Saving Trees

This summer I began saving trees in a chiropractic sort of way. I successfully transitioned my office to paperless chiropractic files. Recently, the Ontario Chiropractic Association (OCA) began endorsing and supplying (with a licensing fee, of course) Ontario chiropractors with ChiroWrite - an excellent electronic chiropractic records program.

The office cannot be completely paperless, however. New patient forms still require paper, but all appointment records are now computerized. Fumbling through files and hard to read handwritten notes are a thing of the past. Technology keeps taking me further. In fact, my lousy Dell laptop broke (again!) causing me to invest in a new laptop. So, armed with a new laptop (Lenovo!), wireless mouse, and my electronic records program, I am ready to help restore your body's healing ability with chiropractic care, all the while recording it via the click of a mouse.

You don't need an excuse to come in for a visit and have your spine aligned for healthy living, but if you're looking for an excuse come check out ChiroWrite! There is much talk, especially south of the border, about health care reform and saving the environment. I for one am now providing both: preventative health care and environmentally friendly.

Personal Best

I write today's blog very proudly. After a year of training, I competed in my second triathlon of the summer today. Many aspects of today's triathlon were the same as my first one in June. The day started with a long drive out of town (Grimsby - near Niagara) with ominous weather overhead. I set up my transition zone in the rain while my cheering squad (4 parents, 1 wife) huddled under umbrellas. Lightning delayed the start time but eventually 300 hundred of us made our way into the freezing cold Lake Ontario (colder than last time). And, just like my first tri, my swim was excellent (24th overall). The similarities ended there though. I felt very strong on the bike this time, shaving close to 9 minutes off my time. And, the always tough transition from bike to run went much smoother today. Overall, I crossed the finish line in only 47minutes, 15 seconds (compared to 58:41 last time). Knocking over 11 minutes off my previous time put me into 62nd place overall, and 24th out of 46 in my age group (30 - 39 years of age).

I think this was the last triathlon of the season, but I'm already excited to get back to it next season with longer courses and new personal bests!

And, I should never forget the original motivation to train for triathlons: Cholesterol. I've previously blogged about using triathlon training and competition as my motivation to keep exercising to stay in shape and to improve my cholesterol profile. I am happy to report that after a year of training, my cholesterol profile has stabilized and my HDLs have gone up. Now I have to keep working at it.