Lynne Kiesling The last time I did a triathlon was about 18 years ago; I can’t even recall the exact date. In college I did a few, and I was in shape enough from soccer that I could do a sprint triathlon (0.5 mi swim, 14 mi bike, 3.1 mi run) without even training. Not …
Lynne Kiesling Congratulations to the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team, which won this year’s NCAA championship with a perfect 21-0 record! See local news coverage from NU Sports, the Sun-Times and the Tribune. This is the first NCAA title for Northwestern since 1941. Yes, that’s before the last time the Cubs went to the World Series …
Lynne Kiesling Ooooooh! If only I were better organized. I am going to visit dear friends in Hamburg this weekend, but if I had paid a lick of attention I would have chosen to be in Paris on Sunday for the kickoff of the 103rd Paris-Roubaix, one of the classic bicycle races in all the …
Lynne Kiesling While browsing last evening after dinner I found this interesting discussion at The Morning News about “the French paradox”, largely sparked by the recent publication of Mireille Guiliano’s book French Women Don’t Get Fat. It’s essentially a panel discussion about differences between French and American eating, fitness, and social habits as they involve …
Norah Vincent asks about protein intake and mood. My experience as a recovering carbohydrate fanatic is that increased protein intake has improve my body’s ability to burn fat for fuel, has increased my alertness and productivity, and has had an effect on my mood (although mood has never been a real issue for me). For …
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