I'm 68 and actually in better health now than I was 20 years ago, thanks to modern medicine. I suffered heart afibrillation for 17 years from age 44 to 61.
It would come and go on its own. When it was happening I couldn't move around much, mostly just sat in a chair or stayed in bed waiting for it to end. Someone compared heart afib to having a 5 lb trout trapped under your rib cage. My resting heart rate was 180 and jumping all around. The legs felt like lead , it was quite a chore going up stairs.
Just before the operation I was tending to be in afib about 2 weeks out of every month.
That's all fixed now by laser surgery and no meds are needed. I haven't had a single recurrence in 7 years.
I'm trying to keep my strength up in order to keep riding as long as possible.
Kickstarting the 1360 requires a lot of effort and some leg strength , so I do weighted squats and mountain bike trail riding. I do quite a few other exercises using a home gym. I have used free weights for a long time, but tend to use the home gym more now as there is less chance of injury.
I feel great, strength is still good, but endurance is waning and my flexibility is poor.
Overall, the fun level is still quite high.
Might have to give up on the Maico 490 one day soon. Or perhaps just not ride it like a lunatic.
Glen
It would come and go on its own. When it was happening I couldn't move around much, mostly just sat in a chair or stayed in bed waiting for it to end. Someone compared heart afib to having a 5 lb trout trapped under your rib cage. My resting heart rate was 180 and jumping all around. The legs felt like lead , it was quite a chore going up stairs.
Just before the operation I was tending to be in afib about 2 weeks out of every month.
That's all fixed now by laser surgery and no meds are needed. I haven't had a single recurrence in 7 years.
I'm trying to keep my strength up in order to keep riding as long as possible.
Kickstarting the 1360 requires a lot of effort and some leg strength , so I do weighted squats and mountain bike trail riding. I do quite a few other exercises using a home gym. I have used free weights for a long time, but tend to use the home gym more now as there is less chance of injury.
I feel great, strength is still good, but endurance is waning and my flexibility is poor.
Overall, the fun level is still quite high.
Might have to give up on the Maico 490 one day soon. Or perhaps just not ride it like a lunatic.
Glen