2021 Health and Fitness

chickenstrip · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Dec 2013 Karma :

Hey, I don't mind if you really want a health and fitness 2022 thread. Go for it Smile

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hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Nobody's even done a 2022 Spill Counter and we're already into March Rolling Eyes

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Can we have a 'sitting on the sofa bingewatching sci-fi whilst drinking Stella' thread instead?
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This thread in one gif... Thinking

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Last Monday runday funday of the winter complete. Dance!

I say it was the last one, Nobby's noblet pointed out that it's not the last one if we keep going organising it ourselves. Laughing

Tomorrow was meant to be the last circuit training session but it's been cancelled for covid related reasons which is annoying as it was going to involve doing the bleep test and other such things to see how much everyone has improved Sad

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BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

Never thought I'd post on a thread like this ... doing things to keep fit has never been something I do, and at just over 55 didn't think I ever would.

Couldn't have been more wrong!!

Back in September (last year) I spent a few days having quite big heart attacks, although I only had what seemed like mild indigestion (no pain at all) ... thankfully I listened to my big sister and on the 4th day called an ambulance.

Anyhoo, after I got out of the hospital I started walking every day ... started at a couple of thousand steps (very hard work) and worked my way up to about 8k (minimum) a day ... which for me was a complete miracle.

I felt as though it was getting harder to do the daily walks just before Christmas, so stopped walking for a few weeks ... and in January I dropped dead from a cardiac arrest, luckily some lovely people who just happened to be passing brought me back.

I've had a pacemaker fitted and have now after a few months started walking again. It was taking me around 30 mins to walk a mile a week or so ago, but now taking around 18-19 mins, so an improvement already.

I've really lost the plot now and have just bought a mountain bike!

Should be picking it up on Saturday ... then I've a 7 mile trek back home on it ... will be the first time I've been on a bicycle in about 40 years ... should be fun.

I'm not kidding myself I'll become a fitness freak, but at least I'm now doing a bit to try and get a bit fitter. I also need to lose some weight as I've piled it on since my January incident.

All the best ... Barry

P.S. Away out for for my evening walk to get me up to my 5k steps a day (my minimum daily target for the moment).

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

That's all well and good but I snapped a kayak paddle whilst using it on Saturday. Mr. Green

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pepperami · Super Spammer Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Karma :

I’m going to be checking out a gym next week.

I just want to try and improve my breathing and flexibility after a REALLY bad bout of this covid nonsense in 2020 .
I stopped all exercise at first and over the last two years , I’ve been trying to get a little bit of an improvement in my fitness.

I go to Judo once a week, but I have to take it easy, they’re all younger and fitter than me Laughing

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I don’t want a gym full of muscle freaks and skinny vegetarians looking down their nose at a fat bloke puffing and blowing on the running machine Shocked

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We shall see?
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BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

^^^ Who cares about what other people think ... you're doing it for yourself not them!

Will be no different to me on a mountain bike ... huffing and puffing just about thinking riding it Smile

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BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

Picked up the mountain bike yesterday .... Jesus feck, I'm old!!

Did a total of 11 miles yesterday (took about 3 hours to do 8 of those), first time on a bicycle for about 40 years ... and it's a lot harder than I remember Laughing

My thighs were burning at the slightest incline, and the flats weren't much better ... it's even slightly sore walking this morning ... I really hope it gets easier as I spend more time on it.

I taped three layers of high density foam to the saddle before I set off, but my backside was still killing me ... hopefully the new saddle I ordered will arrive this week.

I remember cycling from Glasgow to Largs and back when I were young ... a round trip of about 70 miles ... let's just say I won't be doing that any time soon Very Happy

All the best ... Barry

hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Puttin' some miles on that pacemaker already, young man. Mr. Green

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

^^^ The dangly bits were pain free, just the bones which were aching a bit!

Hopefully more time in the saddle will toughen things up a bit, but until then I've ordered the following ...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383782360492

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Big wide saddle because big wide bum?

BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

^^^ Bigger than it used to be I suppose ... was 28" waist, now at 34" .

Hopefully start losing a bit of weight over the next few months so less weight on the seated area eventually Smile

All the best ... Barry

P.S. New bike away back to be replaced by another new bike ... one of the threaded inserts for the water bottle (or whatever) mount was just spinning in the hole!