In the quiet week of reflection between Christmas and the New Year it is time to consider my progress with keeping fit and my plan for the year ahead.
Over the last twelve months I have gone to the gymn every week to work on the treadmill; the rowing machine; twice on the bicycle and the some weight lifting. It’s hard work and wipes me out for the next day. Still the physio assures me it is doing me good.
Fortunately The Daily Mail in its ‘Good Health’ pages may have come to my rescue. They report that a Canadian physician, Dr Peter Attia, has championed the benefit of these extreme workouts. He obviously is highly respected because he is followed by celebrities and charges lots of money. Others too, including billionaires are following these extreme fitness gurus, in pursuit of ‘ activating cellular pathways’ and stimulating production of brain-derived neuro-trophies factor (BDNF). Who doesn’t need some of that?
There is more……. You mustn’t forget you telomeres, the longer the better according to research at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
However, the good news is that Johns Hopkins University in the USA casts doubt on long telomeres being good for you. I hope you are still following this🤡
Closer to home Professor Stensei of Loughborough University told The Daily Mail that the evidence wasn’t conclusive that vigorous exercise extends longer life. Other exercise related research at British universities uses very long words to describe research you also need to consider. At Leeds they are worried about ventricular arrhythmias. While at Lancaster Rhabdo is a growing phenomenon and raises concerns about ‘ over training’ syndrome.
I wasn’t concerned about my BDNF or my telomeres and certainly not Rhabdo until these researchers highlighted the issues.
Maybe I will stick to a walk in the park in 2025.
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Time to quietly reflect wht one has to look forwrd too, should one be of a certain age.
The sketch of John at full stretch hanging on to COCO’s lead is very apt,
I quote, please as I understand the need for keeping fit- Arms outstretch above the head with open hands, then back down to ones waist, a few times, then arms outretch horizontally and back to ones waist a- few times. knees bend, srtaight back, up and down a few times, then arms up to the sky outstretched, bend forward, arch ones back, with a staight back touch ones toes, a few times. Now I keep quiet as in this position I am showing everybody my sunday face, with such a smile on it, { MY Behind]? I will just walk for 5 minutes in the garden.
I now flake out passing wind and dashing for a glass of water, as I sit in my chair and contemplate John;s message ‘Keeping Fit’, and there again all his attached blurbs ! It is a sobering read!
WELL WELL, the language and synonyms in johns Keeping fit, absolutely dumbfounded me? I had to go on the web to look for the rational of ‘BDNF’ and there again the definition of ‘RHABDO’ I amflabagasteD!!! It is not a simple description of growing old, as I would expect, and those kind words-LIKE[‘We all need time and patience and consideration when we engage the elderly in day to day matters of life!!! Not EXISTANCE???
The world my world has gone potty with the achemic explaiations of why one has memory loss , alzhiemers, and dementia, and those foods one should feed ones self on, such as those greens as decribed, and no doubt from some exotic food store, and the rest? Where has my breakfast cornflakes-Milk and sugar , then meat and 2 veg, and then a sandwich with jam and butter, and too finish the day my cuppa with a diegestive biscuit gone? Before I go to bed I do have 5 minutes thought with my god, and thank him for all that I have done during the day.
FOOTNOTE
Thats my basic reply to john, it has been a very thought provoking article for which I thank him for personnally, and as I come to terms with the care and thoughtfullyness John Has personally shared throughout his working life caring for the elderly. Thank you JOHN, It is not all ‘BULL and BLUSTER’ regards with Thanks DAvid andd MOLLY.
hello fellow readers, are we about to see the new year full of leaders and politicians with messages of sense, and compassion? or do we need the last laugh loonie party to make some ‘odd comments’ which some of you may consider diatribe! But I personnnally enjoy the taxing of ones brain, as to what is actually infered???
Perhaps more nonesense, as the Houses of parliament and its fellow politicians appear to have little vision of what they may achieve as a promotor of a fair and good sound idea??? Not echos in the corridors of the palace of westminister! where the elected politicians like the sound of their own voices!