Coming to running: on the heart-rate – getting into zones
Timing you run is not enough for improving fitness. Consider focusing more on heart rate.
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Getting ready to run – Assessment part 2/2
It is important to assess your own needs as a runner. Those over 40 are called ‘veterans’ and their needs are different from Olympic athletes, yet most fitness advice is based on experience with the young and elite.
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Getting ready to run – an Assessment part 1/2
Runners over 40 are called veterans. Veterans’ needs differ from the elite athletes that inform the fitness industry. An assessment of before training can reduce the risk of
injury!
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Coming to Running: (at 40, 50, 60, 70!) – Why run?
There are many ways to keep fit. Many are not ideal for the human body. This thoughtful piece advocates running as one of the better ways to attain fitness.
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Begone Bad Blisters! (or Compeed is Not Enough)
Anti-blister kit My new anti-blister kit! Keeping feet in good shape is essential for a walking trip long or short. Blisters and foot pain comes from friction. Reduction of friction must be a priority – and is something Compeed and the newer specialist blister plasters do not address. Also a priority is to keep dressings
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Ready, Steady … Challenge?
That giant among surgeons Mr Sean O’Leary was all ready this morning to attempt to repeat his great success in stabilising the right knee (see story in December 2012). This time the focus was on the left side. As you can see the process starts with an arrow drawn on the ankle below. And finishes
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Home phone for disabled
Pensioner with robot phone friend c 1990 The Amstrad phone was playing up. Voice messages weren’t being recorded, the display screen was flashing without reason, and it hadn’t been used as an email station for years. It was time to find a replacement. Priorities? To record voice messages again. Easy operation for the almost blind.
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Relief from garden induced backache …
Fine weather, all is growing like crazy. Much to catch-up on in the garden:- raking thatch from the lawn, cutting the grass, digging the soil, removing weeds, repairing paths, building work! And then the planting can start. Actually, the more you begin the more you have to do. It is impossible to finish, before it
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5 Knee jobs give useful boost to Consultant’s Christmas shopping!
Consultant Sean O’Leary gave 5 anxious customers an early Christmas present by adding a Saturday morning to his busy operating schedule. Getting a knee-jobs done just before Christmas week meant his lucky patients were excused Christmas shopping. At £640 each for the 20 minute procedure O’Leary boosted his Christmas funds and, despite oversleeping, he himself
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