. When she told men that her two favorite topics are God and sex, she caught their attention pronto, and...
View ArticleChild's play is vital, she says, to happiness
Anna Beresin is one of those lucky souls whose work is play - in more ways than one. She so enjoys teaching at the University of the Arts, where she's an associate professor of liberal arts, that, for...
View ArticleMarathon prep without a whole lot of boring running
Paul Dziewisz is a personal trainer who believes that completing a marathon is "a badge" every fitness professional should acquire.
View ArticleA fitness system stresses simple exercises, equipment
Justin McGinley's commute to his second job takes seconds. That's because his "office" is the garage of his Cherry Hill ranch house. The 12-by-18-foot space is equipped with the tools of his trade:...
View ArticleHeart patient has new heights to scale
Chronic neck pain had bothered him for years, and now, during walks with his wife, Rob Gillio was experiencing shortness of breath. He was in his mid-50s, a Mayo Clinic-trained pulmonologist whose...
View ArticleWell Being: A key to unlocking happiness
My morning run in Maine follows a three-mile loop. It begins with a climb through the woods, levels off, and ends with a gradual descent along the shore. Here, the trees part to reveal a sloping meadow...
View ArticleWell Being: An astronomer's constellation of activity: Biking, running, lifting
As a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, Mark Devlin has his head in the stars and his feet planted firmly on Earth - when he isn't running or mountain-biking.
View ArticleWell Being: Weil: Strive for contentment, not happiness
Over the years, I have read the books and listened to the pronouncements of Andrew Weil, the natural-remedy guru and champion of integrative medicine with the broad grin, bushy beard, and bald pate....
View ArticleWell Being: He surprised himself by learning to like exercise
Peter Hopkins, the music director at St. Peter's Church, is an erudite, energetic man who plays the piano and organ, sings with a fine tenor voice, and can blend the disparate voices in the choir so...
View ArticleWell Being: A push-up enthusiast is warned to lay off
My approach to exercise is strictly Thoreauvian - simplify, simplify! That's why I'm a big fan of body-weight exercise - push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, etc. Because resistance is supplied by your body...
View ArticleWell Being: Marathon mates all year
Dan Schultz and Craig Davidson were hanging out at McGillicuddy's Pub in Havertown in early fall last year, enjoying a couple of beers, when Davidson floated a wild idea: Why not run several marathons...
View ArticleWell Being: Pushing back on push-up warning
My recent column on push-ups, in which orthopedic surgeon John Fenlin of the Rothman Institute tossed a hand grenade by recommending that people over 40 stop doing body-weight exercises such as...
View ArticleWell Being: One doc's prescription for heart health
One of the enduring tragedies of fair Ireland, beset by recurring economic woes, is that it loses many of its best and brightest, who, in search of opportunity, emigrate, most often to the United States.
View ArticleWell Being: Reaching higher, in mind and body
When Debra Williams was growing up in West Philadelphia and later Wynnefield, her parents made it clear that going to college was mandatory. She did that and then some, proving along the way that a...
View ArticleWell Being: Leading uphill climb to ease the suffering from cystic fibrosis
Jim Wilson describes himself as "an adrenaline junkie." It began with motocross racing when he was a teenager. Later in life, he became a mountain and ice climber, scaling peaks all over the world.
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