Category: health & fitness

Expedition Idaho Adventure Race

On By Rick McIn cycling, friends, health & fitness, hikingLeave a comment

7-days of continuous physical and mental challenge, almost no sleep, bad food, questionable water. Who invented this sport? 🙂

To stagger the start of Expedition Idaho, Race Director Dave Adlard, set a unique prologue.

Teams had to climb the toughest waterslide, starting over if anyone slipped.

If successful, they then took a victory lap … running the Lazy River. Backwards. 🙂

This is even tougher than it looks.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Gymnastics sport scientist Jeni McNeal is running this race.

Good luck.

plastic could be killing you

On By Rick McIn economics, ethics, health & fitness, product complaintsLeave a comment

I curse the stuff, even when it isn’t killing you. It’s so breakable.

AVOID as many things plastic, as you can.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

(via Hiking in Finland)

on skipping breakfast …

On By Rick McIn food, health & fitnessLeave a comment

After years of working late night, eating late night, I’m not hungry on waking up in the morning.

It’s about 11am before I start to feel peckish.

I’ve gotten a lot of grief over the years from people stating:

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

breakfast-despain_hCheck this article 🙂

Everything You Know About Breakfast Is Wrong

Republicans on Dope – just say “NO COMMENT”

On By Rick McIn government, health & fitnessLeave a comment

Ask Sen. Marco Rubio whether he’s ever smoked marijuana, and the answer you’ll receive might seem a bit hazy.

In an interview with ABC and Yahoo News’ Politics Confidential published Monday, the Florida Republican and potential 2016 presidential candidate said that he will not answer the much-asked pot question.

“Here’s the problem with that question in American politics, if you say you did, suddenly there are all these people saying ‘Well, it’s not a big deal, look at all these successful people who did it,’” Rubio said, later adding, “On the other side of it, if you tell people that you didn’t, they won’t believe you.”

Politico

Rubio

related – Rubio’s Wrong on Recreational Pot

Once again, the GOP is (mostly) on the wrong side of the trend towards ending the idiotic War on Drugs. And decriminalizing marijuana.

Rubio hasn’t the guts to admit he tried pot. That’s what I’m assuming since he hasn’t the guts to answer the question.

Jordan’s story

On By Rick McIn friends, health & fitnessLeave a comment

Jordan Chartier died July 30th, 2013.

On Tuesday his parent’s presented Jordan’s story to the Saskatchewan Mental Health Commission review.

Mom Lori:

… Jordan suffered from a deep clinical depression. And had been suffering for a very long time. …

I finished with a challenge to the group. I told them I believed with all my heart that Jordan’s death was absolutely preventable. That our fractured, underfunded, under resourced and quite frankly, fucked up mental health care system directly contributed to his death. …

Three binders of regrets…and a wall full of starbursts

Greg and Lori are hoping that Jordan’s death will help improve care for those with mental health issues in Saskatchewan.

Jordan

Jordan’s obituary.

my ambulance charge – $351.76

On By Rick McIn economics, health & fitness, product endorsements1 Comment

In December I spent 7 hours in the Emergency Ward of the hospital. Excellent and prompt treatment. I must have seen 10 different specialists. Had a CT scan.

In the end, it was concluded I suffer from Vertigo. … (I suffered from Vertigo twice, so far. There’s been no re-occurrence since December.)

In the end, I was charged ZERO dollars. Filled out no paperwork. ONLY showed them my driver’s license.

LOVE the Canadian Health Care system.  😀 

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At Christmas my family warned me that I’d be billed for the Ambulance. About $400.

I poohpoohed that. And flew to South Africa.

On my return to Calgary in May I found the bill waiting.

$351.76

Oh well. That’s still very inexpensive for excellent service I got in a medical emergency. I’m happy I don’t live in the U.S. of A.

I paid up.