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01Jan
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7 significant Sevens on 7th Day of Christmas

Posted by defpersonaltraineron January 1, 2021in 2021, Age of Aquarius, anti-aging, clean eating, de-stress, immunity boost, physical bank account, Right Stuff, wellnessLeave a comment

Okay, okay… Today may be better known as New Year’s Eve and National Champagne Day. I hope you’ll enjoy both as much as I will.  Auld Lang Syne!

Our Arabic number seven (7) has long captivated and inpired folks of many cultures… 

via GIPHY

Number Seven is the most popular number picked when folks are asked to name their FAVE… Pinball machines and dice games often celebrate LUCKY SEVENS…And there is even a ballad called LUCKY SEVENS by The Mechanism band:

“Well, the Lucky Sevens, they rule the streets
The dice are loaded an’ they play for keeps
The fire burns bright
In the cool, dark night
When the Sevens are in luck.”

Let’s ponder 7 Sevens with relevance for  KABOOMERS on this ultimate day of a calendar year which many sources offer was horrible, awful, and tragic.  Let’s create our own luck, good fortune and rule our streets as we play for keeps!

Credit: media.giphy.com

Unplanned pandemic deaths of both commoners and big-name personae added up to natural mortality causes to make 2020 a deadly numbers year.  Since Thanksgiving, our great nation has said goodbye – every day – to mortal numbers that exceed either Pearl Harbor or 9/11/2001 World Trade Center deaths.

Munch: The SCREAM British Museum Blog

I tried to do my part with public service announcements in this weblog and in varied podcasts for HANDS, MASKS, and SPACING [H-M-S].

Credit: gov.uk

I suspect that many who dislike these personal privacy matters will queue up for vaccines just the same when their category is called upon?! Short term symptoms and long-tail awful afters make COVID-19 our once-a century plague.  But I digress . . .

On this Seventh Day of Christmas – even if you can’t locate:

    Credit: Matt Cook on Dribble

  1. Our First Seven – let’s start with those “7 S” elements of your KABOOMER’s Physical Bank. Six pluses and one thief – STRESS.

Credit: KABOOMER: Thriving and Striving into your 90s

2. Seven #2 – The 7 Deadly Sins.  Many boomers remember Gilligan’s Island as do I.  One of 2020’s big names CoVID-19 deaths was Dawn Wells: the actress who played Mary Anne in that hit show. Do you buy into a linkage of 7 Gilligan’s Island castaways to the “Seven Deadly Sins” as fact? Even a trusted radio channel (NPR) argued for a dark side to this comedy.

Mary Ann represented ENVY as a Sin. Do you know what Koach Dave offers about this sin?

  • Don’t Envy or covet other’s success or good fortune.
  • Do invest and gain your unique assets for your own physical bank.  And, be grateful as you build your chart of accounts.

NPR writer, Lindsay Totte, made a key observation which reflects Tom Cahill’s “YOU VERSUS YOU” predicament which many find in themselves,

“…each of us has our own inner Gilligan, that sweet-natured, well-meaning part of us that

always sabotages us from getting what we really want.”

Perhaps we can ask ourselves 7 questions as we start the Roaring 20s tomorrow on 01/01/2021:

  1. What do I really want?
  2. What stands in my way from gaining that?
  3. How can I look at the man or woman in the mirror as a Gainer?  Note:  This Gainer meaning comes sfrom the Cambridge Dictionary, rather than the Urban Dictionary!  I’m not speaking of weight gain…
  4. Am I committed to working on my livingto100 calculator?
  5. Will I lower my fitness age to party past ninety?
  6. Do I place as much focus on my Physical Bank accounts as I do on my fical 401(K) accounts?
  7. Do I live a Stamininety mantra that MOTION is MEDICINE?

3. Third Seven (not to be confused with that regional bank – Fifth Third…)

Mimic Morpheus with about seven hours of restorative sleep.  Reboot your Sleep habits with KABOOMER hacks, and/or check out credible Sleep Science!

Credit: media.giply.com

4. Seven Characteristics can keep you STRONG, emotionally STRONG, to max out your Mind-Body-Alignment (what your Koach called “MBA”).  Consider these 7 KABOOMER life skills that can help you and me in our activities of daily life:

a. Motivation

b. Empathy

c. Self Realization

d, Gratitude

e. Persistence

f. Humor, and

g. Be Like CELEBS (see your Stress-not Chapter of KABOOMER for details).

5. Seven possible Epitaphs of Luminaries who departed us in 2020:

  • Outrageous – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
  • Shaken Not Stirred – Sean Connery
  • Unbeaten – Dolphins Coach Don Shula
  • The Answer Is – Gameshow host Alex Trebek
  • See Clearly – Singer Johnny Nash
  • Supersonic – Chuck Yeager
  • Good Trouble – Congressman John Lewis

6. Seven Gauges of KABOOMER Gym or Fitness Age

a. Walking speed (1 or 1.5 miles timed)

b. Grip Strength

c. Sit Reach Test

d. Sit-to-Rise Challenge

e.Eyes closed, One Leg Stands for Time

“In the standing on one leg with eyes closed test, men and women were able to hold the position for less than two seconds were three times more likely to die before the age of 66 than those who could hold it for 10 seconds or more”

f. Shoulder Girdle Strength –

g. Crunches or Bent LEg Situp (or equivalent Core exercises if a KABOOMER has lower back issues)

7. Seven Work(out) from Home Necessities

a. Sweatpants (the new office casual attire for Pandemics)

b. Non-BPA water bottles

c. Comfy and cozy slippers or wild socks

d. Get outside for your Vitamin D3 – whenever, wherever…

e. Get in touch with Nature

f.  Take warm, Epsom-slat baths (adding essential oils if you desire) – 90 minutes before shutout time

g. Celebrate each daily orbit as best you can while acknowledging that you can’t change why bad things can happen to nice folks.

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I wish I was in Pasadena for a Tournament of Roses spectacle tomorrow. Shucks. And, the Rose Bowl may be re-christened the Yellow Rose of Texas Bowl – Shucks again.

Tomorrow is a blessed WRAP!  Peggy Noonan’s premier summary of a most horrible year can be read here.  Yet, KABOOMERs are glasses-half-full types, and we NEVER WASTE CRISES…

Here’s to vaccines, public health, America’s common good, gratitude, and KABOOMing in our imminent New Year. And – here’s to your Significant leverage of MOST THINGS SEVEN (skipping ENVY as a Deadly Sin) to Party Past Ninety.

Onward!

Koach Dave

As always – Join the KABOOMERR Movement by texting WP40 to #41259.

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27Dec
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Twelve Days of KABOOMER Fitness

Posted by defpersonaltraineron December 27, 2020in 2021, anti-aging, cardiac health, Christmas Gift, de-stress, physical bank account, wellnessLeave a comment

Stay Strong

Twas hard to resist this most wonderful (?!) time of year and a Holiday carol to reinforce numbers in your Physical Bank Account… KABOOM.

On this Third Day of Christmas;

  1. I offer a Dozen Physical Banking Hacks, a local Boxing Day tune, and an acronym for Aging Wellness – GRAPES.

 

https://mailchi.mp/wellpastforty.com/12-kaboomer-days-of-fitness-all-the-best

2. I share with you one of my favorite BOXING DAY tunes – by a local San Diego Group – Blink 182.

When it comes to your KABOOMER wellness – it is always good to recall these BLINK lyrics:

“Reignite like fireflies, like an atom bomb
At all hours…”

As we bid adieu to 2020 – here’s my challenge to you . . .  REIGNITE to Thrive and Strive!

 

3. Compliments of San Diego County’s Aging and Independence group, and Kim Gallo  – please take these noble GRAPES to heart and action for your Roarin’ Twenty decade:

G – Gratitude

   R – Relax

     A – Appreciate

       P – Pleasure

         E – Exercise   and

           S – Socialize.

As Ms. Gallo offers,

aim to keep perspective and to introduce healthy
and balanced thoughts throughout the day.
…Regardless of how we feel in any
given moment, we can make the choice to take action that
aligns with our values. For example, if health is something
you value, there may be small steps you can take to look after
your health in regard to exercise, diet, sleep, or alcohol use…”

On this ultimate Sunday in a most unusual year – GRAPES is a darned good homily.

Should you not find a FEELING FIT or Silver Sneakers Hui nearby – >

do START YOUR OWN group to help you party past 90!

Stay well past forty,

Koach Dave

 

16Dec
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On this Day-Make History

Posted by defpersonaltraineron December 16, 2020in 2021, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory diet, Christmas Gift, Chutzpah, clean eating, immunity boost, Mojo, physical bank account, Right Stuff, wellnessLeave a comment

Thinking of December sixteenths in history – I can pinpoint two extraordinary anniversaries that still impact our topsy-turvy world…

  1. Brewer patriots had their Boston Tea Party in 1773.  We know what those rebel yells led to!
  2. The Battle of the Bulge began on this date in 1944 around the quaint town of Bastogne, Belgium.  When life was precarious for our fabled, yet outmanned and outgunned 101st Airborne, General A. McAuliffe offered one of the mojo mottos of all time – “Surrender?  NUTS!”

That, as we look in our rearview mirrors, is history. Now, a rhetorical query time . . . 

Is there a Better time spot to start our own EXTRAordinary history channels?

Think of these pandemic Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Festivus days as best ever times to establish the important differences between ordinary and extraordinary performance.

If not me, who?  If not now, when?

Recall how I differentiated between two notional Baby Boomers – Decent Deb and Great George in KABOOMER.

Sure, Decent Deb did her minimum and hoped for better days.  Great George stretched for a little bit EXTRA to stay EXTRAordinary.

  • George’s Gym or Fitness Age is far lower than his calendar age.  And that can be exciting personal history.

Many of us can stretch out to build our extraordinary physical banker portfolios too!  Trust your Koach.

Listen to your Koach, too, finding discretionary time to invest in an information-rich podcast or two. We could be seeing an added DECADE of your personal history – and a quality-filled history – as your Physical Bank Portfolio grows.  KABOOM.

This podcast is also available on other major podcast portals – Apple, Google Play…

My analog calendar advises me that we’ve got just eight days and a wake-up until Christmas 2020.  What better time will there be to write your non-fiction greatness?

Be a KABOOMER EXTRAordinaire! Strive to be a Great George. Find your “NUTS” chutzpah like McAuliffe did. Yes, You Can!

/s/ Koach Dave

ps – if you’re looking for one more Gift that keeps on Giving – check the paperback, audio, and eBOOK variants of KABOOMER: Thriving and Striving into your Nineties.

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