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DemMedic

(599 posts)
Tue Jan 23, 2024, 06:11 AM Jan 2024

Hi all

I'm new here but since this forum exists, I just wanted to say hell.

My regular job is Paramedic, but I'm also a certified personal trainer if anyone has any questions that I can answer, please feel free to ask, or pm me.

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Hi all (Original Post) DemMedic Jan 2024 OP
74 year old and I fast walk or slow jog multigraincracker Jan 2024 #1
Plus I got a pacemaker 2 years ago, multigraincracker Jan 2024 #2
Yes DemMedic Jan 2024 #4
Of course I do DemMedic Jan 2024 #3
Did you really want to stop by and say "hell"? True Dough Jan 2024 #5
That was post workout DemMedic Jan 2024 #6
Then it could be spelled...o hell... MiHale Jan 2024 #7
Post workout, but pre-coffee? So basically Purgatory. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2024 #8
Hello from Myrtle Beach mdmc Mar 2024 #9
Walking is great DemMedic Mar 2024 #10
thanks for the reply demmedic mdmc Mar 2024 #11
Sounds so nice DemMedic Mar 2024 #12
I think I will buy the Bettie Mar 2025 #13

multigraincracker

(38,040 posts)
1. 74 year old and I fast walk or slow jog
Tue Jan 23, 2024, 07:01 AM
Jan 2024

3 to 5 miles 3 or 4 times a week. I’ve found those walks and jogs are the best antidepressant ever. Seems to improve every aspect of my life. Do I have an addiction?

multigraincracker

(38,040 posts)
2. Plus I got a pacemaker 2 years ago,
Tue Jan 23, 2024, 07:05 AM
Jan 2024

thanks to my RN partner that took my pulse one morning when I told her I felt tired. My cardiologist said to keep moving.

DemMedic

(599 posts)
3. Of course I do
Tue Jan 23, 2024, 07:34 AM
Jan 2024

My biggest endorphin rush is my recumbent bike.(Indoors)

3-4 times a week for the past several years.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,620 posts)
8. Post workout, but pre-coffee? So basically Purgatory.
Tue Jan 23, 2024, 08:57 AM
Jan 2024

Welcome to DU, DemMedic!

DU is a grand romper room full of tinkers, thinkers, activists and helpers.

Basically people who pay attention to the world, but with the affliction of enlarged empathy.

Cheers,

-FTC

mdmc

(29,377 posts)
9. Hello from Myrtle Beach
Wed Mar 27, 2024, 03:51 PM
Mar 2024

I have RA and have a hard time exercising and keeping in shape

I would like to manage my time better so that I could walk more

DemMedic

(599 posts)
10. Walking is great
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 05:55 AM
Mar 2024

Have you considered a treadmill.

I find I can manage my time better because my bike is right next to my bed.

mdmc

(29,377 posts)
11. thanks for the reply demmedic
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 08:21 AM
Mar 2024

When I walk, I walk my golden, my dog.
I do "mindful walking" where i try not to let my mind wander and I focus on my steps.

the warm weather is around the corner and I have access to pools, so God willing, I will swim

Bettie

(19,873 posts)
13. I think I will buy the
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 11:41 AM
Mar 2025

pass for our local pool for lap swimming. It's 50 bucks for the season, but if I can go a couple of days a week, it would probably be good for me. The nearest indoor pool is 40 min away.

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