Re: treadmill + elliptical or rowing machine???

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:27:50 -0500, "Steve Freides" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:


>I don't like to 'knock aerobic exercise', either, and once I started
>strength training a few years ago I still kept up a fair amount of running,
>swimming, and bicycling.  But within the last year or two I've discovered
>combined strength/endurance training and that seems to work both for me.  I
>still weight lift, I do strength/endurance training with kettlebells (my
>site has more info), and I only rarely swim, bike, or run - generally a once
>a week swim of 400-800 yards, a run once every few weeks, and bike ride once
>every few weeks, this in contrast to my former schedule that includes
>4-5x/week running and 2-3x/week biking and swimming.
>
>You'd think that getting rid of the aerobic exercise would, at the very
>least, cause my resting pulse to rise but it hasn't - it's still in the
>mid-40's.  I figure that keeping my resting pulse at or below my age is good
>enough for me.  Resting pulse is one of the classic indicators of aerobic
>conditioning.
>
>Steve "48 years young" Freides
>http://www.kbnj.com

Well, Steve, your strength/endurance program is far advanced from my
weight lifting.  I'm almost age 74 and I need the aerobic exercise -- to keep
my body moving.  I just do fast walking because I discovered trying to run
caused me some leg/ankle injuries which I don't need.  My doc recommends
30 minutes of fast walking per day for blood pressure.  I have to balance
not pushing myself beyond what my body will tolerate and still getting
necessary exercise.  Weight lifting has been immensely valuable to me --
helps bone density, strength, and all that good stuf one loses in aging.
But the walking seems to me absolutely a necessity also.  So I go for
daily brisk 30-45 minute walks, as I can't tolerate that amount of time on
a treadmill.  There really is no downside to brisk walking.  
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