RANGERS FINISH OFF THE DEVILS, ANDREW GOES 1-2

The New York Rangers finished off the New Jersey Devils last night with a 5-3 win last night and with the win win the series 4-1. The Rangers will now face the Canadians or the Penguins in the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs, if the Canadians win there series they will face them if not the Penguins. The Caps face a must win game this afternoon with the Flyers, the Caps are down 3-1 in there series with the Flyers. I went out to Andrew's LL game last night and he went 1-2 for the Nationals 7-0 loss to the Braves, Andrew had the only hit in the game for the Nationals, they will play again Sunday at 6pm at Ironbridge on field #1. The Thomas Dale Knights picked up another victory yesterday afternoon when the stepped out of the CD and knocked of L.C. Bird 11-7 on a walk off grand slam. I think I am going over to watch the VSU Trojans this afternoon at 1pm in the championship game of the CIAA against St. Augustine's, VSU can win the CIAA with 1 win while St. Augustine's would need 2 wins. My PAIN index is still about the same, my neck isn't hurting as bad but my right ear continues to give me problems, I think I am only hearing about 50% out of it. Also today part time blogger A.G. is working the Notre Dame spring football game. Well I am going to go cut the grass so my PAIN index will even be higher in a few hours. MICKEY

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1897 - The first annual Boston Marathon was held. It was the first of its type in the U.S.
1958 - The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers played the first major league baseball game on the West Coast. This was the first game in the Los Angeles Coliseum.
1960 - Baseball uniforms began displaying player's names on their backs.
1966 - California opened Anaheim Stadium against the Chicago White Sox.
1988 - The Philadelphia 76ers retired Julius Erving's #6 before a home game. A Dr. J statue was also unveiled.
1992 - Michael Jordan won his sixth consecutive NBA scoring title with an average of 30.1.
1999 - Cal Ripken Jr. (Baltimore Orioles) was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his 19 year career. He was suffering from a back problem.

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Fitness and Exercise: 2 Keys To Maximize Cardiovascular Workouts
By Denise Jelinek, M.S., ACSM

To maximize the effectiveness of your cardiovascular workouts, you must monitor and vary your exercise intensity and exercise choice.

The most effective method of monitoring cardiovascular intensity is by your heart rate. However, to accurately determine at what heart rate you should be exercising requires laboratory testing or testing conducted by a Heart Zones Training® professional. In lieu of monitoring your heart rate, you may opt for a more do-it-yourself method of assessing exercise intensity: perceived exertion or simply ask yourself "how hard does this feel?"

By using the chart below, you will be able to exercise at an appropriate intensity to achieve the results you are striving toward during your cardiovascular training.

How Hard Does This Feel?

1 "Very Easy" Able to carry on conversation as if you were sitting and talking.
2 "Easy" Aware of breathing, very comfortable talking.
3 "Moderate Effort" Aware of breathing, very comfortable talking.
4 "Somewhat Hard" Very Aware of breathing, still comfortable talk.
5 "Hard" Very Aware of breathing, still comfortable talk.
6 "HARD" Can still talk, but not comfortably.
7 "Very Hard" Can still talk, but not comfortably.
8 "Very, Very Hard" Can't talk, except for short phrases.
9 "At My Limit" Can't talk, except for short phrases.
10 "Beyond My Limit" Can't talk, except for short phrases.

How Hard Should I Exercise?

To achieve all the benefits of cardiovascular training, it's important to train at all intensities, however, here are a few guidelines to achieve specific results:

To achieve health benefits (i.e. decreased blood pressure, decreased risk of heart disease and diabetes, etc.), perform the majority of your cardiovascular exercise feeling like a "1" or "2".

To attain overall fitness, divide the time you dedicate to cardiovascular exercise in the following manner:

10% Feeling like a "1" to "2"
40% feeling like a "3" to "4"
50% Feeling like a "5" to "6"

To maximize cardiovascular fitness, divide the time you dedicate to cardiovascular exercise in the following manner:

10% Feeling like a "1" to "2"
10% Feeling like a "3" to "4"
65% Feeling like a "5" to "6"
10% Feeling like a "7" to "8"
5% Feeling like a "9" to "10"

Finally, no matter what results you are striving toward, varying your choice of cardiovascular exercise mode (i.e. walking, swimming, biking, etc.), maximizes your results.

Perform at least two of the following modes of exercise per week: biking, swimming, running, walking, elliptical trainer, stair climber, step aerobics, indoor cycling, stair climbing, jump roping, inline skating, dancing, or anything that increases your heart rate and makes you breath harder for an extended period of time.

By monitoring and varying cardiovascular exercise intensity and choice of exercise mode, you can ensure that you will achieve the results you striving toward.