Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Dec 4, 1:01 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>> Dan L wrote:
>>
>>> I use to be fit. I ran six miles every other day in under an hour.
> > > Then
>>> one day I torn a tendon in my foot. One day fine, then I felt a
> > > snap! I
>>> can walk fine, but I run like a duck now. I gained 70 pounds in just
> > > one
>>> year after that. Five years later that extra weight is still with
> > > me. I
>>> lift weights and ride a bike, but just does not have that carb
> > > burning
>>> effect like running. So in my old and decrepit age, I am coming to
> > > the
>>> conclusion of that horrible four letter word... DIET or die. That's
> > > is
>>> why I asked what book you had, soon to own it as well. I suppose, I
> > > can
>>> call it more politically correct and call it... Eating Healthy.
>>
>> I recommend an elliptical exercise machine. They are
>> about the lowest impact exercise outside of a pool.
>> You can set them for a wide range of resistance levels.
>> The first time I was on one, five minutes on a low
>> setting hads me soaked in sweat. Within a few months,
>> I could do 15 minutes at a mid-range level. I gradually
>> increased the resistance and duration until nearly 7 years
>> later I'm doing 1 to 1 1/2 hours daily at its highest
>> resistance setting. It's taking so much time that I had
>> a machinist make me a holder for my laptop computer so
>> I could surf the web while exercising. It should arrive
>> on Monday. May as well overlap two time-consuming activities
>> (three if you count TV).
>
> I love those machines!
Yes they are nice and expensive. I sometimes use them at Ballys fitness.
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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)