cyli@visi.com
08-03-2003, 05:53 PM
On 03 Aug 2003 19:14:11 GMT, rstevrock@aol.com (RStevrock) wrote:
>>
>>As Beach Runner said, you probably should double check your diet and
>>exercise routine.
>
> I appreciate your responses and your link to reading the Dexa scan.
> Gardening is by far the best exercise for me. There are days that I am
>digging, lifting very heavy bags and working hard. THEN, like now the temps
>are over 100 so I do nothing. I'm afraid I have been lulled into believing
>that I exercise more than I do.
>Sammy
Sounds as if you're making a very common mistake. You're very active.
Activity is not exercise. Sounds as if it should be. Exercise _is_
activity, though. Sort of like the geometry thing. A square is a
rectangle, but only certain rectangles are squares. You need to do
specific weight bearing exercises for definite lengths of time.
Walking would be one exercise that you could start with for 20 minutes
to half an hour a day. Then read up on some of the milder weight
lifting exercises for osteo.
--
rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.
http://www.visi.com/~cyli
>>
>>As Beach Runner said, you probably should double check your diet and
>>exercise routine.
>
> I appreciate your responses and your link to reading the Dexa scan.
> Gardening is by far the best exercise for me. There are days that I am
>digging, lifting very heavy bags and working hard. THEN, like now the temps
>are over 100 so I do nothing. I'm afraid I have been lulled into believing
>that I exercise more than I do.
>Sammy
Sounds as if you're making a very common mistake. You're very active.
Activity is not exercise. Sounds as if it should be. Exercise _is_
activity, though. Sort of like the geometry thing. A square is a
rectangle, but only certain rectangles are squares. You need to do
specific weight bearing exercises for definite lengths of time.
Walking would be one exercise that you could start with for 20 minutes
to half an hour a day. Then read up on some of the milder weight
lifting exercises for osteo.
--
rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.
http://www.visi.com/~cyli