YES according to Dr W who said that intensity is more the problem than volume. So when I specifically asked about the low HR races like ultras and hundreds, she seemed OK with it.
I can't WHOOP loud enough on paper for this!
It's a wonderful carrot. I joke that I'm already race shopping, but it's a joke. I went through all this spring race shopping and planning and mapping and thinking and etc and etc, only to have most none of it pan out. My eyes and brain were bigger than my endurance capacity and my hip healing.
This week has been my best week since the initial events on Labor Day weekend. 80-some days ago I think. (I set a countdown in my phone for this). I'm pain free, no cardiac symptoms, no dizzy or fatigue, or breathlessness like I was having. Whether it was mental or physical or a combination of both, who cares. I'm out of it.
This past weekend I had a strong urge to run, even just a block or two. I still have it, but haven't acted on it. At rehab I started doing 10' handcycle (swim), 20' bike, and 20' treadmill (run). Only the bike gets my HR up, walking will need more hill.
Today on the bike my BP was 120/something! The highest it's read for me lately, but also I don't typically get BP readings while exercising. I hit my goal of 5.5 miles in just a squeak under 20 mins. Then on the treadmill a woman who got on an adjacent treadmill halfway through my session set hers to 1.5% incline and 3.4 speed while I was 1.0% and 3.0 (GRRRRR) (but don't forget she was holding the handrails) (but still, the competitive in me...) and this only spurred me to increase very slowly my speed a few points. Next week, >3.0 on the 'mill.
And yesterday I did my first stairs climb at work to the 7th floor of the mouse house. Felt OK, so I'll continue adding that back in.
And I'm looking at being meat-free before the end of November. I'm going to enjoy Turkey and more while on holiday vacation, then transition once the "clean out" is done. Then I don't buy anymore until ....? I'm going for 6 weeks as my initial goal.
Bought a juicer too, did I mention that in the last post? Enjoying a morning juice, still finding my fave ingredients. For the past 2 weeks or so I've had awful bloating and gut swelling, last night was first night that it wasn't a problem. So gotta keep track on that. Some suspicions on the blackberries I've been buying.
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