Get yourself a "nuts & bolts" check too

[Marthy]

Well we always talk about doing a good maintenance on our cycle is the best thing to do if you want to keep your investment in good shape for the long run. But this kind of stuff counts for us too. For the young guns here, not to worry too much yet. Still good life habit is important even at a younger age. Eating good, sleeping enough, easy on the drinking and keep a decent physical shape is important... starting early in life is even more important.

Why i'm bringing this up? We have a friend/couple that got hit by the sucky part of life last night. Mike was build like a race hose, his arm were about the size of my legs... no joke. Looked in amazing shape for a man in his mid 40s. Mike got the ultimate call last night... Hearth Attack! Mike is gone... Left behind a wonderful wife and a 1 1/2 yo child.

So if you are in your mid 30s and up, call your doc and get a routine check up. I will!!!

 

[DragonBlu]

Sorry to hear about your friend Martin. I just turned 60 and have regular checkups. When you health is gone all the money in the world can't save you. Heed Marthy's advice here and take care of yourselves folks and have a long,healthy and happy life.

 

[JSP]

So very sorry to hear that... Thoughts and prayers for his family.

 

[iSpoolin]

Sorry to hear that. It's been almost 3 years now since I lost my dad the same way. He was a little older at 59, but still.

I need to get myself into shape again, just don't have a place to work out being in an apartment right now, i'll hop back on P90x once I get into the house this month!

 

[dart1963]

Sorry to hear Martin.

and it is a wake up call, you can't always tell whats going on at any age or fitness level. I'm always amazed when I see old out of shape people, way out of shape... they take all kinds of meds, have weekly doc visits, yet they are still around, then like what happened to your friend, it just makes no sense sometimes.

 

[FZ6R66]

All you need is a pair of running shoes and the great outdoors. Why people don't exercise is only an excuse. People are lazy and just don't want to start a healthy routine.

 

[applejax]

All you need is a pair of running shoes and the great outdoors. Why people don't exercise is only an excuse. People are lazy and just don't want to start a healthy routine.

Unless you're not built to run.

 

[Bloke]

Losing weight is the best and cheapest way of improving the power to weight ratio on your bike.

Improved core strength helps you hold the correct body positions around tight corners.

Improved arm strength helps stave away the aches and pains in your wrists after a long ride.

Basically it's not just a tune up for you, it still counts as a tune up for your bike

I started running at 300lbs... I can now cover 3.2 miles as a basic training run every other day. I'm not much lighter as I still eat crap, but it has made a massive difference to my general health.

Already completed a 10k, looking to do a half marathon in the summer.

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[Diluted]

I wish I could run. Both of my knees are pretty bad, they pretty much constantly hurt. 28 years old. I've been trying to do stretching and strengthening exercises to help, but it's really not doing anything.

The orthopedist recommended me to not do stuff that will cause wear on them. Which really sucks cause I wanna be able to run around and play with the baby when she gets older.

Edit: And I forgot to say "Sorry about your friend, Martin"

 

[yellowfz]

Sorry to hear.

I have one of those little wire things [stent] in me.
Have always been active, genetics and family history, can't escape that no matter how we try.
Doc said that starting to exercise more caused the blockage, reason, plaque tore loose because of increased blood flow from exercising, body tried to fix causing the blockage.
So now I quip , 'exercise will kill you!', I still exercise trust me, not going to stop that.

 

[Marthy]

Thanks everyone. I always been an athletic type too. Hockey, school sports, Martial Arts and running in the last 2 years. But I found out I had cholesterol issues 2 years ago. It's was all fixed within 3 months (240 to 160) with diet and exercise. Pressure still look good. Cholesterol was still at 160 about 1 month ago...

I still need to be check properly. Turn 40 this year... need to be more aware as you get older. My Dad pass away at 47 from Cancer. I need to check for hat also...

But hey! Enjoy life while it last and don't waste any of it being not happy. Do what you need to do to get back on track! Life is short... sometime too short.

 

[Marthy]

Unless you're not built to run.

Did you ever had the chance to read Born to Run? Great book! We all can run... this is the reason why we are on top of the food chain!

 

[yellowfz]

Thanks everyone. I always been an athletic type too. Hockey, school sports, Martial Arts and running in the last 2 years. But I found out I had cholesterol issues 2 years ago. It's was all fixed within 3 months (240 to 160) with diet and exercise. Pressure still look good. Cholesterol was still at 160 about 1 month ago...

I still need to be check properly. Turn 40 this year... need to be more aware as you get older. My Dad pass away at 47 from Cancer. I need to check for hat also...

But hey! Enjoy life while it last and don't waste any of it being not happy. Do what you need to do to get back on track! Life is short... sometime too short.

My Blood Pressure was 120/70 during the attack and cholesterol was 138.
So , not always a indicator.
Cardo doc says that about 80% of what he sees is people start aggressively exercising again and this occurs.
Family history is a big part.

 

[JonKerr]

Sorry to hear about that bud. Very good advice. Working in the health care industry we get the message about taking care of yourself beat into us. And it's a good thing. I got a huge wake up call about 4 months ago. I have a lot of medical issues myself. I went in for an injection in my neck and they almost cancelled it because my BP was too high. 165/98. I called my indocronologist who follows my thyroid issues to order a full blood panel. Turned out my cholesterol was 240, ( should be under 200 ) triglyceride was over 300 ( should be under 150) I'm 33! Big wake up call. Complete change in lifestyle and 4 months later I'm down 32 lbs and my labs are back to normal.

 

[Marthy]

Sorry to hear about that bud. Very good advice. Working in the health care industry we get the message about taking care of yourself beat into us. And it's a good thing. I got a huge wake up call about 4 months ago. I have a lot of medical issues myself. I went in for an injection in my neck and they almost cancelled it because my BP was too high. 165/98. I called my indocronologist who follows my thyroid issues to order a full blood panel. Turned out my cholesterol was 240, ( should be under 200 ) triglyceride was over 300 ( should be under 150) I'm 33! Big wake up call. Complete change in lifestyle and 4 months later I'm down 32 lbs and my labs are back to normal.

That's awesome! Good job!

 

[JonKerr]

Thanks. Like I said, working in this field you see the result of people neglecting their health all day and it really can hit home when you get that kind of news. I see people come in with skin cancers the size of golf balls on their head and wonder "how did you let that go so long without having someone look at it?"

 

[Bloke]

Did you ever had the chance to read Born to Run? Great book! We all can run... this is the reason why we are on top of the food chain!

So true.

Not read the book but unless you're unlucky enough to have other health issues, beyond obesity everyone can run.

If I can run at 300lbs without injury, chances are applejax can.

It's all a matter of coaching and running correctly, minimising impact and most importantly stretching afterwards to recover without everything in pain the next day.

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[yellowfz]

Sorry to hear about that bud. Very good advice. Working in the health care industry we get the message about taking care of yourself beat into us. And it's a good thing. I got a huge wake up call about 4 months ago. I have a lot of medical issues myself. I went in for an injection in my neck and they almost cancelled it because my BP was too high. 165/98. I called my indocronologist who follows my thyroid issues to order a full blood panel. Turned out my cholesterol was 240, ( should be under 200 ) triglyceride was over 300 ( should be under 150) I'm 33! Big wake up call. Complete change in lifestyle and 4 months later I'm down 32 lbs and my labs are back to normal.

Wow, that would be a eye opener.
Wife has had a issue for 3 years trying to get Family Doc to address, she finally did some research and found some things to get tested for, lo and behold they found the problem, Parathyroid gland/s enlarged. She basically diaged herself.
She is having surgery in a couple of weeks and the Surg says she will feel better almost immediately.
It causes Hypertension and a lot of other things.

Glad you got it back to norm Jon K..

Like Red Green says ; "We are all in this together and I'm pulling for ya!".

 

[Jago9]

Sorry to hear about your friend, my prayers go out to his family and friends.

Great advice for everybody out there, thanks for sharing.

 

[MNGreg]

Thanks. Like I said, working in this field you see the result of people neglecting their health all day and it really can hit home when you get kind of news. I see people come in with skin cancers the size of golf balls one their head and wonder "how did you let that go so long without having someone look at it?"

Sorry to hear about him Marthy!! It is definately alarming to see someone of that age have a heart attack.

I myself have had some problems and will agree that allot of it is family hx, dependent on the conditions. I played hockey and baseball and ran allot in H.S. But I was still dx'd with high blood pressure my senior year along with migraines. Now I am on an Rx for BP that also helps prevent migraines even though I have changed things and got BP back down to typically 118/76 on average.

I can understand the delay in going in. I had small lumps that would come and go on my neck around my collar bones. I thought nothing of them because I would frequently rub those areas so I thought I just agravated my lymph nodes. I also got winded in the fall/winter really easily and was dx'd with pneumonia. However my wife finally had enough when I began coughing and coughing up so much phlem that I actually couldnt breath and passed out. Went to the dr and they sent me for xrays, labs and needle biopsy into my chest and neck. They came back 2 weeks later telling me to bring my wife with me to the dr and told me I have actually had a form of stage 3 lymphoma for probably 2 yrs or so. It had spread to my lungs, pancreas and kidney. The treatment then caused diabetes because of the steriods.

This finally freaked me out and I changed EVERYTHING in my life. I got back down to the pre-diabetic levels, lost about 70lbs, lowered BP and Chol.

Unfortunately with the move most of my stuff was packed up and I was too stressed. I have gained some weight back, but I have my stuff unpacked now and am working out again.

If you cant run, buy atleast a modest exc. bike and use that for just 20 minutes a day, it will make a HUGE difference. Also, PLEASE people, at the slightest sign of anything go to the dr if you dont do annual physicals. If I didnt have the attituted of "I can fight colds off or whatever on my own" and had gone in at first sign of something wrong, Instead of 6 months of Chemo, they say my treatment probably only wouldhave been 2 months if caught right away.

I work for an Insurance company and they bring in annual biometric exams that is a really nice service to see where you stand also. If you get these and you come out "Normal" but even on the high side of normal take action quickly to prevent it from climbing anymore. It is much easier to reverse that little bit, than having to fight back from worse #'s. If the company offers health coaching (like registered dietitions or personal trainers or nurses) as a supplement to your health insurance. Try it, may sound hokey but they sure helped me, and it was free.

Wow, sorry this got soo long!