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Stumptuous asks: Are triathletes healthy?
…endurance exercise. How much is too much? There is accumulating evidence that while some is good — say, a nice half-hour’s run outside on a sunny day — running marathons may not be the brightest idea for the average person.
The frequency of cardiac incidents (i.e. keeling over as the ticker goes on strike) decreases with some exercise, but increases with a lot of endurance exercise, as many unfortunate (and late) middle-aged marathoners who are myocardially infarcting all over the finish line can attest.
From my experience, a marathon is too much- for healthy reasons. Still, I’m glad I ran one. My comment at Stumptous:
I ran a marathon when I was 30. I trained well, didn’t overdo it, had a good run, was proud of my time. Afterwards, I became depressed for no discernible reason. I had heard people say that you can get depressed after a marathon because its a big let down after going for a goal- they say its psychological.
I didn’t think it was psychological.
I read a book called The Mood Cure, it recommends supplements including a lot of amino acids for depression. I followed the suggestions and felt better right away. SO, I really think that I became depressed because my body just broke down and used up too much of my own resources, so I didn’t have enough of the feel good chemicals that amino acids help create.
I really loved running as long as I did- especially when we ran 16 miles along the southern california coast during training. I felt strong, and good. But I do think, for me at least, marathon training was a luxury that cost my body rather than helping my body.
I could see myself doing a half marathon again, but a full marathon took too big a toll on my system.
On the other hand, my mom has run several ultra-marathons (50 miles) with seemingly no dire consequences except for black toe-nails.
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Awhile ago I wrote about part of my weight loss journey. I promised to write another article about tightening the loose skin that sometimes comes with weight loss.
In the comments to that article, Kristy writes:
So did you ever do an article about tightening loose skin?
Thanks for writing, Kristy! My loose skin has tightened up. Besides losing weight very slowly, here’s what I have done:
- Dry brush before taking a shower
To dry brush, just get a shower brush and use it on your dry skin. Brush up from your feet, down from your upraised arms- always brushing towards your heart. - Massage oil into your skin after a shower
Use jojoba, almond, coconut, or some other natural oil.
I also think wearing something tight, like a girdle, would help, because that’s what they have people wear after getting liposuction.
And, of course, general health is going to help your body adjust to everything, including needing less skin, so:
- Drink a lot of water!
- Eat lots of yummy (the ones you like) fruits and vegetables
- and EXERCISE! Even walking will get your blood flowing and oxygenate all your cells which has to help with your body “processing” that extra skin.
I’m in my mid- 30’s and have lost about 12 pounds now- so, not a ton of weight. I don’t know if steps one and two above actually helped, I think they did. My skin HAS shrunk and doesn’t have that loose look anymore.
I’ve also been lifting weights. My loose skin was mostly on my tummy, but if your loose skin is on your arms, or legs, more muscles might help fill that skin up beautifully.
I’m still losing weight. Now I enjoy seeing my skin get loose again, as its my first sign that I’ve lost a little fat.
Good luck! I might write a more comprehensive article if I find out anything else that helps with loose skin.
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