Here's a video of me attempting a front flip, taken by the awesome acrobatics instructor Andrey at Athletic Playground. Andrey used this killer iPhone app called Coach's Eye that allows him to take video of his students, replay it for them in slo-mo or frame-by-frame, and show them how to improve by drawing…
Category: Health
Best Run Ever: 3.8 miles in 35 minutes!
Logged one of my best runs this morning, which feels pretty great: 3.8 miles in just under 35 minutes , averaging a 9:10 min/mile pace. I love this route from my Oakland apartment, through Piedmont and up the stately hills of Mountainview Cemetery. When I get to the top of one of the main hills…
Hack-A-Thon for Youth Health March 31 in San Francisco
Attention Bay Area coders, designers and tech innovators! On March 31, TechSoup.org and ISIS are co-sponsoring a "hack-a-thon" on youth health in San Francisco. You can help design an app that can save the lives of young people. Here's the details: ISIS is hosting our first ever hack-a-thon, together with our partners TechSoup. A hack-a-thon…
A New Year’s Eve Fun Run to the Golden Gate Bridge
For the last day of the year, my cousins had the brilliant idea to do a casual, 5 mile "fun run" from Crissy Field to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. It was a gorgeous Bay Area winter morning, in the mid-50s, sunny, windless and clear. Folks were out jogging, biking, walking their dogs and…
Rik doing cartwheels
It took me just 42 years, but I can finally do cartwheels. It's never too late to learn something new.
Silent Running
I’ve been fairly consistently running for the past six months, which has been a significant change to my exercise routine. I’m in the ‘burbs, without access to a gym or studio, which makes biking, exercise machines and classes not so convenient. So I’ve been running. I have always hated running. I think I’ve mentioned this….
iMapMyRun iPhone app makes exercise less sucky, but doesn’t actually run for you
<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/32438444" _mce_href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/32438444">iMapMyRun: Apr 23, 2011 9:34 AM</a> and more runs in San Francisco, CA on MapMyRUN. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" _mce_href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a> I hate running. I have asthma, flat feet and short legs. I find running to be easily the most boring form of exercise I have ever done, next to weight lifting. But I recognize…
Breaking Class with Drew Looner at Athletic Playground: Pushing Your Body and Your Mind
Although I was pretty tired from the two day conference I just got back from, I decided to head out to catch B-boy Drew Looner's breaking class at Athletic Playground in Emeryville. Athletic Playground is a small and friendly space where they teach all manner of athletic pursuits from gymnatics to parkour, acro-yoga, and something…
Recipe: Kale Salad with Pine Nuts
My colleague Bruni shared with me this super tasty and dead simple recipe for kale salad with roasted pinenuts. I just had a bowl with a couple pieces of baked chicken. A perfect healthy and delicious meal. Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette Serves 6 1 bunch Italian kale, washed, ribs removed 2 teaspoons…
Virtual LOLcats insulin pumps raise awareness about the dangers of diabetes
What you see here is a closeup of the virtual insulin pump worn by my dragon avatar in Second Life, courtesy of Noelyci Ingmann. Hamlet Au just blogged about the pump — which comes in a "regular" and a "LOLcats" version believe it or not — so I had to check it out. The free…