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#60605 - 04/04/11 05:00 PM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: joe yak]
Oldun Full Member Registered: 01/12/04 Posts: 1750 Loc: Renens, Vaud, Switzerland	I went to see my doctor the other day about flutterings in my chest. Turned out to be an inflamation of the gullet near the stomach junction. Got some pills that have put things right. Meanwhile, I was talking to him about my weight: which varies between 195lbs to 202lbs: and complained that I never seemed to be able to get my weight down to the levels you see quoted in magazines for body mass. Doctor told me that he had absolutely no worries about my weight at the moment and that at my age the most important thing was regular walking exercise to keep brain and body fit. So there you go....forget jogging, diets and starvation....just keep trekking.
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#60608 - 04/04/11 07:28 PM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: Oldun]
slowcoach Full Member Registered: 30/07/09 Posts: 1925 Loc: Yorkshire	If the cure is to "keep walking" who are we to argue? I'd stick rigidly to his suggestions.
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#60609 - 04/04/11 07:32 PM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: Bliss 60]
slowcoach Full Member Registered: 30/07/09 Posts: 1925 Loc: Yorkshire	Originally Posted By: Bliss 60 I've had a recent bout of injuries - back problem that I picked up when doing the Pennine Way - shoulder problem that I picked up when an osteopath was trying to do something to sort my back problem - and mysterious shooting pains in my knee. I put all this down to getting older and having spent loads of money trying to get wierd and wonderful people trying to mend them, I have decided that the answer is getting out and walking again (I had more or less stopped because people were advising me to do no exercise whilst they sorted things - hmmm). Getting out walking seems to be loosening things up again. Bring it on. Of course I don't consider myself old yet, but it does seem to be a feature of social occasions now that me and my friends tend to talk a lot more about ailments. Does that wear off as you get older? Pensioner in 2025 (or a bit later no doubt by the time this Govt has had their way). Do these aches and pains occur all year or at a particular season of the year?
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#60610 - 05/04/11 05:31 AM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: Oldun]
joe yak Full Member Registered: 22/02/09 Posts: 160 Loc: berkeley, ca, usa	Eventually, gravity wins...my legs are fine, but my eyelids are down around my knees. Keep on trekking. Up you go! _________________________ "Beneath his pessimism, his bleak conviction that all the machinery was rigged against him, at the bottom of his soul was a faith that he was going to outwit it by carefully watching the signs he was going to know when to dodge and be spared." -H.Thompson
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#60611 - 05/04/11 09:09 AM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: joe yak]
runnerbeen Full Member Registered: 01/02/10 Posts: 48 Loc: Boston, Lincolnshire	Today's the day we wish Slogger a Happy 65th, and a welcome to The Pensioners! Stop counting now Dave..... Ray.
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#60612 - 05/04/11 10:41 AM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker....blipfh [Re: Slogger]
lightweightmick Full Member Registered: 18/11/04 Posts: 1286 Loc: North Derbyshire UK	Dave I'd used a smaller image, but now have linked to the full-size image. It does say no larger than 80*80 pixels but obviously downsizes pics automatically anyway. It was taken in Richmond on last year's recce - just reapplied a layer of superglue while the kettle boils
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#60613 - 05/04/11 10:55 AM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: runnerbeen]
tim smith Full Member Registered: 28/10/06 Posts: 1038 Loc: england	Originally Posted By: runnerbeen Today's the day we wish Slogger a Happy 65th, and a welcome to The Pensioners! Stop counting now Dave..... Ray. yes all the best Dave enjoy your day. and many happy returns of the day _________________________ ern
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#60614 - 05/04/11 02:01 PM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker [Re: tim smith]
Oldun Full Member Registered: 01/12/04 Posts: 1750 Loc: Renens, Vaud, Switzerland	Welcome to the human race Slogger. Now is the time to climb Kilimanjaro and show the world what we true believers can do.
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#60626 - 06/04/11 12:05 PM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker....blipfh [Re: runnerbeen]
lightweightmick Full Member Registered: 18/11/04 Posts: 1286 Loc: North Derbyshire UK	Ray, running your 4m time for this year through an age grade calculator puts you at 50.82%. Most runners come in at around 50% - so you not as bad as you think mate! My best (ie. quickest for AG) run this year so far (3.6m@9.46m/m) only puts me to 53% and I doubt I'll get it up to 60% lol see for yourself try it here
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#60628 - 06/04/11 02:12 PM Re: Thoughts of an aging walker....blipfh [Re: lightweightmick]
tim smith Full Member Registered: 28/10/06 Posts: 1038 Loc: england	think I would come in for record for slowest out this morning 2M.P.H on the flat _________________________ ern
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