Distance record

Getting active after stroke
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Decided to do my exercise bike work out while watching the old John Wayne film, true Grit.

It must have inspired me as I clocked up 5.1 miles and 291 calories burnt so feel pooped out but very contented, my left leg was driving the bike for a good part and thleg kep true and straight

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Wow that’s amazing progress. Well done @mrfrederickson
Think you’ve earned a little rest now :grin:

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Thanks one of my joys is pedaling on the bike gives me a goal and a sense of purpose :rofl:

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@mrfrederickson, Good job! Nice way to get through it with the film as a distraction.

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I fell asleep snoring in a chair for a good 40 minutes.so anymore will have to be tonight, my brain blocking medicine is being upped to 50mg of noratripyline in a bid to give me long pain free existence, here goes

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@mrfrederickson a 40 min nap sounds good to me. I didn’t get a nap today. Hope your upped meds help your pain.

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Yes it makes me speed up or slow down with the run of the action, sad but effective and helps my fat burning in keeping my weight down a bi

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Well done Mr F. You have exactly the right attitude. The exercise bike will strengthen both legs as well as raising your morale.

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True Grit, very appropriate :sunglasses: brilliant to hear your progress, and hope upping your meds helps you along the way. :+1:

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I have been given a few tips or found some items on using the bike.
a) a decent work out can be had by cycling at gentle speeds, then flat out for 30 secs, then gentle again, flat out again, repeat a couple of times.
b) short time work outs at higher resistance to build up strength in the weak leg
c) create target times/distances to achieve for various distances/times so there is variation. It keeps it interesting and a choice of things to try to beat
d) some of the workouts should leave you panting for breath and almost hard to speak

I have found item c to be useful as for a period I might not be able to beat or even get that near my best time for say 1.5 miles but go back to it after a couple of weeks I have a chance.
It can be a bit dull just cycling but the competitive side of things comes into it when there is a record at stake :grin:

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Great advice looks like a bike is all I will be able to use for self transportation unless vision recovery is more real than myth

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