Quote Originally Posted by Runnin Rat
You know, hubby and I get crap from people all the time about our 'extreme exercise'. I have been diagnosed with asthma after taking up marathoning and he has been diagnosed with reactive-hypo-glycemia. Not a fun thing to deal with! Although everyone who doesn't exercise around us is blaming our adventures on our new diagnosises (is that a word?) I feel it is because of what we do that we have been able to catch the illnesses and work on controling them before they got out of hand.
Oh, my, you have hit one of my hot buttons! We get crap, too. In Germany there's the saying "Sport ist Mort" - sport is death! But it's people like us that will have the last laugh because the others will be gasping on the sofa from cardiovascular disease while we "extreme" people are still riding.

There are two books which are/have been on the New York Times Bestseller List "Younger Next Year (for men)," and "Younger Next Year *for Women," which basically say what we already know: you can stay "younger" if you eat properly, exercise regularly (the authors recommend 30 min/day 6 days a week), keep your brain active, and keep your attitude positive. The authors tell us that you can even reverse some of the effects of ageing. Think young.

The authors are Chris Crowly (over 71 and an avid cyclist) and Henry S. Lodge, MD (47).

By the way, I also have hypoglycemia. It took several years, but by eating regularly in small portions, and eating properly (very few simple carbs), I can now exercise without too much danger of bonking. I take peanut butter on whole wheat for a snack.

We all know people who are 40 going on 70, and people who are 70 going on 40. I intend to die on my bicycle in my 90s. Maybe I won't make it that long, but I'm going to feel good trying.