I'm trying to keep my sodium intake low-ish, as you say it's hard. I'm also trying to keep my potassium and water intake up.My blood pressure is the best it's ever been. Guess we finally found a drug that works and doesn't make me too tired.
Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 1:59 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Are you keeping your salt intake low? Nowadays it's nearly impossible if you're away from home unless there are Chinese restaurants available where they will provide low salt/low fat food. Gerry ................................................................ Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not a whole lot. /s > To be fair I'm really outside of their normal target demographic which is to > say I'm 20-30 years younger than most of the folks that go to rehab. > So anyway we stretch a little, lift some weights and then spend 15-20 minutes > between treadmill, stationary bike and stepper machine for 30-40 minutes > total.My heart rate range is something like 110-136, I forget the exact > numbers but basically they want me in the low 120s. We wear monitors that are > networked so they can watch my heart rate the whole time. > Once every 2 weeks you're allowed to move up 1# on the weights... > My issue is they don't push you to go faster and they actively slow your > weight increases. This week in the hotel gym I've been doing 10# weights > since they only have 5# and 10# as choices, in rehab I've been doing 7# and > would have moved to 8 this week. I've been interval running with my heart > rate around 140. The first run I got as high as 150 but this week its been > easy to stay around 140 while going faster than they let me go in rehab. > Insurance pays for 36 visits (12 weeks) of rehab of which I've only completed > half because I keep getting interrupted by having to go to work. This drives > the rehab crew CRAZY, I'm about the only one that goes that isn't > retired...So at this point I'm thinking hard about dropping out, I've gained > stamina and energy this week which I attribute to pushing myself more while > I'm here. > Angie has been going to a local gym crossfit-like (but not actually crossfit) > and wants me to go too, I'm considering it. > I don't remember if I told you guys but last year I did Couch to 5K, up until > the weather got cold last fall I was "running" (jogging slowly) 9 miles a > week... > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 1:09:14 PM EDT, Rick Knoble via Mercedes ><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Curt writes: > > >You can see them from where I go to cardiac rehab. > > What, if you don't mind me asking, is involved in the Cardiac Rehab? > > Rick > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
