[Sportsandrec] New to the list.

Mon Jul 20 04:12:34 UTC 2009

I moved into what was one unit of my rental property when my girlfriend and 
I split up.  There was one thing that was good about that relationship.  She 
loved my cooking and I cooked at home for the most part.  Since January I 
can count the times I've cooked at home on one hand.  Tonight started my new 
leaf of cooking at home and being healthier.

As far as the question of machine based Pilates over mat.  The machines give 
resistance and help with form.  I use the Cadillac and Reformer.  They have 
a full Cadillac also which looks like a trapeze in the top part and I've 
worked up in it once, but being there's only one at the studio I use it 
would have to be a private session to go up top.

They also tell me that the blood pressure can be elevated due to stress.  In 
the past year I've had a lot of changes and little things that may cause 
stress subconsciously.  I'm starting to address things that I think may have 
caused some of the stress.

I would like to find a talking heart monitor and also wonder if there are 
stationary bikes that monitor the heart rate and are accessible.

Anyway, I'd like to thank everyone who has responded so far.  It has been a 
great help having some options.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] New to the list.

> Hi Charlie,
> Welcome.  Can I ask why you're living alone?  Having a room mate may be a 
> good companion and keep costs down.    I guess your family lives 
> elsewhere.
>
> Anyway, yes going back to a healthy diet
> and increasing your aerobic exercise will have positive effects and you'll 
> likely get off meds then.  Family history plays a role; so if your family 
> has high blood pressure you might too regardless of your lifestyle.
> Still either way diet and exercise goes a long way toward controlling this 
> condition and many others.
>
> I recently graduated college and I'm figuring out my future now.  My 
> workouts are simple.  I walk or jog on the treadmill.  I also use cardio 
> equipment at the gym such as the bike and elliptical.
> Just moving to music including jumping jacks is something I do as well at 
> home.
> I agree with your friend you need more cardio workouts.  Thirty minutes a 
> day is the minimum reccommendation.
>
>
> What you do to be in shape depends on your resources and time.  If you 
> belong to a gym you have access to many cardio equipment and classes.  If 
> you can afford equipment you may want to buy a treadmill or bike for home 
> use.  To make your heart more efficient and decrease the pulse rate cardio 
> will do this unless you have some heart problem.
> Cardio workouts make the heart more efficient at pumping the blood out 
> with each beat; stroke volume I think its called.
> I took health a while ago.  A lower resting pulse is one of the good 
> effects of exercise.  You need to elevate your heart rate for a mild 
> intensity workout.  Mild intensity is 65% to 75% of your age predicted 
> maximum heart rate.  You get this by doing the equation 220 minus your 
> age.  Then that number multiplied by .65 or .75 to get your desired beats 
> per minute.  You change the percent to decimal.  High intensity is 85% of 
> your max heart rate.  Without a heart rate monitor though you wouldn't 
> know your pulse rate while exercising.  They still make talking heart rate 
> monitors but not sure who sells it; LisaMaria or someone can supply that 
> info.
>
> Without a heart rate monitor just judge how hard you're working by how you 
> feel.  If you are breathing faster then you're probably working enough.
>
> I worked with a personal trainer and that's how I know those formulas. 
> Question for you.
>
> When I can afford it I'd love to take pilates
> with a personal trainer using the machine called the reformer.  Can you 
> tell me about it?  Why did you choose pilates reformer over the standard 
> pilates mat exercises? Does it strengthen your muscles?  Does it help in 
> flexibility?  I've seen those reformers and they look neat.
> I wonder what benefits there are in it compared with mat pilates?
> I heard pilates helps with back problems so keep doing it if you can.  I 
> don't have back problems now but my back does get tight.  I want to 
> prevent back problems so pilates and/or yoga would be a great thing for 
> me.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charlie Richardson" <charlieofalbany at hotmail.com>
> To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:07 PM
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] New to the list.
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just joined this list for a couple reasons.  I did see a couple items 
>> on the agenda at National Convention and wanted to attend, but conflicts 
>> kept me from doing so.
>>
>> I have for the past 3 plus years been doing machine based Pilates with a 
>> personal trainer here in Albany.  Although it has helped me with several 
>> conditions, back spasms and pain in the shoulder, I think there is more 
>> that I should be doing.
>>
>> I've also had quite the year in changes in my life, especially living 
>> alone and letting my healthy diet go.  I've been put on medicine for high 
>> blood pressure and think that if I go back to my healthy diet I can 
>> probably get off the meds.  I bought a blood pressure monitor and 
>> although my blood pressure is better now on the meds, my concern is my 
>> elevated pulse.  It's just never under 80 anymore.  A friend said I 
>> should be doing more cardio exercises.  I use to have a monitor that 
>> strapped to my chest and would keep me in a targeted zone.  I don't know 
>> where it is and looked on several websites and the Oregon Scientific 
>> seems to be out of stock everywhere which makes me believe it might be 
>> discontinued.
>>
>> Just wondering what solutions other blind people are using to keep in 
>> shape.  I wanted to see the accessible rowing machine at convention, but 
>> as I said before.
>>
>> Anyway, thought I would introduce myself and see what kind of help I 
>> could get here.
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