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A friend (phil) of mine went to the docs because of shoulder thing and
the topic of running came up.
the doc said that runnig was the worst thing anyone can do and that
phill should stop and take up swimming and biking(must be a lance fan).

I have heard this from every singlr Dr I have been too. Most were middle-aged,
overweight, and smelled like a pack a day smoker. A few young ones were
indifferent.

I told my Dr. I was joining a Maraton training group and work and needed his
seal of approval. He was quite encouraging and only said to be on the
lookout for pain in the knees, otherwise, have a good time. I think I'll
keep him...

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I have heard this from every singlr Dr I have been too. Most were

middle-aged,

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overweight, and smelled like a pack a day smoker. A few young ones were
indifferent.

Doctors can be really full of s**t about high-impact exercise. I once
went to a doc for a physical and mentioned a had a sore knee from
running. He said: "Your running days might be over." I've run two
marathons since then. Another doc asked me how much I stretched and I
said not at all. He said I was crazy and that I was risking all sorts
of injuries. I've been running for almost 20 years and I've never had
an injury that had anything to do with stretching or not stretching.

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A friend (phil) of mine went to the docs because of shoulder thing and
the topic of running came up.
the doc said that runnig was the worst thing anyone can do and that
phill should stop and take up swimming and biking(must be a lance fan).
I was just about to let it go when i asked. ' so the doc swims and / or
bike?' phil said as i was laughing that the doc did not swimm / run or
bike and was over weight/fat. i can not believe what is coming out of
the med schools. Now before the flame begin i know not all docs are like
that but that is my experience of one. yeah right give up running / go
swimming and get eaten by sharks, might as well give up breathing.=))
plodzilla

gentolm said:

A friend (phil) of mine went to the docs because of shoulder thing and
the topic of running came up.
the doc said that runnig was the worst thing anyone can do and that
phill should stop and take up swimming and biking(must be a lance fan).
I was just about to let it go when i asked. ' so the doc swims and / or
bike?' phil said as i was laughing that the doc did not swimm / run or
bike and was over weight/fat. i can not believe what is coming out of
the med schools. Now before the flame begin i know not all docs are like
that but that is my experience of one. yeah right give up running / go
swimming and get eaten by sharks, might as well give up breathing.=))
plodzilla

My observation of 1: My GP mtn bikes and hikes and used to run before it
got too painful (approaching 60). When a trail system was constructed
near town in the mid-80s, he moved to a subdivision across the street
for better access for running and biking. He bikes to work every day -
even in the winter - studded tires for ice and snow. He's the example
that the bike shops use - these are the tires that Doc X uses for winter
commuting.

When I had a re-occurrence of AT about 2 yrs ago, he suggested I stop
running - or at the very least stay away from the big hills. He
explained that he had stopped running because of the pain - except for
Mt. Marathon (that's our 5k with 3k ft up in about 1 mi, and then the
down on return; he's a mid-packer). I'm not sure how this is not
considered painful.

To this day, I have no idea what message he was trying to send, so I've
ignored it. Everybody laughs that he suggested not running since he's
such an advocate of physical activity - esp. weight bearing activity. In
retrospect, I was in there the day before the Mt. Marathon race, and I
think he might have had some pre-race anxieties, since he's always
encouraged running, biking, swimming, hiking, etc since then - including
trying to bike those steep hills where front wheel pops up if don't have
weight distributed properly.

He believes in activity so much that he's out there helping with trail
maintenance and shows up at public meetings to support the trail system
- needed for a healthy population.

But he's not one of the newer docs.

Dot

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i can not believe what is coming out of
the med schools.

My cardiologist is an older fellow - mid-50s I'd guess. I often see him
sweating away on a treadmill. Average looking weight and build. He tells
me he can't expect his patients to follow his recommendations if he
doesn't follow them himself.

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I told my Dr. I was joining a Maraton training group and work and needed his
seal of approval. He was quite encouraging and only said to be on the
lookout for pain in the knees, otherwise, have a good time. I think I'll
keep him...

Then you got a good one! Unfortuneately the good ones are few and far between.

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Doctors can be really full of s**t about high-impact exercise.

Absolutely! Unless they are into a similar sport they will tell you not to do
it. Only those who do it, or have done it, are truly informed.Kind of like my
parents ranting on about how bad pot was for you. Then one day my eldest
brother taked them into puffin' a few, and lo and behold, their opinion
changed. My point is, you can't give an opinon on something you've never
experieneced.

gentolm said:

A friend (phil) of mine went to the docs because of shoulder thing and
the topic of running came up.
the doc said that runnig was the worst thing anyone can do and that
phill should stop and take up swimming and biking(must be a lance fan).
I was just about to let it go when i asked. ' so the doc swims and / or
bike?' phil said as i was laughing that the doc did not swimm / run or
bike and was over weight/fat. i can not believe what is coming out of
the med schools. Now before the flame begin i know not all docs are like
that but that is my experience of one. yeah right give up running / go
swimming and get eaten by sharks, might as well give up breathing.=))
plodzilla

Trust me, we aren't teaching that at medical school. There's some goofy
stuff taught in med school, and I'm working on fixing all of it! But
there's no anti-running or anti-exercise message -- quite the contrary.
-- Joshua Steinberg MD, Syracuse (SUNY Upstate College of Medicine)

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Trust me, we aren't teaching that at medical school. There's some goofy
stuff taught in med school, and I'm working on fixing all of it! But
there's no anti-running or anti-exercise message -- quite the contrary.
-- Joshua Steinberg MD, Syracuse (SUNY Upstate College of Medicine)

I think we need to differentiate between running, and low impact exercises.
Running has been frowned upon by the Dr's I mentioned, but not excercise all
together.

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My cardiologist is an older fellow - mid-50s I'd guess.

That's "older"?

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bj said:

That's "older"?

It's all about perspective, man.

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mid-50s I'd guess.

That's "older"?

"Ancient" is a beeter script.

"Dadathome" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,

bj said:

That's "older"?

It's all about perspective, man.

Well, dude, you will either change your perspective -- or you won't.
bj

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bj said:

Well, dude, you will either change your perspective -- or you won't.

Especially when your travels cross paths with cardiologists.

In article <[email hidden]>, John B.

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Doctors can be really full of s**t about high-impact exercise

If you think the doctors are... check out the lawyers!! Lots of suits
out there...
Keep running