Jogging Advice?

[Ameena]

keep your heart rate up but run in intervals. (walk for 1 minute, run for 2 minutes etc)

I think that's going to be my plan of action for the next few weeks! Seems like a good way to build endurance.

If you've got heart issues, check with your doctor first before doing any strenuous physical activity!

I checked with my cardiologist, he couldn't give me a clear answer other than to start off slow and see how I do.

 

[Rockslinger]

with ancestry in East India.

Ameena, this is very serious. YOU ARE IN THE HIGHEST HEART PROBLEM RISK GROUP IN THE WORLD! Do some immediate research on this subject and on your family history (if possible). I just did a quick search on Goggle by punching in: "east indian heart" and it confirmed my worst concerns.

 

[thompo69]

Ameena, this is very serious. YOU ARE IN THE HIGHEST HEART PROBLEM RISK GROUP IN THE WORLD! Do some immediate research on this subject and on your family history (if possible). I just did a quick search on Goggle by punching in: "east indian heart" and it confirmed my worst concerns.

I don't mean to minimize the situation, but I have a feeling that seeing a cardiologist (which she is doing) is a better course of action than a Google search.

 

[Rockslinger]

seeing a cardiologist (which she is doing) is a better course of action than a Google search.

DO BOTH! I am surprised that Ameena is not aware she is in such a high risk group. I am not East Indian myself but learned of this fact by sheer chance. Goggle provides references to a lot of valid info sources. It never hurts to do one's own research as medical professionals are extremely busy and don't always tell you the details. An educated patient is a smart patient.

 

[dcbogey]

Running form nowhere to nowhere. Should be banned.

A very wise, old doctor once told me - "God only gives you so many steps to take in life - those that chose to run only use them up faster than those that don't."

 

[Rockslinger]

"God only gives you so many steps to take in life - those that chose to run only use them up faster than those that don't."

Here are a couple of stories:
1) One of my colleagues who was a marathon runner "blew his knee out" at age 48. Doctor said the knees have only so many bends and he maxed out.
2) A doctor once said that every hour running extends your life by one hour up to a maximum of 4 years. So a runner who lives to age 90 actually spent 4 of those years running around .