Category Archives: Health

A Beautiful Morning in Hawaii Nei

Posted on June 28, 2021 | Comments Off on A Beautiful Morning in Hawaii Nei
Diamond Head Waikiki from Magic Island

A beautiful morning view of Diamond Head and Waikiki from Magic Island Beach Park.

June 28 Morning Walk Log

Steps for this morning.

Another morning at Magic Island got me walking around for a few thousand steps before I headed back to Ala Moana Center and then home.

The weather forecast for Honolulu today: Light to moderate trades will hold in place through Tuesday, with localized land and sea breezes developing in the more sheltered leeward areas. Moisture will move through today and again on Tuesday, bringing a slight increase in showers to both windward and leeward areas. – NOAA Honolulu Twitter post.

So essentially it will be a typical sunny summer day. Have a great week folks!

Flowers and Moon

Can you see the waning gibbous moon?

 

Comments Off on A Beautiful Morning in Hawaii Nei

Posted in Commentary, Health, The Hawaii Files, Walking

Tagged , , , , ,

Walking Early is Great for a Good Sunrise Shot

Posted on June 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Walking Early is Great for a Good Sunrise Shot

Sunrise Morning June 27

Mornings at Honolulu’s Ala Moana Park is very popular for walkers, beachgoers, surfers, swimmers and more. With the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, we are more free to walk around without a mask.

On today’s walk, I took for the first time my new Google Pixel 4a smartphone which features a very nice camera for both still photos and video. Plus I installed my Pedometer app that I used for several years with my previous smartphone.

Pedometer app window

It shows how many steps and miles I walked in a specified time.

The Pedometer app works just fine on the new device. It is a good, casual tool that I use to track my walking steps, distance and burned calories. While I am not that diligent with all the measurements the app takes, it does present a good snapshot of my walking activity for the morning or any other part of  the day.

There certainly are better health apps out there, but for me I am content with this simple one. Attached is a screenshot of the Pedometer results window for the morning.

More photos and the video from the walk appear on my Hawaii Files Blog page. https://blog.hawaiifiles.com/?p=3303 #Honolulu, #Hawaii, #sunrise, #Pixel4a

Comments Off on Walking Early is Great for a Good Sunrise Shot

Posted in Commentary, Health, The Hawaii Files, Walking

Tagged , , , ,

Best Wishes to Mick Jagger

Posted on April 6, 2019 | Comments Off on Best Wishes to Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger in 1976

Mick Jagger in concert with The Rolling Stones in 1976.

Best wishes go out to singer Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones who a heart valve replacement procedure this past week. According to this article from Billboard Magazine:

Mick Jagger has completed his heart valve procedure in New York and is recovering and in great health, sources tells Billboard.

Doctors were able to access Jagger’s heart valve through his femoral artery and are now monitoring the Rolling Stones frontman for any complications that could arise from the procedure, including excess bleeding. On Sunday (March 31) the Stones announced they were rescheduling their North American No Filter Tour so that Jagger could have the procedure.

While the recovery time for the procedure is much shorter than surgery, Jagger must rest for four to five days so that the artery can heal without any severe bleeding issues. He could be up an moving in a few days, but will need some additional recovery time before returning to the stage.

I’ve long been a fan of The Rolling Stones since I first heard their hit “(Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” back in the 1960s. I bought many of their records and saw them in concert at Aloha Stadium in 1998.

I am sure Jagger had earlier health issues with drugs and alcohol that are typical to many rock stars. In later years it was reported that he straightened himself out. He certainly has  never gained much weight in all those years and has toured extensively throughout the world with a high energy show that he is well known for.

It is cool that Mick Jagger’s procedure did not require open heart surgery. That probably means at age 75 he is in better health than I was at age 58+ only a few years ago.

My Twitter post

From Twitter….

 

Comments Off on Best Wishes to Mick Jagger

Posted in Commentary, Health, Heart, Life, News

Tagged , , , , ,