[Leica] An 80th birthday party! :-)

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Douglas,

Ted is right as usual (does he ever get tired of being right all the time?).
I went the more extreme route to exercise, he told me not to in advance, and
I wound up in the hospital, lucky to be alive according to the docs.  The
walk is the way to go.  I've heard it from everyone now, including Dr. Ted.
A client just spent $30K at Canyon Ranch and the regimen she came back with
was a brisk walk...

Ken
(no M.D. but now listening) BTW, that thing you read about checking with
your doc before going on an exercise regime is just not CYA.  It's amazing
how some not so high blood pressure can create major issues in the wrong
circumstances.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of TED GRANT
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:49 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] An 80th birthday party! :-)
> 
> Douglas offeredin response:
> 
> Subject: Re: [Leica] An 80th birthday party! :-)
> >
> > "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8065370.stm<<<<
> > > Thank you I shall begin practising shortly. Although today to
> > the cheering
> > > guests, grandsons, our sons and daughters and a gathering of
> > friends I did
> > > 80 sit-ups, one for each year! :-)
> >
> > Marvellous stuff 80 on 80th, I'm both impressed and ashamed.
> > Impressed by you and ashamed of how badly I've let myself go. With 22
> years
> > to go to my own 80th, I'll have to get working on my own health &
> fitness
> > again. As an ex rugby, soccer & GAA player, ex triathlete, ex marathon
> > runner, and someone who used to run up every morning before breakfast to
> the
> > summit of the 600ft hill beside my sea level house with another run in
> the
> > evening, I've let myself go completely. A combination of damaging my
> knee
> > playing soccer with my youngest son, and an interest in photography
> > keeps me too much in front of the pc these days.
> >
> > I'll have to get out walking (at least) again. It's now 22 years
> > since I won the annual race up and down Ireland's highest mountain -
> > Carrauntoohil - and my body is reduced to living on memories of hard
> training! Mind
> > you next week I'm in Bordeaux giving my stomach a good work out..... :-)
> >
> Hi Douglas
> Never too late to start! :-) One only needs to pull on some loose clothes
> and out the door first thing in the morning before the rest of the world
> stirs enjoying a quiet walk along around the neighbourhood. Or they can be
> quick step pace and make it a shoulders back and solid brisk step along
> for about 30 minutes and you'll find your days become far more enjoyable.
> It also allows one to kind of set the plan of the day. More importantly it
> truly is a half hour away from these damning computer machines we all put
> far too much time sitting here.
> One need not become some kind of fanatic, merely keep it a relaxing head
> clearing kind of thing. Quite beneficial for those walk about times with a
> camera looking for happy snaps. :-)
> cheers,
> ted
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information