Cycling's Infectious

[Python]

By his own choice hubby doesn't take any medication and has little faith in our medical profession (he has just cause but it's a long story) so stays away from the doctors. We have a BP monitor so we do regularly check our BP (son has one because of his dialysis) and hubby's BP is slightly below normal for a man of his age and build, probably due to the fact that we are very careful what food we eat. None of us like salt (one of the biggest culprits for causing high BP) and hubby doesn't smoke and drinks very little. We also know what veg is good for the heart and blood so eat plenty of it (grow a lot of my own - yum).

I should just make sure if he does get a bike that he takes it carefully and gently builds up. He is sensible and knows how far to push himself. I know in the week I've been cycling I've felt happier in myself, so it's obviously doing me a lot of good.

[RoadRaven]

OK - no doctor
My man is the same way.

So you have a heart rate monitor?
Have you worked out his various training zones at any point?
This would be a great guideline for how he should train... like the guy at our club I mentioned... he just watches his HR, and rides according to that.