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Some more useful phone apps

Karen Chaton — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:57:07 +0000

Most of these are available for both Android and iPhone. I always try these apps out before blogging about them. I often end up uninstalling more apps than I keep. The more I use my phone, the more I am in awe over all of the things that it can do. I may as well use it for as many things as I can, since it is sort of pointless to have a “smart

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Taking care of the rider

Karen Chaton — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:35:47 +0000

Here are some of the things I’ve been using on rides recently, mainly as snacks or for an energy or electrolyte boost for myself. I find that if I do a pretty decent job taking care of myself, then I can do an even better job taking care of my horse.

It can be hard as a rider to keep up with everything. Especially if I am traveling a long distance to a ride

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The next ride – a 100 miler

Karen Chaton — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:56:23 +0000

20 Mule Team 100, 2009

I have a feeling that for this upcoming ride I’ll be the weak link. I managed to get through four days of the Mojave ride, but just barely. I made it home then went to the orthopedist right away. The xrays showed that I have calcified tendonitis in my shoulder. So I got a steroid shot and some prescriptions. It’s better, but still not good. I want to

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I know you wanna go faster, and I don’t care!

Karen Chaton — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:59:46 +0000

I said that to Bo a lot today. It was funny, kind of like the song “Jimmy Crack Corn”….only it was more like “I know you wanna go faster and I don’t care…you wanna go faster, and I don’t care…we ain’t gonna go faster…so there! (because I do care) Not that there isn’t anything wrong with going fast when you are prepared. Okay, and I admit that Bo is probably in better condition than

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2009 H1N1 Flu…aka the Swine Flu

Karen Chaton — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:09 +0000

My ankle a week later, it's much better - a horse wasn't even involved!

Well, it looks like so far about six of us that went to the GRD ride have come down with it. IT being the dang Swine Flu!

Here is more info from the CDC about the H1N1 virus. It’s really going around. I know a lot of people that have it now, or have already had it.

Here are

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Don’t forget the caffeine!

Karen Chaton — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:18:22 +0000

Caffeine Reverses Memory Impairment.

Back-to-back studies published online July 6 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, show caffeine significantly decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, both in the brains and in the blood of mice exhibiting symptoms of the disease. Both studies build upon previous research by the Florida ADRC group showing that caffeine in early adulthood prevented the onset of memory problems in mice bred to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms

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Exercise Intensity – get fit faster with interval training

Karen Chaton — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:24:04 +0000

I just read an interesting blog post at the NY Times called “Can You Get Fit in Six Minutes a Week?”

Can humans increase endurance with only a few minutes of strenuous exercise, instead of hours? Could it be that most of us are spending more time than we need to trying to get fit? The answer, a growing number of these sports scientists believe, may be yes.

Click here to read the article

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Caffeine IS my friend! But what about caffeine and dehydration before a ride?

Karen Chaton — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:29:23 +0000

Carla recently posted the link to this article on coffee and caffeine on Ridecamp. I am not a coffee person, but do drink tea. I will drink coffee but rarely. I drink tea every day usually green tea though I also like Earl Gray and some others. I thought the article was interesting, especially this part about caffeine and dehydration – many people do mistakenly believe otherwise. Check it out:

Caffeine and Dehydration Athletes

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Cold Medicine Choices

Karen Chaton — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:48:04 +0000

I went to the store to pick up some new cold medicine. Figuring that maybe taking stuff that expired in 1990 might not be such a good idea. Ya think? I found myself in an aisle of stuff that just made my head swim.

To make it even worse, the aisle was filled with coughing, hacking, sniffling sick people (like me, lol) who were all just as disenchanted as I was over what

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Pour Some Sugar On Me

Karen Chaton — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:58:31 +0000

Okay, not really—and I’m not going to start chanting the lyrics of a Def Leppard song either! Actually, I read an interesting blog post about sugar and all of the health problems it can cause. It is at the Food Journal, and can be found at this link. Sugar isn’t all bad, but it is important to know that it’s the type and amount of sugar we consume that can lead to health problems.

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