Re: 5 more weeks till biking

On 8 Mar 2005 09:10:03 -0800, "Maggie" <[email hidden]>

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dgk said:

Elbow surgery is over and supposedly went well. Only 5 more weeks
until I can resume commuting by bike. Already I put away the halogen
light. It was barely necessary the last few days before surgery and
certainly won't be needed when I'm back. I have to remember to charge
the battery every month or so since it's lead-acid.

I have made one (1) successful visit to the gym. They have TVs on the
NorticTrak things now. Just bring your own headphones. That almost
makes it usable. Still a waste of time compared to commuting by bike.
The whole idea of moving your feet and ending up in the same spot is

a

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bit odd. So is the concept of swimming back and forth in a pool. You
end up the same place that you started! How absurd.

My pre-op physical showed an HDL of 61. That is about 20 points

higher

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than when I started bike commuting. Stunning. It lowered my cornonary
risk down to below normal from a previous high risk level. That can
only be the biking. Only 5 more weeks.

Glad your surgery is over and you are on the mend. Don't be so hard on
the gym......it CAN be fun. ;-)
All Good Things,
Maggie

Right! Let's face it, it's not the same as being on your bike, but
here in these cold climes, we need them. I don't use the nordic track,
i run on the treadmill, use the cross trainer and stairmaster, and of
course, weight training. Take it for what it is, and use it to get you
back into shape.

Glad your surgery is sucessful. It's always a pain to be laid up,and
last year I was where you are- laid up! Hey, did they give you good
drugs?

I actually just had a blood test, routine, and I found that my
cholesterol is 4.3 (over 5.2 is high) and my HDL is 1.15 and LDL is
2.88. Perfectly normal! I'm not overly obsessed with that but heart
disease does run in the family, even if I may be a bit young to worry
about it.