On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 10:43:31 PM UTC-7, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 22:40:06 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 10/9/2017 10:02 PM, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 11:33:38 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Are you guys old enough to remember Paul Dudley White, M.D., the eminent cardiologist and father of preventive cardiology through exercise? Really cool guy who served as Eisenhower's and LBJ's cardiologist. He believed in cycling, but he thought pushing a big gear was a better than spinning. Oh well, every guy is entitled to one mistake, right?


He also said "A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an
unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and
psychology in the world."

I absolutely believe that! There are times when I simply cannot ride for
a while. It definitely affects my mood in a bad way. Getting out for a
ride cures that problem marvelously.

I believe that I had mentioned that I just had cataracts removed from
both eyes and based on the recommendation of the "eye doctor" I had
one done and then when healed - a month later - had the other one
done.

The doctor was really emphatic about no exercise, no jumping around,
no lifting anything heavier then 5 kg., and as a result I simply sat
for two months.

It was noticeable that not only did I lose a lot of stamina but I also
found myself being disgruntled enough they I had to make a very
distinct effort not get upset with things, and people. :-)

Since I'm "back on my feet", and exercising, I find myself much more
calm about things.

I think that you and I had exactly the same procedures and exactly the same orders and exactly the same results. But I'm now a little over 3,000 miles and feeling a lot better.

I can even make fun of Frank without really meaning it.