Category: Fitness Journey

  • Walking Fit

    Walking Fit

    Until now, I’ve resisted writing about walking. Not because I lack stories, but because walking has become a kind of ritual—my daily meditation. It feels strange to dissect something so deeply woven into my life. Most mornings, during my three-month Oregon adventure, I start before the sun comes up. The cabin is warm, the river…

  • Thanksgiving on the Columbia

    Thanksgiving on the Columbia

    Living a minimalist life on the shore of the Columbia River this November has put me in an appropriately reflective mood. I wake up in the cold cabin, turn off the electric blanket, and step out of bed already dressed in the day’s uniform—sweatpants and an old long-sleeved shirt. It was 39° this morning. As…

  • The Five Rules That Saved Me

    The Five Rules That Saved Me

    A simple system men can actually follow (even after Thanksgiving) Most men don’t fall apart all at once. We drift. One day you’re a lean, capable guy with a jawline. Then a decade goes by and suddenly there’s a soft equator forming around your midsection and you swear the dryer is shrinking your shirts. I…