antmary
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So sorry! You are the Lady and that is a great work out each day. Very sorry and I meant no harm. LOL
Oh, not to worry...no offense taken...!
So sorry! You are the Lady and that is a great work out each day. Very sorry and I meant no harm. LOL
Great work but I'm a little confused. If you mow an hour a day, what amount would that get done, a half an acre?
So are you mowing everyday and continually rotating through your acreage?
I like to mow but dang, you got heck of a hobby going on there!
Murf
Actually, I get about 1/3 acre done per day. We have snags and rocks to watch out for. I spiral outward from the house beyond a fire-safe distance, and rotate as the grass grows back. Luckily, we have irrigation water from the county, so during the summer, I water the day before. I call it reductive art...haha!
They might be studying the wrong things. DW and I used to be fast walkers. Then falls and other health issues have forced us to slow down in 15 years of active retirement.Below is from the original newspaper article:
...5.) Slow walking is a harbinger of death in middle and old age.
You might want to pick up the pace the next time you go for a walk.
"We now realize that even somebody's walking speed is a good index of their overall health," Franklin said. "Several studies have now shown that if middle age and older adults in their day-to-day activities walk at less than 2 miles an hour, we say that's a harbinger of the approaching grim reaper, the personification of death...
Frankly, I am surprised I don't see more folks with trekking poles just walking around the neighborhood.
Frankly, I am surprised I don't see more folks with trekking poles just walking around the neighborhood.
Frankly, I am surprised I don't see more folks with trekking poles just walking around the neighborhood.
Brazos walking sticks...these are what's in! (custom made, any way you want)
https://www.brazos-walking-sticks.com/
The straps and weight are one of the big appeals of trekking poles for me. I've cross-country skied quite a lot and the whole strap thing is important there and with a trekking pole, too.
I gather from a few youtube videos that a few folks don't understand the purpose of the straps. Canes and sticks are almost always strapless which makes them less useful. With a strap used in the proper way one doesn't need any grip strength to put full weight on a trekking pole. One can also put rubber tips on a trekking pole so that the carbide tips are not stabbing the concrete nor floors.
I have an appointment with these cardiologists at mass general in Boston in a month.
https://www.massgeneral.org/heartcenter/services/treatmentprograms.aspx?id=1364
I have a couple of heart issues (aneurysm and Tachycardia) and am a cyclist trying to train well and safely.
My cardiologist says they are leaders for athletes with cardiac issues so will report back on what they recommend.
I had my appointment yesterday @ Mass General’s Cardiavascular Performance program. They work with lots of pro and Olympic caliber athletes (cyclists, runners, soccer and hockey players) so I felt I was working with experts though I operate at a completely level of exercise.
What I learned might be of interest to a pretty narrow group because their recommendations were regarding my thoracic aorta aneurism vs more common heart issues.
4 years ago I was diagnosed with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta (main one exiting the heart). To protect the aorta from further expansion/rupture, my cardiologist had suggested that I limit my both high intensity training (above 150 bpm/88% of max HR) and lifting heavy weights because both can increase blood pressure during exercise.
At Mass General
- Two doctors/researchers spent over an hour with me (not including the time with the tech while I was doing the Max exercise stress test on a bike.
- The stress test showed my blood pressure response to max exercise was normal.
- Despite having ridden more hours than prior to diagnosis (10 hours/week) the test showed that I am “untrained” compared to prior to heart issue based on V02 Max and Aerobic/Anaerobic threshold levels.
- They believe that my lack of conditioning is probably due to lack of high intensity efforts in my training since I have always responded better to high intensity exercise than to longer training at low/moderate levels.
- They recommend I add back high intensity intervals (still avoiding max sprints/max weight lifts) and see if I have any negative symptoms or changes to my annual measurements of aneurysm.
In doing some reading last night. Apparently some people require higher intensity work to get the same fitness adaptations that others can get more quickly and at a lower intensity. I suspect I am one of those people as my 20 min power on the bike is down 30% despite riding as much or more than before.
I am excited to hear I can go back to most of my old training and have a chance to regain some of my old fitness. It has been frustrating to not be able to keep up with my friends on group rides for the past few years.
Do you have an old VO2 Max and a new VO2 Max score to compare? I only ask because I notice mine changing depending on high intensity training.