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ken
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Joined: 04 May 2005
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 Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 1:16 pm Post subject:
recumbent bike and cardio training
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my cardiologist wants me to add other types of exercise to my
walking..our local community center has recumbent bikes and these seem
comfortable - any suggestions on level, targt heart rate, time on the
machine,etc......I also have some sore hamstring muscles and neck and
shoulder pain.
thanks
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Bill
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Joined: 06 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:04 am Post subject:
Re: recumbent bike and cardio training
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"ken" <kphifer1934@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | my cardiologist wants me to add other types of exercise to my
walking..our local community center has recumbent bikes and these seem
comfortable - any suggestions on level, targt heart rate, time on the
machine,etc......I also have some sore hamstring muscles and neck and
shoulder pain.
thanks
Ken
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Your cardiologist should recommend your target heart rate. It depends on
things like the drugs you are taking, your age, and your resting HR. You
should work up to that and do a warm up and cool down. I do 27 minutes - for
strange reasons known only to me - at mostly level 6 on a Lifecycle.
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AmazingBollWeevil
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Joined: 03 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject:
Re: recumbent bike and cardio training
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| Quote: | I also have some sore hamstring muscles and neck and
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Ouch. There should be some sort of trainers at the center who can help you
with pre- and post- workout stretching. The bad news is that you have to
hold each stretch for about a minute (not the 20 seconds you did in your
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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
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