Topic: Hiker/Walker/Mover's Club My 25 to 31, 2008
kam
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Workouts Sculpt Heart As Well As Muscles
Exercise can cause structural changes in the heart -- and the changes can vary depending on the type of exercise.
Researchers found that endurance athletes showed an increase in the size of both their left and right ventricles after 90 days of team training. However, athletes who only did strength training had excessive growth in their left ventricles, but no change at all in their right ventricle size.
In addition, the ability of the left ventricle to fully relax between beats (diastolic function) was enhanced in the endurance athletes, but it worsened in the strength trainers.
It is possible that this could point the way towards tailored recommendations for rehabilitation and recreational exercise for people with heart problems.
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kam
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The snake training was very interesting and went very well.
They had one large rattler with rattles. (They had removed the fangs)
And another smaller sanke without rattles and of course fangs)
they had a big chart showing all the poisonous snakes in the area but that part of my brain was not working well enought to read the chart and see the pictures.
The trainers came from a couple of hours or so out of the area.
I have no doubt that Rosie will avoid all snakes now.
They used a shock collar and whenever she even looked at a snake she got a little shock.
When she first went in she almost back right up and stepped on the big one with rattles...she was not aware it was there at all.
But, she would not even go near it after the shock thing even with the trainer trying to tug her closer to the snake while she was on the leash. She was very aware of the snake then.
She would jump up on her high legs and got caught in the leash and had her front paws hanging over the leash that was about waist high.
She kept wanting to come to me.
I know this will work for a long time with Rosie. She has a good memory.
She was attacked by a Golden Retreiver when we first started going to the dog park.
A year later, we came to the gate of the dog park and she started backing up and refused to go in.
I couldn't figure out what the problem was until I saw the golden retriever in the far corner of the dog park.
We did not go in that day.
the man that was co ordinating the training was doing so because he was out with his dog one day and his dog was bitten.
It cost him $800 for treatment and he was lucky his dog survived. This was years ago.
I am thankful for the person who paid the cost to get Rosie trained.
It is such a relief to not worry now. I tend to stress easily now sense coming down with lyme and this was a big stressor.
Now when Rosie is digging after something that is in the boulders, I will know it is not a snake.
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Kam -- Thanks so much for the exercise information. Very interesting. Is this from Dr. Mercola?
I have wanted to research EFT, and your post was a reminder to me to do that. I have been using self-hypnosis for the past week to help myself obtain a desire for exercise. (I was trained in hypnosis therapy last October).
I procrastinated with exercising in the early part of last week, but was up bright and early the rest of the week to go to the gym. So, perhaps it is working. I will continue with the self-hypnosis and see if there is an improvement in my desire to exercise. And I will begin the research on EFT to see if it would be beneficial to me.
The snake training . . . what a relief to see the results for Rosie. A huge sigh of relief now when you take her on the trail that she will not be harmed by snakes. God Bless the person who paid for the training.
Keep moving, friends.
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kam
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yes. it is from Dr. Mercola's email. I went back and added that as I thought I had...oops.
And yes. Blessings to the person who paid for the training and the people who take the time to do this.
another lady who walks with her dogs in the woods 3 times per week just happened to be at the dog park this am.
she got the training too. So glad she happened to come to the dog park instead of taking them on the trail today.
There was quiet a gathering at the dog park watching the training.
They have two fenced in areas at the dog park so it worked out well....one for observers and one ofr those being trained.
the dogs would not even come close to the fence that was between the two areas after training.
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no walking today.....pouring rain....and packing I have to do....
Does going to the Chiropracter count..... I saw what you wrote Kam about the library...
I drove to the chiro...all by myself....today (I haven't been driving)...and I've been so tired... so that should count huh...
Hope you all have a good walking week...or at least a good week
I'll be away with Dh...till friday...
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kam
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Summary of week 31 for old timers (4 x ?) = how many months now??
Akinwolf
So....how was the new Indian Jones Movie?? Or did you say and I missed it?
May 30: Wednesday-2 1/2 miles.
Thursday-1 1/2 miles plus mall shopping
Friday-does going to the library count?
Andie
Missed you this week Andie. Hope all is OK.
Bob
So, how was the Prince Caspian movie?? or did you say and I missed it??
3 miles sunday 4 miles monday, tuesday, wednesday, 5 miles thursday, 4 miles friday.
Today 1 mile and playing horse with a basketball with my sons for about 1 hour in the rain.
Are you a brown baby yet from laying in the sun?
Cathy
Don (Going through big time stress too. Hoping and wishing and praying that you are on the down side of that mountain now.)
KAM (in the first stages of becoming a brown baby)
Sunday am: 20 or 30 min outing in power chair Monday pm: 20 to 30 min outing in power chair Tuesday am: 20 to 30 min outing in power chair Tuesday pm: 20 to 30 min outing...rough one
Wed am: 20 to 30 min outing in power chair Wed pm: hour outing in power chair. Exhausted and in pain but happy all went well.
Wed: 10 to 15 min. of putting dishes away and/or putting laundry away.
Thurs: 1 1/2 hour outing in reclining power chair with leg lifts to water therapy and back.
Did two sets of exercises in therapy pool. Two sets of 6 exercises for 2 min.
Then did a few strokes of the sidestroke, breast, crawl and back stroke without arms.
Very good session today. Last one. next step is the process of having insurance approve more
Fri: Friday pm: .60 of a mile on the trail. Felt sick afterwards. Tough one
May 31: Snake training (usually something like that would have shut me down for the rest of the day, but it didn't)
May 31: Able to multi task and move while on feet... put a small roast in the crock pot, then I made 4 hamburger patties and put them on to cook.
While they were cooking, I watered the potted cacti on the patio and took the two or three things that were in the dishwasher and put them away, and washed the silverware that was in the sink.
Amazing. Time will tell if it will last.
Took a nap after lunch. Wore myself out. HA!
Lou ( in remission officially as of last week)
May 28: 3 miles in 60 minutes for me today. May 30: 3.25 miles for me this morning.
TuTu
May 26: Walked 1.5 miles May 28: Walked 2.0 miles! May 29: I rested since my hip hurts today. Not sure I should do 2 miles! May 30: Me... 2.0 miles May 31: No walking for me today. Got to do fun things this morning and early afternoon though!
Was hoping to break my own record from last week. Oh well!
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kam
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Summary of week 6
Awesome Ali (Going through big time stress also. Wishing and Hoping and Praying for you too)
Sunday..big stress Monday, rode almost 3 miles at 3MPH!!
Afterward I could hardly move.
Wednesday I rode 2 miles going 1 to 2 MPH. Rode about 45 min.
Thursday - today I rode 30 min for 1 or 2 MPH and went about 1.5 miles
Larkspur
May 25: Walked 1 hr 11 minutes today with my husband past the million dollar homes
May 27: walked 60 minutes + today
I think I walk about a 30 minute mile, so I did about 2 miles.
May 29: 60 min today (about 2 miles I think)
May 30: 30 min today
MTree (Will be gone this coming week...be safe kiddo)
I was walking 2 miles about 3-4 times a week last spring/summer....till my lyme desided it was done being in remission.. ...so...today (Sunday) was huge for me....(and DH)...
Sun...2 miles Mon...1 mile Wed..1 mile Saturday: I drove to the chiro all by myself
Tracy
How are the stressors going? Going? Gone?? Wishing and hoping and praying.
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Well this week has been pretty busy for me. I
did manage to walk a bit 3 miles sunday, 4 miles
monday, tuesday, wednesday, 5 miles thursday,
4 miles friday. Today 1 mile and playing horse
with a basketball with my sons for about 1 hour
in the rain.
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tdtid
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I guess I'm really slacking off. But I didn't want anyone thinking I disappeared.
We were having guests last night and since I don't keep up on the housework the way I should, it was the mad dash to clean the house, so did it the day before, thinking I could relax the next day.
But I got as far as the bathrooms and crashed. The next day, I was in so much pain, I couldn't see straight and hardly remember the evening.
After 18 months of treatment, shouldn't I be in a better place than this????? Don't get me wrong...I'm MUCH better than when I was first diagnosed. I wasn't even walking back then. I can walk now, but even a little effort seems to knock me down for the count.
I got my pedometer out with all these good intensions, but still having set backs with day to day living, just trying to stay caught up. Perhaps it's the higher doses of meds?
In any case, I haven't deserted anyone and really proud of you that are pushing through this. I'm sure I'll get caught up to you, but for now, I just didn't want it looking like I wasn't responding anymore.
Just going through a bad slump, but I AM here.
Cathy
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Well, no biking for me today. I listened inside and there was a NO. Too much large muscle involvement, I suspect. David told me he clearly wanted to end the marriage. We love each other, but he feels we can't do what we need to together. I met with our marital therapist by myself today - better get used to it. We both feel he just needs to bail. He always bails. After 11 yrs I wished it would be different. And here I am in a small town we just moved to a yr ago and I am mostly housebound.
I know he pain will decrease. Over time.
On another note, my friend bought an Audio Visual Entrainment device over. I tried it 2 days in a row. I feel mellow. It can also be used for endurance training.
Didn't do much movement today. Thanks for the support.
Tracy, how are you walking if you are housebound? Aliyah
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kam
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Just wanted to report in that I had an unusual lunch time.
First I put a small roast in the crock pot, then I made 4 hamburger patties and put them on to cook.
While they were cooking, I watered the potted cacti on the patio and took the two or three things that were in the dishwasher and put them away, and washed the silverware that was in the sink.
I was on my feet the whole time. Very unusual for me to do this. I have gone from not being able to put something in the crock pot to walking myself through each step of putting something in the crock pot to this almost being my old self.
Amazing. Time will tell if it will last.
Took a nap after lunch. Wore myself out. HA!
Woke up and thought..wow..wondering what the neighbors are cooking...smells great.
took me awhile to catch on taht it was coming from my kitchen.
Put a yam in the oven to bake and go along with the roast.
Ah yes. I also was able to put the left over hamburger in the freezer.
To a normal person this does make sense. But, to someone that has not had the brain power to do something like this for a long time...it doesn't make sense either.
But, I think I could get use to it.
Couldn't find my timer or the screen I use to put over the meat to keep it from splashing greese everywhere when cooking hamburger patties.
This happens when someone else has been in your kitchen. I looked in every cupboard...there are not many....and no sight of these things.
don't have a clue how long they have been missing. I know they were here a year ago when I moved in.
then again, my brain will not see somethign the first few times around and then pick up on it later.
Also wanted to add that I went from potted house plants to cacti when I came down with lyme because I killed off all my potted houseplants.
With the small cacti it would be a treat when I could water them and then it would usually be two or three and then rest, and then a few more and then rest.
Today, I watered them all at once. Need to carry pitcher of water from kitchen sink to patio but it is a very short distance.
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No walking for me today. Got to do fun things this morning and early afternoon though!
Was hoping to break my own record from last week. Oh well!
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kam
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Fun sounds good TuTu!
Ali...thanks for checking in....been thinking of ya.
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