A Row a Day for a Year Quotes

“Why promote daily exercise? The reason is simply that when one exercises moderately, the more the better. The body functions on a daily cycle; use it. But also consider this viewpoint: The body functions better at a higher level than when it is at rest. From another angle, one might say, being physically at rest really is for rest and is not the preferred normal level of physical activity for a healthy body; it is preferable to move. Having said that, even if your pace or energy output is moderate, if you continue long enough you may begin to leave the range of moderation and achieve an extreme outcome”
― D.P. Ordway, A Row a Day for a Year: Set a Goal—Track Your Progress

“It is amazing how out of shape some muscles can be despite our other, general physical activity. Getting sore does not mean you hurt yourself, but it may mean you overdid it. More importantly, excessive soreness can be discouraging. The best response to that is to keep at it, but more moderately. The best solution to the issue of excessive soreness is avoidance, not of the exercises but of the excess: Start easily and build gradually.”
― D.P. Ordway, A Row a Day for a Year: Set a Goal—Track Your Progress

“You don’t get old from age, you get old from inactivity.” Jack LaLanne”
― D.P. Ordway, A Row a Day for a Year: Set a Goal—Track Your Progress

“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” A.A. Milne”
― D.P. Ordway, A Row a Day for a Year: Set a Goal—Track Your Progress

“you can row a steady state piece at anything from an easy paddle to the fastest pace you can maintain.”
― D.P. Ordway, A Row a Day for a Year: Set a Goal—Track Your Progress

“The tools a competitive rower uses to prepare to race are useful for the everyday rower, as well. They include double workouts (exercising two times per day), weight lifting, core exercises, and cross-training such as cycling.”
― D.P. Ordway, A Row a Day for a Year: Set a Goal—Track Your Progress