When we do aerobic exercise we are not just getting ourselves all hot and sweaty, we are working toward a goal and we need to measure ourselves along the way. In addition to weight, height, BMI (Body Mass Index), and BP (BloodPressure), we need to know our THRR(Target Heart Rate Range). So much to keep track of.
Our lungs […]
The first words I heard at the cardio-rehab, concerning exercise were not what I wanted to hear. When the nurse said “we will be doing “aerobic exercise” the first thing I thought of was those too skinny girls I saw on TV standing in one place, moving too fast for me to keep up with, and smiling like it was […]
exercising and any physical activity can be a BIG assist toward improving our heart health. Most of us know it will reduce heart attack and heart disease risk; and, we often forget the reduction in stress and the increase of our energy level. This sounds silly, but to get the energy to exercise…..exercise.
To have such an advantage the […]
Recreation is another word for relax and reduce the risk of heart ailment and heart disease and heart attack! So how do I relax? Several ways, but one of my choices would be Golf.
Think about golf—no cart and you have walking, swinging at the ball—muscles are worked—the challenge will also work our mind. There is strategy, skill, […]
There are some risk factors I can change, and I need to work on those—my focus should be on those things I can change and not on what I canot change.
Lets look first at what we are unable to change, then we can identify the alterable risk items.
I can’t change the aging process, and I am not sure […]
Music is one way I motivate myself during exercise. It seems a fast paced march helps me walk at a good speed that will give my heart a workout. A quick count rock tune gets my body moving to the beat, and my lungs pumping air like they should—I can hold a conversation while I exercise (rule […]
Thre are certain things we should not have to do without! Like butter—bad for the cholesterol level so the story goes—my choice for a replacement is Smart Balance Light. Paul Harvey recommends it, I tried it and I liked it as well as butter. There is a whole line of Smart Balance Products..they say Smart Balance is ”A […]
We have only olne pair of feet for our whole life. They provide a number of needed tasks we take for granted, and they are in charge of support-shock absorption-balance-and comfort-to name a few of the items they do for us each and every day. I do believe that my feet have been taken for granted more than any other part […]
When exercise was needed for my health ( Congestive Heart Failure-that is for health), rather than for fun, (I used to work toward a healthy body to be a rodeo clown and bull fighter, that was for fun), I was a bit overwhelmed at the number of tools available. I do believe one of my problems […]
The line about “THEM>>>” coming to take you away is not far from wrong some days it seems. Then there are the days I wish they would just come on and get it done! But, who are they anyway? They are the members of that uninvited and unwanted committee in my head that gets in the […]