Advice to Seniors to live longer

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1.  Sleep well

2.  Move

3.  Let the sun touch your skin

4.   Re awaken your leg muscles

5.   Do yoga ang tai chi  (inner reawakening)

Just exercise for the seniors.

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I met Ben yesterday.  He would visit Gerry C who went on an epic Journey to North Luzon with several others.  We both agreed that we are past that age all ready for adventure and extreme rides.  Its ok now just to walk and or go on short rides.

My ride mostly have been 20 km out and back  No drama, no heroics.  Just to sweat.  I am focusing on seated excercise

Am on my second day.

Vid on seniors - how to live up to 100, signs that you are?

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I am now 73 and I want to know whether I can live up to 80 or beyond  These are signs:

1.    Mind your diet.  Eat healthy food

2.    Optimism

3.    Have plenty of friends

4.    Having hobby

5.    Keep your mind sharp and busy

6.    Exercise/physical activity

As for me:

1.  I do daily 50;  So  I have some arm, chest and thigh muuscles

2.  I post in blog to keep my mind busy;   I read up to 10 net articles daily and post this in a journal

3.  Am still active in setting up business, solving business problmes.

4.  I bike 2x-3x a week, I do hard rides up hill or interval using big ring

5.  One of my hobbies is repairing bike.   I makes my mind sharp and fingers flexible.

How about you?

10 x ride up DOMSA, 5 loops

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Ayscycle had a challenge for anyone who can can do 5 loops of DOMSA from bridge to 711 at ML Quezon in Mahabang Parang.  

Though unregistered I tried doing this using the P bike.  I changed the cogs to 11 - 42  That was how I managed this. 

Most riders finished this in 2 hours +.   I did this in 5 hours.  I hour for one loop.  I nearly qut on my 4th loop since it was 11 am.   

One loop is all ready a killer.  I could not imagine how I did this.

Would you at 72 yo?

Kuwento ng Biyahe ni Senior Rider mula Morong Rizal hanggang Daraga Albay

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Naimbitahan ako at nakumbinsi na sumali sa 400 km padyakan (bike ride) mula sa Morong Rizal hanggang Cagsawa ruins sa Daraga Albay para maging bahagi ng isang documentary ng isang TV program na 23 gulang na sa industriya

Ang tema ng padyak ay JOURNEY.   Tatlong kuwento:   

1.  Isa si Kuya Reineir isang elelctrician ng muni golf link sa Intramuros na umuuwi minsan sa 3 buwan sa Daraga para makapiling ang mahal sa buhay

2.  Ang TV host ay dadalawin sa Pilar Sorsogon ang namatay niyang iskolar (namatay dahil nabangga ng sasakyan ng isang militar) at makilala ang

     kapatid na pumalit

3.  At si ako.  Gurang na gusto pang may patunayan na Age is but a number

Ang ride ay 3 araw Nob 3,4, 5 at may distancia na humigit kumulang sa 400 na km.  Mahigit na 100 km kada araw.

Day 1  -  Morong hanggang Atimonan

Day 2 -   Atimonan hanggang Naga

Day 3  -   Naga hanggang Cagsawa

Ang ganda nito ay libre lahat hotel at food, hatid sundo sa bahay.  Dahil sa anniversary episode ito, 3 ang support van;  3 video camera 3 go pro,

isang drone.   Suportado na social media:  tiktok at FB, IG

Ang kababayan ni Boy Martin na si Josh Nicdao, researcher ng isang TV station ang talent scout at nadiscubre niya ako sa blog ko at isa daw ako sa

10 napiling sasama sa ride.  Ok lang kung hindi mapili sapagkat kaya ko namang pondohan ang padyak kong ito  At isa pa ensayado ako sa ride sa Jala

Jala, bosoboo at hanggang Pagsanjan,

Sa Nob 19 ang showing ng full video sa GMA 7 i witness

Labis na pasasalamat ko na napili ako sa mahigit na 10 finilter nila.   At labis ang pasasalamat ko na nasama ako

Paano ako nainvolve sa maitururing mong extreme sports:?

1.  Nagsimula akong magserious sa physical fitness nang mamatay ang atang ko ng cancer sa idad na 55 noong 1985,  Tinanong ko ang Dr niya si Dr. Jaurencio Jarin ENT sa Medicall City graduate ng Harvard.   Ang naka display sa office niya ay ang higanteng retrato nang siya ay makatapos ng Boston

Marathon   Ano ang sikreto ng mahabang buhay.  Mag ehersisyo.  Paano ma magsisimula na mag ensayo sa marathon.   

Sagot niya magsiumla ka ng 10 steps, then  11 steps sa susunod na araw hanggang maka 1 kilometro ka, then 2, then 3, then 4 then 5.

Then join ja ng 5 k   Ganon din sa 10 k.

Nakatakbo ako ng maraming 5 k, 10,, 21 k at 42.195.  Fulll marathon  Mga 5 marahil.  Pero ang pagsasanay doon ay mahigit sa 42 k.

2.  Then nag mountain trekking ako.  Naakyat ko Makulot, Pulag Matutum, Pinatubo   Mt. Apo

3.  Then nag 4x4 ako laro sports ng mayayaman. At nahilig sa mga sasakyan din

4.  Paano naman nagulo ka sa biking?

     Noong 2015, member na ako ng media (medyabetes) , ni rayuma ako at hindi ako makalakad.   Ikinosulta (siyempre libre) sa estudyanteng MD sa MBAH 

     si Dr. Edmund Martinez  head  ng PT ng San Juan De Dios hospital.  AT ang payo niya ay bumii ng bisikleta.  So bumili ako ng mountain bike   

     na may halagang P2,000.  Sa loob ng 2 linggo nawala rayuma ko at bumababa na blood sugar ko cholesterol at siymepre uric acid.  

     Ang bisiketa pala hindi biro ay GAMOT

     Simula nalulong na ako sa biking.  Dumami na bike ko (5 lahat 2 mountain bike, at 3 road bike) .  May halaga din inabot

     Nakaabot ako at ang  tropa (may Recyclists sa:

    1.  Baguio 8 times

    2.  Vigan pinakamalayo sa Norte

    3.   SAn Felipe, walalng swag vehicle

    4.  Real Quezon

    5. Laguna Loop,

    6.  Bosoboso Sierra Madre 

    7..  Jariel Peak Infanta

    8   Lucban Quezon

    9. Majayjay Laguna

   10.  Bitukang Manok Atimonan  

   11.   Padre Burgos Quezon

   12.  Calauag Quezon

Noong day 1 ay mali ang naituro ng yours truly kung saan ang kamay ni Hesus sa Lukban at napunta ng Tayabas, kaya bumalik ng ahon ng 

6 na km.  Ang pag ahon sa Bitukang Manok sa Padre Burgos Atimonan ay inabot ng napakalakas na ulan kulog at kidlat Mabuti tumigil ang ulan

at nakasalunga rin

Day 2 ang challenging kasi lalagpas ako sa self imposed mindset of impossibility na hanggang Calauag lang ako. (2 attempts na)

Tama lang dahil isang tambak na salunga mula Calauag at Tagkawayan.   Grabe

Then salunga pa sa Ragay at Sipocot  Subalit hindi ako nagtulak o tumukod  Bunga rin siguro ito ng mahabang ensayo na umaabot sa 150 km

Kadalasan ay 80 - 100 km ang padyak.  Nababatak ko pa ang mas bata sa aking riders

Day 3 Mula Naga hanggang Daraga.    Hataw ang takbo ko sa Pili hanggang Camalig at nilalagpasan ang kasamahan.  Suballit nanghina ako

nang makita ko ang Mt Mayon.  (Akala ko iyon na) at naubusan pa ng tubig Nahulog ang water bottle subalit narecover naman  20 km pa pala

Subalit ang pag ayaw ay wala sa vocabularyo.  Tiyaga at determinasyo ng nanaig  Hindi aayaw hindi bibitaw

Kung titingnan mo 2d map ng waze at Googe maps hindi mo makikita ang mga salunga lalo na sa Lopez, Calauag, Tagkawayan, Ragay at Sipocot.  Oh

pati sa Guinobatan.  Kaya pala bihira vlog sa Bicol, kasi parusa.   

Ang pag sasanay ay pinipilit ko lalo na at senior  Ang payo ay isagad mo paminsan minsan ang lakas mo para lumakas at lumusog ka.  Tama sila

Huwag laging nakahiga o nakauposa rocking chair hinihintay ang pagtigil ng paghinga Dapat ang pag eensayo ay hindi mo iisipin na senior ka. 

Dapat 100% para mawala ang Alzheimer, at pagutong ng buto.   Bukod sa biking, nag free weight exercise ako:   crunch, push up, rubber bands, some

weights.  Hindi mo dapat babyehin katawan at pagtanda. 

Kaya ito nag extreme bike ako   400 km.   Beyond imagination ko at lagpas sa limit   Naka 150 out and back ang kung 3 araw kayang2 ito 100+ 

Kaya eto buong lakas ng loob na sumama ako.  At nakaya pa.  ang mga salunga, ang mga sprint at Hard Interval Training

Ito ay isang opinyon po lang:

    Maaaring nagawa mo na ang mga ganito:

    1.  Napagpagawa ng mansion bilang bahay

    2  May mga SUV at European luxury cars

    3.  Nanguna sa pag aaral

    4.  May naitayong maraming malaking negosyo

    5.  Isang sikat na tao (pulitiko o artista)

    

   SUBALIT hindi kayang gawin ang nagawa namin noong Nobyembre 3,4, 5, ie ang maglakbak ng 400 km sa sariling padyak. sa idad na 71.  Maraming kaidad ay kinain na ng mga bulati o kasalukuyang nagdurusa sa sakit o dami ng maintenance meds.   

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Tayo ay yayao subalit hindi ngayon o bukas, Kailangan maging malakas malusog at maging maligaya.  Gaya nito proud na proud ang cycling club

ko.  Bihira ang Bikol ride veterans sapagkat ang dahanng bikol at matarik at mapangsubok

Ano ginagawa mo para buhay ang "Mens sana en corpora sano..Matinong pag iisip sa malusog na pangangatawan'Isa sa magaling na natutunan iyan 50 years ago

Eye protection for clearer vision

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We should provide protection and additional care for our eyes

1.   Sports eyewear either using photochromic or polarized eyewear.  They are affordable from Shopee or Lazada.  It was comfortable for me yesterday using polarized lenses.  There was no glare and  may eyelids did not catch dirt and dust.

2.  Thorough cleaning of areas around eyes and eyelids.  The salty sweat could  ruin the eye and cause cataracts. It is best to wipe the area with water and cotton balls.  

Let me try the photochromic lenses later on

This is applicable to seniors most especially

Untoward side effect of vaccines to a fellow senior

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Rizal Philippines

5.31.2021

A close bike mate related his story about AZ vaccine and he said he got chills, fever, shortness of breath and other side effect usually expected from vaccine.

That is why I told him I am hesitating to have vaccines.   Vaccines as we all know, work by provoking the body prepare antibodies vs virus.  The old method was to inject inert inactive or dead virus;  the new method is via MRNA, ie producing parts of the virus, in this case the spike of the corona to induce body to produce soldiers to combat the real virus when it infects the body.   

In his case, he being a senior like me 70 y.o, it is natural for me him to get side effect.  Furthermore he has co morbidities -  high BS, prostrate, and other complaints.

Fellow senior, would you like to be vaccinated?

Met SNY, friend of VM brod, and brother of deceased barkada

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Rizal Philippines

5.31,2021

I met this morning at Wawa, SNY (Sonny Sulit) close friend of my brod VM with 2 of his current bike friends.  They were on MTB.  He was a former RBiker and is resuming physical fitness.  He said he just goes around Angono:   at subdivision and mountain destinations:   Mahabang Parang, DOMSA, Botong Francisco and Eastridge.

I suppose he is now Senior too and its nice to know that he is into biking and physical fitness

Am I getting better as a rider?

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Rizal Philippines
June 7, 2016

I think I do. This morning I rode to Antipolo City.  I planned to go up there using the lowest gear:   32 x 36.  But that did not happen.  I used only 32 x 25 and 28.  (mostly higher gears) and I reached Antipolo church at a much lower time 35 minutes vs. 40 minutes before.

In the ride last Sunday to Fairview, I was able to catch up with  a rider who passed us in Tikling. I passed him near the Marcos Highway, JP Rizal junction near Katipunan.  He did not give chase.  I was also able to get ahead of the champs by about 5 minutes at Marcos Highway and Katipunan.  I waited for them near Myriam.  That is not bad for 65 years old.

I rode well yesterday despite feeling ill last Sunday

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Rizal Philippines  | April 3, 2015

               Smith lent me his yellow helmet to complete the all yellow stuff: watch, eyewear, shoes,


I think I did well in the Bisikleta Iglesia yesterday, despite being unable to get off from the bed last Sunday  (March 29, 2015)  That may be due to:   fatigue from Calapan travel Thursday, and Friday and high blood sugar

I was in front, at the peloton at the following stages:

1. From Angono to Taytay (hence I was able to take picture at Iglesia Taytay;

2.  From Junction to Karangalan (together with VM)

3.  From Padre Pio to Sta Clara church  (VM and I were first in the church)

4.  Going down from Balara to Tumana (I was with Gerry Y)

5.  Well I was tasked with showing the way from Concepcion church to the church of the abandoned in San Roque,

and exiiting from San Roque to Tuazon, Sta Lucia and to Junction  (that is why I was able to take their picture at Junction)

Still strong at 64 (senior citizen hehehe - puede pa)

                                jAt Concepcion church

                                                Still strong at 64

There are many senior riders on the road, and they do no like their age

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Mabuhay ang seniors  | February  16, 2015

        Bennie V, 63 year old fmr insurance exec, now retired

On the way back from Pisong Kape as I was saddling up, two riders one in MTB and the other on a road bike, one was wearing red (the MTBiker) and the other on a Riddley carbon with aero wheels, whizzed by.  I tried to give chase on the way up the Pililla hill but they got far and was able to get near at KM 58 (about 1 km away) I interviewed the MTB who said he came from Morong (nakapark pala ang sasakyan nila sa Morong)   The one who was pulling the ride was Bennie, a 63 yo senior from Quezon City.  He used to be an insurance executive and was embarking on a health journey.  He did Sierra Madre all ready.

I tried to drop the two at San Fabian (near the Morong Baras boundary hill) by standing with my hand on the drops.  And then past the Lagundi intersection. I stopped by in front of DPWH for picture taking.  Bennies son, Ilo was all ready there.  He is a triathlon athlete

                    Ilo, his son, and brother Eli

   Another senior I met at Antipolo church last wee, Abe 66, he is from Pasig City

I met two seniors at the bike ride today September 7, 2014

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Happy Mama Mary's day

Rizal  Philippines  |  September 7, 2014

                         Oldie but goodie

I met two seniors today in the bike ride.  One was Gabby Sta Ana who was with a nephew.  He is from Rosario, and used to be a supervisor at Concrete Aggregates.  He rides hard and better than his nephew.  He wants me to say hello to a certain Mr. Capistrano, whom I suspect is  a neighbor.  I got his phone number at Morong and i promised to give him a ring.  They went straight to Pisong Kape.

The other one was 71 yo, Mr. Gabby Genato from Dalig.  I met him while riding at about 30 kmh nearing Maybancal.

I am beginning to believe in the "Secret"  Law of Attraction.

SENIORS FLOCK TOGETHER.  SENIORS ATTRACT OTHER SENIORS

Why I am always behind in our bike rides?

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Angono, Rizal  PHL  | July 31, 2013

I used to wonder why I am always behind the bike rides;

l.  First of all age matters (am a senior 62)

2. I take pictures of the ride; for the blog/facebook

3.  I still have the pack one pack all attitude especially the rescue/sweeper mentally in mountain trekking.  You do not mind your own safety and you make sure that your companions are OK.  Hence when master had two more flats, I made sure that I stood by him.

I do not know whether it is a strength or weakness?