Back in the Game

Atrial fibrillation has sidelined me from ambitious workouts since the middle of August.  After only two doctors, my family doctor and an Electrophysiologist, I am back on my bike either outside on the gravel, in the basement on a trainer or on a spin bike at the gym. I now take a very small white pill thirty minutes before extreme cardio exercise.  It is 25MG of a beta blocker to fight off the adrenaline that was causing my heart to fire off under stress. This, I can live with and thank you all very much.  I will have to totally reasess my heart levels now.  At a perceived heart rate of 145, (difficult to talk, sucking air, sweating)  it now reads 121 on my heart monitor.  121HB used to be a recovery rate for me. So, nothing ever stays the same, there is always something to learn and numbers to "tweak".  How blessed I am to have the Saris Power Tap to help me in these endeavors. After my trainer and I get my "numbers" readjusted, I will be ready to go back to training "with Power".  I am still taking a handful of vitamins morning and night and a baby aspirin at night.  And that's that. It is all the medication I take and I'm very thankful for my good health. A special thanks to all the feed-back from readers I have received in the last few weeks.  May God greatly bless all of you.

Nancy

Comments

[Flo Leibowitz]

I'd like to carry your picture un my jersey pocket during the Natz cross course, so you could be there again this year....in some form. I race in a different field , but I think they put all us old gals on the course together. If that'd be ok by you, please let me know. All good wishes, Flo