Fitness: Does it come at a price?

Bozman

After an unplanned wknd stop in a NHS cardiac ward(only an AF attack), The extent of my medical history was pointed out to me...... breaks, sprains, plates, screws, stiches, ligament wraps, tears, ops and the list goes on and on, all evenly spread through 25 yrs of cycling and other sports.
After the follow up visit last week, i was told that i was fit for a 42yr old and that i had a resting heart rate of 42 to match, clear off and don't come back!
I don't think that i'm that fit, especially when i look at the average speeds and miles that some of the riders do on this site, but i do ok for my age and commitment(available time) plus i've always enjoyed a beer with a bit of crap food thrown in.
I wouldn't change of that history because i love the buzz that i get from pushing myself, the only downside to that fitness seems to have come at a physical cost to my body.

badly_dubbed

weekend MTBer? lol

Bozman

Never been on a bloody mountain bike, just road bikes. I've only fallen of once and that was black ice, been knocked off a few times though.

irezumi

It costs a fair bit in parts judging by these forums!

I'd also take the speeds mentioned on forums with a pinch of salt personally.

furrag

Regular intense exercises increases the formation of free radicals. Further to that, in a lecture earlier this on diet and metabolism, studies are finding people who eat a lot (regardless of weight - it was angled towards metabolism) will die younger.

poacherjake

I was thinking about something related this week: the biggest price I pay is 'mental' I think.

I'm mainly talking about fellrunning, where I was a mid-pack racer until injury this summer. But I always found when I really gave it some in training - couple of hours of hill reps for instance - I'd be mentally drained and ready for nothing more than vegging in front of the telly.

Which meant I read less than I used to, and probably listened to less music but watched more DVDs and the like, cos it's 'easier'. Am finding the same now, as this week I've bashed the exercsie bike in the gym and had the same 'lunched out' feeling.

Not a massive deal, but the point being, does extreme exercise make you mentally / intellectually lazy?

Matt the Tester

Bozman wrote:

After an unplanned wknd stop in a NHS cardiac ward(only an AF attack), The extent of my medical history was pointed out to me...... breaks, sprains, plates, screws, stiches, ligament wraps, tears, ops and the list goes on and on, all evenly spread through 25 yrs of cycling and other sports.
After the follow up visit last week, i was told that i was fit for a 42yr old and that i had a resting heart rate of 42 to match, clear off and don't come back!
I don't think that i'm that fit, especially when i look at the average speeds and miles that some of the riders do on this site, but i do ok for my age and commitment(available time) plus i've always enjoyed a beer with a bit of crap food thrown in.
I wouldn't change of that history because i love the buzz that i get from pushing myself, the only downside to that fitness seems to have come at a physical cost to my body.

people do lie believe it or not mate. different doctors tell you different rubbish it's nothing to really worry about