🏥 Health Exercise thread - Fitness, Recreational, etc

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I can make it down to 70° if I layer up, lol. Like cold weather gear under sweat pants.

Hell yea. I see people in shorts and a T-shirt, freakin monsters. I'm wearing windproof sub zero bicycle pants over sweat pants (opposite as you) and a windbreaker jacket over a hoodie to stay warm when it's 70 degrees outside. I probably look like a freak that's afraid of the sun to other people but at least I'm warm. I will say the second I stop for a stop light or something it's like river of sweat lol, gotta keep moving. This is non-Ebike riding, on that thing I'm essentially wearing subzero gear until it's over 90 degrees outside.

 

[bimmer4life]

I can make it down to 70° if I layer up, lol. Like cold weather gear under sweat pants.

I guess we all have different definition of cold I’ll ride 50s for sure. Not much more gear just short to long sleeves and pants. After first hard couple miles I warm up don even think about it.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I’m too old, too thin, and hypotensive. Fuck that ?

 

[bimmer4life]

I’m too old, too thin, and hypotensive. Fuck that ?

Old? I’m a 76er how about you..

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Old? I’m a 76er how about you..

I’m an early 74, odometer is going to roll over in about two weeks.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Not bad, 6.35 miles walking today.

 

[01Cobra]

Did interval run. I can’t keep a sustained pace up but the temperature today was much better. Heart rate much better than it was chugging along in 18F.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

And just over two miles of walking while shoveling snow this morning.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

And did another 3.5 miles at McKee Marsh again. Couple sections are fresh powder over solid ice. You can the tracks where people were sliding. Looked like one or two might have lost the battle with gravity.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Not quite 3.70 miles today. Aside from the wind coming across the open fields it was a nice walk.

 

[bimmer4life]

Did interval run. I can’t keep a sustained pace up but the temperature today was much better. Heart rate much better than it was chugging along in 18F.

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Nice work!! Keep it up

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Some photos from today’s walk.

…and an actual shoe tree (zoom in), lol.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Nice little lunch break run.

 

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Im ready for some warmer weather. The 0 degree shit getting old.

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What are you using in conjunction with strava to measure your heart rate and whatnot?

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Even though the question is directed at blueoval4life, I have a Garmin Venu 2 which will do HR monitoring along with other metrics. When on the bicycle I have a strap mounted HR monitor with additional sensors in it. Provides all kind of data, I just don't publish the screen caps.

Edit: I can pair the HR monitor with the watch instead of my Edge 130, but since I'm not doing anything strenuous I left it paired to the Edge.

For example, from my lunch walk today:

Though I think there are actually more stats available in the app vs. the web portal.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

This was from last November, on one of my last rides of the season:

 

[bimmer4life]

What are you using in conjunction with strava to measure your heart rate and whatnot?

I am lazy. In theory if I really cared much about super accurate HR monitor I would wear a chest strap and connect it via bluetooth to my watch. But I just use the built in photodiode thingy in the watch. I have noticed it is fairly accurate. Well it's accurate enough for me. I don' really do training based off my heart rate. I just use it as another metric to look at.

 

[sickmint79]

i definitely think my fitbit hr sensor is good enough for heart rate.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Got my first 15 miles on the bicycle for the start of the season…

It was not 36°. It’s pulling the weather conditions from Schaumburg airport. So, ??‍.

 

[sickmint79]

i played tennis for the first time in 17 years on friday. buddy from work and i borrowed a racket and some balls after our company offsite was over. we surprisingly didn't gorilla any into the parking lot over the fence, my serves were actually even pretty decent. was funsies and exercising some old muscles and memory for sure.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

i played tennis for the first time in 17 years on friday. buddy from work and i borrowed a racket and some balls after our company offsite was over. we surprisingly didn't gorilla any into the parking lot over the fence, my serves were actually even pretty decent. was funsies and exercising some old muscles and memory for sure.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Lunch run, who has had?

 

[bimmer4life]

Lunch run, who has had?

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Sadly not today and it’s so nice out!!

Had a decent short run Saturday . And small jog yesterday.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Shoosh, that pace tho.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Not me, not yet. Been stuck at the computer all day. Gonna shut down early and decide on whether to take a walk or go for another bicycle ride. A bit saddle-sore from yesterday, and the crushed limestone trails are all rutted. So if I ride need to find a decent distance (15-20 miles) that's all paved.