Exercising to the Oldies
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I recently discovered how fun it is to listen to audio books while walking, but to be honest, if I want to ramp it up faster than a walk I have to have music. Over the years I have spent hundreds of hours searching for the right songs. It can’t just be any song. I have to like it and it has to have the right tempo. I can’t tell you how many songs I loaded into my playlist only to find that certain parts dragged me down. There is all sorts of scientific evidence to support using music and you can read more about it in this article. But it boils down to finding music that has the right beats per minute (BPM) for my pace. […]
Around this time of year, I start thinking of my favorite foods. There are plenty, but there are two desserts that I associate with Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of them is a dried apple cake. This type of cake has been passed down from generation to generation in my family. My grandmother taught her three daughters, but my mother is the only one who continued the tradition. While I helped her, I haven’t made it on my own. I am afraid that if I had it around, I would eat the whole thing in a couple of days. In a bit of a role reversal my brother has served it at least three times during the holidays to his family. One day I will make it because it is on my bucket list.