Okay, okay, I'm tired of arguing weight with Aquageek and company...and Centaur brought up a very neat idea.
So answer me this, if you're so inclined to: What's your resting heartrate? There are a few who say theirs is below 55, and some who say it's right around 60.
To try and get a slightly less askew measurement, try taking it while you're sitting right here, reading this. Hopefully, you're on the computer during the day, either at work (shame on you for being on the boards at work!) or at home (I won't question that), or somewhere, and you sit down for a few minutes at least. Take your heartrate, and answer the poll, and we'll see what we come up with.
I'd start by telling you mine, but I had an asthma attack this morning, and as a result, my resting heart rate is higher, around 68 bpm's. Typically, it's 54. Stupid asthma. Makes me feel like I've been hit by a truck. :(
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First, it sounds as if we are all a bunch of sickies! I'm amazed at how swimming has kept me healthy. When I ran more than swam, I wasa constantly sick & wheezing. there was a tiem that I was inthe ER constantly. The ER docs at George Washington joked tht that it should have been named for me and not Ronald Reagon (who happened to live for some of his childhood here in Glesubrg, IL.).
Second, inhalers are bad for our climate. I was recently told that an asthmatic using a standard, old-style albuterol inhaler does more damage to the ozone layer than any refrigerator. We should try to switch to the new styles that are powder. The portable nebulizer I have fits in my backpack really well. I think that it is easier than carrying the thre inhalers I used to have to hunt for when I needed to take them. I have been using it for about 5 months. Before my pulmonaid was ackward but so beneficial. My lungs hold about 9.7 liters of air. When I did my PFT last month before a treatment I had only 67% capacity. After a treatment I blew the needle off of the indicator.
First, it sounds as if we are all a bunch of sickies! I'm amazed at how swimming has kept me healthy. When I ran more than swam, I wasa constantly sick & wheezing. there was a tiem that I was inthe ER constantly. The ER docs at George Washington joked tht that it should have been named for me and not Ronald Reagon (who happened to live for some of his childhood here in Glesubrg, IL.).
Second, inhalers are bad for our climate. I was recently told that an asthmatic using a standard, old-style albuterol inhaler does more damage to the ozone layer than any refrigerator. We should try to switch to the new styles that are powder. The portable nebulizer I have fits in my backpack really well. I think that it is easier than carrying the thre inhalers I used to have to hunt for when I needed to take them. I have been using it for about 5 months. Before my pulmonaid was ackward but so beneficial. My lungs hold about 9.7 liters of air. When I did my PFT last month before a treatment I had only 67% capacity. After a treatment I blew the needle off of the indicator.
