colonel holman
Veteran Member
Changes in physical activity, spending too much time on TB2K, STRESS.... leads to serious helth risks you my not tolerte, especially if you end up fighting CV-19. (The Chineeeeese Virus).
Reduced activity can quickly reduce lung capacity, reduce the elasticity of lung expansion, reduce air exchange in the lower lobes (where pneumonia usually starts)... all changes that reduce your chances of survival if you get ‘it’. You also risk phlebitis-blood clot in lower extremities, a risk that greatly increases if you end up bedridden sick, and can kill you deader’n’hell.
YOUR INTERVENTION: Take a 20 minute walk EVERY DAY. This rhythmic contract-relax of you thighs and buttocks (quads & gluts) fires a reflex stimulation to the lungs, causing the bronchial tubes to dilate. Walk fast enough to make you a little breathless, giving great ventilation of all lung lobes. Purposely take a few deep breaths fully inhale and (ESPECIALLY) fully exhale to evacuate the deepest lobes of the lungs. Walking also creates leg muscle action against the veins tht run through those muscles, keeping them clear. Those veins have their own muscle layers that work out during a walk.
Siitting around, especially on comfy soft sofa or easy chair, allows your lower back to round over into a posture of mild but highly-sustained forward-bent position. This is how your lumbar discs start to bulge, even herniate, or at least degenerate. This forward bent posture while sitting increases compression on those discs by about 200%. This squeezes the water out of the discs (disc degeneration) and forces the gel in the center of the disc toward the back wall of the disc, which bulges or herniates from this abnormal force. Comfy seating encourages you to sitting too long, magnifying the risk.
YOUR INTERVENTION: Stand up and do a standing back-bend stretch 10 seconds, twice. Do this at least every half-hour. This simple trick is one of the most effective back pain prevention tactics known... and so wicked simple, you have no excuse. Take a 20 minute walk EVERY DAY. This ‘sponges’ the discs with each step; loading-unloading cycles that restore water content and corrects weight distribution cross discs.
Loss of muscle strength in legs occurs quickly. This can be reversed simply with some extra stairs climbing (proper lighting, no crap piled on stairs, good railing, and assuming your heart isn’t about to shit-the-bed, as my own PCP puts it). Make several trips throughout the day, giving yourself adequate workout. Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer: this assumes you have a heart healthy enough to tolerate this. Keep heart rate below 80% of maximum heart rate for you (220 minus your age is a standard calculation of max HR). (Everyone should have a small pulse oximeter to monitor circulating oxygen levels during pulmonary illness... and it gives you a quick heart rate reading. WM or Amazon hs them about $25).
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Reduced activity can quickly reduce lung capacity, reduce the elasticity of lung expansion, reduce air exchange in the lower lobes (where pneumonia usually starts)... all changes that reduce your chances of survival if you get ‘it’. You also risk phlebitis-blood clot in lower extremities, a risk that greatly increases if you end up bedridden sick, and can kill you deader’n’hell.
YOUR INTERVENTION: Take a 20 minute walk EVERY DAY. This rhythmic contract-relax of you thighs and buttocks (quads & gluts) fires a reflex stimulation to the lungs, causing the bronchial tubes to dilate. Walk fast enough to make you a little breathless, giving great ventilation of all lung lobes. Purposely take a few deep breaths fully inhale and (ESPECIALLY) fully exhale to evacuate the deepest lobes of the lungs. Walking also creates leg muscle action against the veins tht run through those muscles, keeping them clear. Those veins have their own muscle layers that work out during a walk.
Siitting around, especially on comfy soft sofa or easy chair, allows your lower back to round over into a posture of mild but highly-sustained forward-bent position. This is how your lumbar discs start to bulge, even herniate, or at least degenerate. This forward bent posture while sitting increases compression on those discs by about 200%. This squeezes the water out of the discs (disc degeneration) and forces the gel in the center of the disc toward the back wall of the disc, which bulges or herniates from this abnormal force. Comfy seating encourages you to sitting too long, magnifying the risk.
YOUR INTERVENTION: Stand up and do a standing back-bend stretch 10 seconds, twice. Do this at least every half-hour. This simple trick is one of the most effective back pain prevention tactics known... and so wicked simple, you have no excuse. Take a 20 minute walk EVERY DAY. This ‘sponges’ the discs with each step; loading-unloading cycles that restore water content and corrects weight distribution cross discs.
Loss of muscle strength in legs occurs quickly. This can be reversed simply with some extra stairs climbing (proper lighting, no crap piled on stairs, good railing, and assuming your heart isn’t about to shit-the-bed, as my own PCP puts it). Make several trips throughout the day, giving yourself adequate workout. Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer: this assumes you have a heart healthy enough to tolerate this. Keep heart rate below 80% of maximum heart rate for you (220 minus your age is a standard calculation of max HR). (Everyone should have a small pulse oximeter to monitor circulating oxygen levels during pulmonary illness... and it gives you a quick heart rate reading. WM or Amazon hs them about $25).
This is just a starting level discussion. Can add more later