by Dan | Jul 21, 2011 | Exercise, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Watertown now has a bicycle club–WBC–Watertown Bicycle Club. They meet each saturday morning, and now, during the summer, it is at 7:30 AM at McKinley Park. Anybody is welcome to ride along. It is a good social event each weekend. Wear helmets! The WBC was created to get more people bicycling; increase the visibility of bicycling in Watertown; promoting and advocating bicycle education and safety, to name a few. Later on in August they are hosting a century ride–a 100 mile bike ride to be help in Watertown. More details can come in regards to this in the near future. Their web site is www.watertownbicycleclub.com. Check it out!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1395
by Dan | Jul 17, 2011 | Exercise, Weather
With the weather this hot, you need to be especially mindful of making sure that you are going to take in adequate water. If you wait until you are thirsty, you are already behind. When the heat index gets this high, you need to exercise, or be outdoors in general, early in the morning, or late in the evening, and be sure to hydrate well before, during, and after the activity. We all appreciate some nice weather, it just is a little hard to take it all at one time. Be safe, enjoy the summer, and stay hydrated!!!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1391
by Dan | Jul 13, 2011 | Exercise, Family, Motivation, Wellness/Health
The triathlon last week had approx 83 individuals, and about 15 teams, with each of the teams either doing 1 leg of the triathlon, or at least some combination of the three. Here are 2 of the 3 members of “Team Reif”…the one on the left is my son Nick, who ran, and by him is his friend Sean, who rode on the bike.
The 3rd member of “Team Reif” is my daughter Megan, who swam. This was a great event to have your kids, or family members in general, get out and work together, and all have the opportunity to be active, and have fun.
Below is a picture of a true “family” committment to the event: Team Alwin. Leann and Dave participated, had their kids involved, brothers, and then parents who were the cheerleaders. They even had Team T-shirts made. They had a lot of fun, and they worked together, and all were able to participate in one way or another. This is how you stay active as a family. Make it fun, work together, make memories, and stay healthy!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1387
by Dan | Jul 10, 2011 | Exercise, Goals, Wellness/Health
All the participants start setting up their individual stations for the 3 events. Here we have our bikes and all of our running gear in the same spot. Where the truck behind these people is at is where we come out of the water, and enter the mats that are laid out in this transition area.
Here Sarah is running as she got out of the water to enter the transition area. If you look over the right shoulder of participant 611, this is Sarah leading a pack out of the water. I will have some other images coming soon of participants, and families, who made this triathlon a family affair.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1384
by Dan | Jul 9, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Today marked the 27th Annual HyVee Kampeska triathlon, which consists of a 1/4 mile swim in Lake Kampeska, 14 mile bike ride around Lake Kampeska, and then a 5K run. The morning started out great, but then started getting really warm when we were running. Here Sarah and I are as we are getting ready with pre race setup.
Here we have our bikes set up in the racks ready for the bike transition. The Lake is out in the distance, and that is where we will be coming out of the water to hit the bike leg next. I will show a few more pictures of how things proceed with the triathlon over the next few posts.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1383
