Tuesday, November 17, 2009

CPAP Machines Improve Golf Scores


A CPAP machine is a machine that you use to assist you with nighttime breathing if you suffer from a condition called sleep apnea. People who are able to get control over their sleep apnea are able to improve their general health across many areas of their lives. Additionally, new research indicates that people who get their sleep apnea under control may also improve their golf scores!


How is your golf score related to your use of a sleep apnea machine? Well, it has to do with the effect that CPAP machines have on your body. They help to make sure that you get enough sleep at night by limiting the impact of sleep apnea on your body. When you get enough sleep, you are more prepared on the golf course. That's why someone who has sleep apnea and gets it under control is going to have a better golf game.


There are other treatments for sleep apnea which also would help improve your golf scores by fixing the underlying problem of the condition. However, use of a CPAP machine is the most common method of properly treating sleep apnea. If you've been diagnosed with sleep apnea and have been hesitant to use this treatment, perhaps this new research will encourage you to do so. Even if you aren't a golfer, this research proves that proper sleep apnea treatment gives you the ability to focus and perform at the top of your game.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Closing the Shop Until Next Season

Since the winter is just around the corner, it has come time to close up our boat supplies store for the season.  It has been very good, but since our store is at a lake, we don’t get a lot of business in the winter.

But it is a great time to reflect on the successes and failures of the season and take those into account when ordering products for next year.  A good example would be the number of canoes that I thought we would sell this year.  We sold two instead of the twenty that I had anticipated, but I should have known that it would work out that way since the lake we service is just a bit too big for canoeing.

There is also one thing that I really struggled with this year which was the number of hours that I worked at the shop.  Let me tell you that being there from sun up to sun down was not very good for our marriage and I think that I will be hiring more help next year so that I can spend more time with my family.

I am very thankful that this year was the best year yet and I look forward to many more at our little store at the lake.