Posted on 11/17/2018 7:16:55 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Since this video was recorded, I have been able to do that lap five times which is about a half mile. I do this four or five times per day. Also I am now running faster.
Good news here, too.
A1C is 6.1...
Congratulations. Keep up the good work. It’s worth it. :-)
I went to the doctor a couple months ago, weighed 171. The water heaters I handle at work are 165. Literally throwing around my own body weight.
My knee and broken leg don't really like running, they go about a mile and a half and say Nope, that's it.
So I do a lot of cycling. Look into that.
Congratulations!!
Low impact swimming might be just the thing... many cities have heated public swimming pools.
I started at 320 pounds on May 27. By my last weigh in on Nov. 9, I dropped 74 lbs to 246. I am hoping I can drop 26 more pounds by next month for a total drop of 100 lbs since May. Hopefully my increased exercise schedule will help me reach that goal.
And when I got a stress fracture on Parris Island, they sent us to WET, Water Exercise Training.
I’m about to turn 64 and have some knee issues. I gave up running ten Ks but still try to do a five K race each year. My low impact alternatives are bicycling and skating.
I’m 6’3” and now down to 212 lbs from the 250 range.
The trouble with inline skating is that I wear knee pads, helmet, and wrist guards but I’ve hurt my shoulder in some falls. I also do a bit of land paddling with a skate board-long board. On bad weather days I do some “Simply fit” balance board workouts ($29 at Walmart for board and CD).
Good for you! Be sure and protect those knees.
Wow ! This is a HUGE thing !
I’ve been running for a year and I can get a mile at tops. If I stop for a while (like when I travel or something) it takes me about a week to rebuild to a mile.
What is your daily calorie count when dieting? You sure lost a lot of weight!!! I eat a lot of Atkins meals, bars, and shakes but I really calorie count instead of carb count. I try to stay below 1750 calories per day.
I don't count calories. I just try to get under 30 grams of carbs per day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbVpCc_r9Sw
I don’t know if you’ve seen this about a disabled paratrooper. He did the same thing and it blew everyone’s mind how successful it was.
Oh, and don't forget his picture was on the side of a box of cereal. Wheaties IIRC.
James Fuller "Jim" Fixx (April 23, 1932 – July 20, 1984) was an American who wrote the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running. He is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution, popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. He died of a heart attack while jogging at 52 years of age.
Fixx died on July 20, 1984 at age 52 of a fulminant heart attack, after his daily run on Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick.[1] The autopsy revealed that atherosclerosis had blocked one coronary artery 95%, a second 85%, and a third 70%.[4]
I read his book about running for your heath watching your pulse count etc. Next thing I know he dies while running. Real head scratcher!
I read his book about running for your heath watching your pulse count etc. Next thing I know he dies while running. Real head scratcher!
Oh, also I really, really recommend a pulse metering watch or device that gives accurate pulse readings.
More people have fallen from heart attacks while running than anyone really talks about. I slowly allow my heartrate to climb - and I watch it.
I know that things start to get squirrely in my chest at 160 bpm. I can go up to 190 and still feel fine, but until you are conditioned and your heart is conditioned keep an eye on it.
As I get better my max heart rate reads lower. So after my 30 days of running I peak at 150ish. But on my first day after a break I’ll jump to 160 pretty quickly and I have to cool off.
Which is why I have decided to keep my running to only about a half a mile at a time and limit it to 6 times per day for a total of 3 miles. No Jim Fixx marathons for ol' PJ. I wanna live, live, LIVE!!!
BTW, today was the first time since I started running again where I felt NO muscle aches. I guess my old running muscles are getting used to being back in operation again.
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