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[gallsman]

Brilliant stuff BH, hopefully get the green light this summer.

[johnnycool]

Well folks, I'm two full weeks into cardio rehab and things are going reasonably well.  Starting at Level Zero, they were able to pinpoint a few things that resulted in tablet changes, so I'm just past being "baselined" for exercise at this stage.

I spend 20 minutes on each of two machines for a 40-minute workout.  I'm hooked up to EKG monitor via battery pack to the nurses station, add in pre- and post- blood pressure reads, glucose monitoring and there doesn't seem to be any chance of me doing too much and causing damage.

Work my way up the intensity levels, now that I am doing the full 20 mins at the lowest level, is the path forward.  Each workout doesn't leave me worn out, just get to the appropriate heart rate and hold it there - I certainly feel like I could do more, but that might have very adverse outcomes. 

By the way, we use MET (Metabolic EquivalenT) Levels of common recreational activities to monitor progress.  The attached pdf file explains it reasonably well.  Target for a beneficial exercise regime is at least 500 MET minutes per week, so walking 3 miles in an hour gets 3.3 MET times 60 minutes = 198 MET mins, so doing that 3 times a week would be comfortably above the 500 target.  Obviously, the closer to 1000 MET mins, the more effective the exercise regimen. There is no exercise equivalent for being a junior B corner back, as punishment dished out is not exercise it seems.

It's interesting reading...although it doesn't take age into account.

https://media.hypersites.com/clients/1235/filemanager/MHC/METs.pdf

Colon issues have improved as well...maybe everything got reset with the heart surgery, but I'm almost predictable again (in a range of 3 bathroom visits between 7 and 10 pm every day.  Full nights of sleep is priceless.

All in all, I'm very pleased with where I am and look forward to another two months of cardio rehab.  It also seems that walking up hills at a good pace to make you huff and puff a good bit is probably one of the better things you can do for your heart that is achievable by those of us past our playing days.

I'll update again nearer the end of the rehab schedule, which is early May.

 

inspiring stuff Ball hopper, nothing but the utmost respect for you, what you've faced and how you've faced it is unreal.
Keep it up.

[Substandard]

Always a great read, even more so when there is progress and reward.  Keep er lit BH!!