Monthly musings

Okay, we've had some bad weather but it's beautiful today, so get out and enjoy it!

My running is going great, and I wanted to share with you a piece from an interesting article in the January Briefcase, the publication of the Oklahoma County Bar Association. It's by Warren E. Jones, JD, an American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Specialist, etc. and so forth and is entitled, "Your Body Weight is Probably 'Normal,' But You Better Do Something About It." Here's the final paragraph, which also summarizes my journey to health:

"Finally, this: your waist circumference, under the newest peer reviewed science, may be the best tool of all, as it is reflective of "visceral" adiposity, the most telling of all body measurements relative to health risks.

Measure your waist at the level of your navel, being certain the tape is level to the ground. Relax, breathe out, and measure. Keep the tape tight to your skin, but not compressing. Per the most recent Harvard Men's Health Watch, men, if your waist, as measured as described, is at or above 37.1 inches, and women, if yours is at or above 31.6 inches, you are at elevated risks for a number of morbidities associated with obesity."