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On 20/07/2010 4:27 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> (I've never heard of it being measured from your neck. I especially
>> like the way the instructions said "but don't press too hard". Um,
>> why? What happens if you press too hard??)
>
> If you press too hard then you close off the vein and you can't feel the
> pulse any more.
>
In lieu of Andrel, I'll point out that vein's don't have pulses,
arteries do. :-P
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Stephen wrote:
> In lieu of Andrel, I'll point out that vein's don't have pulses,
> arteries do. :-P
Damnit, now I fancy lentil soup. >_<
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Stephen wrote:
> In lieu of Andrel, I'll point out that vein's don't have pulses,
> arteries do. :-P
True. I was thinking veins because they usually run closer to the surface,
but now that you mention it...
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On 20/07/2010 10:34 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> In lieu of Andrel, I'll point out that vein's don't have pulses,
>> arteries do. :-P
>
> True. I was thinking veins because they usually run closer to the
> surface, but now that you mention it...
>
Veni, vidi, vici or do I mean In vino veritas? ;-)
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> Lactic acid. That also is what can make you feel queasy when working
> out.
OK, never heard of that one...
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>> I do quite often go for a walk in my lunch break at work. Trouble is,
>> I *can't* break into a sweat, because I've got to sit at my desk for
>> the rest of the day.
>
> So pack a bag in your car with extra shirts, a stick of deoderant, and
> some hand towels, and wash off when you get back. Most office buildings
> have showers for just this reason, but it doesn't sound like you work in
> a real office building.
Heh, well the building is real, and it does contain offices. Then again,
given that the *door handles* don't work [and you'd think it would be
pretty much impossible to get something that trivial wrong], god only
knows how broken the showers would be if we had some...
Actually, one of the girls brings a bag with her to work, and just
before home time you see her toddle off to the little girls' room and
come back looking all sporty and cute. [I probably shouldn't describe
other people's wives that way...] Still, that's because she goes to the
gym just *after* work.
>> Besides, I find that if I walk fast, long before I get
>> breathless or sweaty, I get crippling cramps in my legs, particularly
>> my calf muscles.
>
> When that happens, stop and stretch. That's the lactose(?) building up,
> and stretching your muscles works it into the blood stream where it can
> get properly recycled/disposed/digested/whatever.
In my case, that would probably result in a lot of stopping and not very
much walking.
I think I might just be walking too rigidly or something... Nobody else
has any problem with it.
> Welcome to the f'ing club. It's called getting older.
I'm old. :'{
And all I can think about now is "damn, I really should have hooked up
with a girl while I was still handsom..."
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>>> During the first dance, the device registered a maximum BPM reading of
>>> 193.
>>
>> Are you sure the device is working properly?
>
> Seems ok to me for a not-super-fit person doing a strenuous dance. I
> know if I start out on my bike and attack the hill at the end of my road
> full power I can easily get to 180+ within a minute or two. But my
> watch gives me 3 beeps when it goes over 175 so I know to back off a bit.
My dad claims his sometimes exceeds 200 BPM. I must admit, I didn't
think that was an outrageous number until everybody here started being
all like "dude, if it hits 150 BPM you'd nearly be in a coma!"
>> On the other hand, while driving home, the monitor did briefly flash up
>> 206 BPM,
>
> ANything can interferes with the signal between the chest strap and the
> watch can cause problems. If I cycle under power cables, or near an
> electrified railway track it screws up. Cars are notorious for
> electrical interference, so I wouldn't believe anything it says whilst
> in a car.
That's fine, but it also occasionally does this when I'm sitting in the
house too. Why the heck would it do that?
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andrel wrote:
> My heart rate (at rest) is 68.5+-5.5 (62--87)
So you're fit then?
> Heart rate is also a function of size*. The longer you are the lower
> your heart rate.
Really? I would have thought you'd need a higher heart rate to pump
blood further.
Also, is that why my heart rate increases significantly if I stand up
rather than sit down?
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On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:48:31 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>
>> Lactic acid. That also is what can make you feel queasy when working
>> out.
>
> OK, never heard of that one...
The wikipedia article about Lactic Acid talks about why it hangs around
during intense exercise.
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:48:31 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>>> Lactic acid. That also is what can make you feel queasy when working
>>> out.
>> OK, never heard of that one...
>
> The wikipedia article about Lactic Acid talks about why it hangs around
> during intense exercise.
No no, I know all about lactic acid. But I've never heard of anybody
feeling queezy due to exercise. (Unless you've just eaten, of course.
Jiggling around a full stomach isn't a good idea.)
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