i was just at the doc and he said i have massively terrible hypertension (and bronchitis). i didnt really know what that meant, but apparently it is crazy high blood pressure. i told him it was impossible and i am fit as a fiddle and have run a half marathon every week for 5 weeks straight. he ignored me and looked amused at how i am clearly the most high strung fast talking person that ever lived. do you any of you have high blood pressure? did you manage it or care or worry at all?
High Bo is a big deal. Not so much for you now but it takes its toll after years if you don't take care of yourself. I'm sure you can take a pill. Or you could just chill the fuck out.
my plan is to chill the fuck out. doc says alcohol is abad idea but alcohol is the key to chilling the fuck out. docs are stupid.
Surprisingly, I have never had an issue with high blood pressure. I thought that I was a candidate in the last fifteen years or so when I went up a couple of waist sizes. Apparently you are either predisposed through heredity (none of my parents or grandparents had it) or it is something you are eating or doing. Stress does most of it and am not an easily stressable fellow. Avoidance of stress is Rule #2 in Red's Guidelines for the Attainment of Maximum Slack. My doctor says that I should drop 30 pounds or I will see my blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol go up as I age. I am sure he is right. But right now, even my total cholesterol is good. I take fish oil and a statin for slightly high triglycerides. I expect cheeseburgers and beer to eventually kill me, stress never will.
No, they are cautious as we expect them to be. Have a drink now and then and don't be a drunk is what he is saying. You are old enough that waking up face down on the pavement should be avoided. High blood pressure can wreck your kidneys. If you live an otherwise healthy life and live to be 90, spending the last 30 years of your life on dialysis is kind of a drag.
I would like to have beer and cheeseburgers at every meal, every day. I tend to stress a lot, generally over nothing, can't do much about it, you live with the personality you have. I do not have a problem with exercise, I enjoy it and will never stop. But I think I might like beer and cheeseburgers even more than exercise. God hates us and will not allow us to enjoy unlimited amounts of things without repercussions. Stupid god. Anyways I am gonna try to chill out and see if I can't control the goddamn blood pressure. I would hate to have to eat fucking vegetables. You would think running a zillion miles would make you healthy so you could eat cheeseburgers and drink beer endlessly.
So what color belt and shoes do you wear with the following trousers: The colors I wear in order of preference. Black ( black, chili brown, tan) Dark grey (Black,cordovan) Navy (cordovan) Medium grey (cordovan, black) Also when I wear my black and cordovan salddle shoes should I wear a black or cordovan belt? I like the cordovan belt, but my wife says black.
Have you ever seen an avid marathon runner not look like a sick person. At least the most competitive ones. That's not an ideal health status.
Like almost everything, running is best practiced in moderation. I mean, running 26 miles is not a normal human activity. The first guy to do it dropped dead, after all. Why the second guy took it up is beyond me. The two friends my age who were mega-runners and marathoners have each had to have their knees replaced with mechanical devices. Me, I never ran enough, but I could see the benefits of daily short runs and the appeal of a 10K perhaps. But Marathons have always seemed like self abuse to me. And as impressive as Triathletes can be in their accomplishments, I've always thought that Ironmen needed their heads examined.
once per year, and only as a motivation to stay fit. for me it was 2010 vegas marathon 2011: chicago marathon 3 weeks from today: new york 2013: dublin its better to be old and need knee replacement than heart replacement. plus, like i every situation, i know what i am doing more than the rest of the world. so i will not need new knees. cant anyone answer supa, that guy is trying to solve the shoe/pant match problem?
