The Importance of Maintaining Mobility during Hospitalization

Karine Shnorhokian Improving Mobility for the Hospitalized Patient Walden University NURS 6052-Section 7, Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice April 27, 2016 Summary Patient immobility during a hospitalization is linked to deconditioning, bed sores, longer hospital length of stay (LOS), and an increased risk of hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP) (Czapluski, Marshburn, Hobbs, Bankard, and Bennett, 2014; Stolbrink et

Father’s Day Triathlon

#Dadblog: I did it!

Mike Caterini #Dadblog: I did it! I’ve just left the beach running and am a couple minutes into my swim on this Father’s Day Triathlon.  Thrashing away in a semi-chaotic mass of age 50+ swimmers wearing green bathing caps, I’m struggling to get ahead of the pack and reach the first turn at the orange

Father’s Day Sprint Triathlon

Father’s Day Sprint: I’m ready!

Mike Caterini Father’s Day Sprint Triathlon: I’m Ready! I’m back and still on track to finish the Father’s Day Sprint Triathlon.  Last month I wrote that breaking the 1:30 hour (90 minute) goal that I set for myself in my first #dadblog will be tough.  I needed a test, so last weekend I completed a

Taken for a Ride?

Paul Stevens Article No. 16 June 7, 2016 Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) With a continuance of brilliant weather, getting out on the bike has been nothing short of delightful.  Sunny skies, modest winds and warm temperatures add up to a truly great environment to hit the road. I have previously

When Weather Disrupts Your Ride

Carpe Diem, The Series: When Weather Disrupts Your Ride

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) When Weather Disrupts Your Ride Up until the last few days, spring weather has been harder to find around here than low-calorie marshmallows.  Suddenly, however, the big heat switch was thrown on and now we have temperatures in the high 20s, low 30s range

Gran Fondo Canada

Preparing for Gran Fondo Canada

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Preparing for Gran Fondo Canada With kneecap issues seemingly resolved by maintaining some exercises aimed directly at improving  quadriceps/hamstring muscle balance, I have been able to enjoy some great bike rides with my fellow Manditos.  I’m the new guy on the block having lived

#Dadblog 5 – Training for my First Triathlon

Mike Caterini I had a mechanical breakdown, which is why I’ve been off the blog grid this past month.  It wasn’t my wonky knee, kinked neck, sore hips or planter fasciitis that failed me.  Although, all of these minor chronic ailments did rear their ugly heads, only to be held at bay by the forces of

Cycling: The Importance of the Long Haul

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Moving to a new town, albeit one I was fairly familiar with, I had a few things I wanted to accomplish in terms of keeping myself active while at the same time meeting some new people.  One of them was to continue playing hockey

The Top 3 Tips To Improve Your Balance

Grayson Fertig Balance Training: 3 Tips I believe that one reason why I’ve had success as a personal trainer is that I incorporate balance training into the programs that I design for people. I do this for psychological reasons: People find balance challenges very invigorating and very rewarding. And I do this for physiological reasons:

Soccer workout

3 Easy Exercises for Grandparents

Grayson Fertig When I think about grandmothers and grandfathers, I think about my grandmother and grandfathers and my kids’ grandmothers and grandfathers.  For sure there are incredibly capable older men and women, but even those incredibly capable have still suffered to some degree or another a loss of physical ease across their lifetime. Fatstwitchgrandma is