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25.01.2022 Hiya, it's been a while, but I just came across this great summary of the importance of Vitamin D on Training Peaks. It focuses on athletes, and has some great points around how much you need, and why anyone living in Hobart can't get ANY vitamin D over winter. A couple of things I would add to the article: - If you do get a blood test, the ideals levels are 100-150. - If you are below this, you most likely need 5000IU/day to get things going up. - Vitamin D overdose is extre...mely unlikely and the only accurate reports of this occuring were from taking over 40,000IU per day every day for months. - Most supplements are Vitamin D2, and are sourced from lanolin. If you are strictly vegan, there are now a few on the market that use D2 from algae. I would avoid Vitamin D1 (pretty uncommon anyway). - If you are concerned about bone health, then team up your Vitamin D with some K2 (Mk-7 or Mk-4) which encourages new bone growth and keeps calcium soluble in the blood. - Don't be afraid of a little sun exposure! (depending on your skin, this can be 10-15mins/day). - Sunscreen blocks UVB and hence Vitamin D production. Get your 10 minutes and then slip slop slap. Chris

14.01.2022 Eating well doesn't have to be hard or expensive. Home made kale chips cost around $3 for a heap and take about 15 mins to make. While they were cooking I diced up 4-5 mushrooms, a carrot, half a tomato, and quarter of a capsicum. Fry these in a Jamie Oliver size dollop of olive oil with a crushed garlic clove. Pour over a couple of eggs, some chunks of avo cook for a few minutes then add a handful of grated cheese and grill. Chips are ready by now. Serve with a slice of pumpkin sourdough. Just missing beetroot! #eatarainbow

13.01.2022 Oh, some of these are too true. Reading online "nutrition" articles is definitely a cause of hypertension. :-)

12.01.2022 Some pragmatic advice around Covid-19. While exercise is encouraged, I would remind readers that prolonged intense exercise can you leave you pretty depleted and definitely should be avoided if you are feeling sick. I know it's hard, if like me, you like to push yourself physically, but this isn't your average cold. So keep warm, do some yoga, and gentle exercise but don't overdo it. :-)

09.01.2022 Time to get out the trusty Goulds first aid cream again.

05.01.2022 How are your ankles? Mine are pretty rubbish after a nasty fracture several years back. This is a great run down on some simple exercises to stretch and strengthen our feet and ankles. Some of them look simple, but try holding them for 10 slow, deep breaths... ouch! https://yogaformountainbikers.com//weak-ankles-and-poor-a/