<p>The injuries to her employess were with patients over 250 pounds.</p>
<p>3.33 miles today, 87 degrees, sunny and warm though not too humid. I chose a medium-hilly route today, nothing like the route on Friday which was hills, hills and more hills.</p>
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<p>I work in a fitness facility/physical therapy clinic. As you can imagine, most of our staff is fairly fit. We are expected to be able to lift up to 50 pounds without help. Anymore than that and we should be getting help. That’s policy and that’s in our job description.</p>
<p>I have read articles before about ambulance companies and EMS going out to purchase larger equipment to be able to accommadate the larger patients. It’s expensive…</p>
<p>[Secret</a> to Active 80s? Fitness-Heavy 40s - ABC News](<a href=“http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/08/27/secret-to-active-80s-fitness-heavy-40s/]Secret”>Secret to Active 80s? Fitness-Heavy 40s - ABC News)</p>
<p>Whether you are spry in your 80s might depend on how active you are in your 40s, a new study shows more clearly than ever before.</p>
<p>Specifically, the study, published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that exercising in midlife staves off a range of dangerous diseases, even some cancers and cognitive conditions.</p>
<p>“It has been known for decades that people who are more fit live longer, but what has been unclear is that people who are fit live better,” says Dr. Jarett Berry, lead investigator and assistant professor of medicine at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas.</p>
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<p>I think that’s why we’re here.</p>
<p>Author insights: [Author</a> Insights: Midlife Fitness May Ease the Burden of Chronic Disease Later in Life news@JAMA](<a href=“JAMA Health Forum – Health Policy, Health Care Reform, Health Affairs”>JAMA Health Forum – Health Policy, Health Care Reform, Health Affairs)</p>
<p>Abstract: (complete research paper is behind a paywall)</p>
<p>[JAMA</a> Network | Archives of Internal Medicine | Midlife Fitness and the Development of Chronic Conditions in Later LifeMidlife Fitness and Chronic Conditions Later](<a href=“http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1352789]JAMA”>http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1352789)</p>
<p>Results After 120 780 person-years of Medicare exposure with a median follow-up of 26 years, the highest quintile of fitness (quintile 5) was associated with a lower incidence of chronic conditions compared with the lowest quintile (quintile 1) in men (15.6 [95% CI, 15.0-16.2] vs 28.2 [27.4-29.0] per 100 person-years) and women (11.4 [10.5-12.3] vs 20.1 [18.7 vs 21.6] per 100 person-years). After multivariate adjustment, higher fitness (in METs) was associated with a lower risk of developing chronic conditions in men (hazard ratio, 0.95 [95% CI, 0.94-0.96] per MET) and women (0.94 [0.91-0.96] per MET). Among decedents (2406 [12.9%]), higher fitness was associated with lower risk of developing chronic conditions relative to survival (compression hazard ratio, 0.90 [95% CI, 0.88-0.92] per MET), suggesting morbidity compression.</p>
<p>^This is so intuitive it’s not funny. If in your 50s you are overweight, puff going up stairs, and have knee issues and high blood pressure, IF you live to your 80s you’ll likely be in a wheelchair. Quality of life indeed.</p>
Talking about overweight patients - this guy is a registered nurse:
[America’s</a> Got Talent The Strong Man Audition - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhrR5KmMINA]America’s”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhrR5KmMINA)
I’m itching to try my new Zella running skirt which I ordered the other day and which finally arrived today. I hope the crazy “skirt running lady” will not scare off the buyers of the neighbor’s house down the street 
<p>I’m on a streak of 7-days with at least 60 minutes of exercise each day. Plan is to try to keep it up until the end of this month. I’ve had lots of guests and have realized that I need to get up early and do my exercise/workout. If I don’t workout right away, it’s hard to fit it. </p>
<p>I’ve done those TRX leg curls. I’ve also done a variation where I’m facing the floor and feet arein the stirrups and I move my knees up/back toward my chest. Those are hard. I like the TRX, but don’t have the straps at home. I’d like to buy them so I don’t have to go to the class at the gym. Where would I buy the TRX straps? Does it come with something that I can screw into a ceiling? There really isn’t anything I can hook the straps onto in my workout area. Can you buy the TRX online?</p>
<p>You can buy the TRX online. Quick google search for find it. You may also consider the Jungle Gym XT that idad has… it’s much cheaper…</p>
<p>TRX is a fine product, but the Jungle Gym XT is a better product for less money. The stirrups are easier to use for any exercise with the feet in the straps. The handles are super-comfy. And, it comes standard with the door anchors. It’s on sale at Peform Better for $75. Amazon has it for $99.</p>
<p>[Product:</a> Jungle Gym XT](<a href=“http://www.performbetter.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2_10151_10751_1005607_-1_1000500_1000219_1000219_ProductDisplayErrorView]Product:”>http://www.performbetter.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2_10151_10751_1005607_-1_1000500_1000219_1000219_ProductDisplayErrorView)</p>
<p>For ceiling mount, you are better off with some Home Depot hardware depending on your ceiling. The Jungle Gym could be looped thru two eye-bolts sunk into ceiling rafters. What you need is kind of a case by case thing. </p>
<p>Jungle Gym sells a wall mount kit for $25 that can be used on a wall or a ceiling.</p>
<p>[LifelineUSA</a> Jungle Gym XT Wall Anchors - YouTube](<a href=“LifelineUSA Jungle Gym XT Wall Anchors - YouTube”>LifelineUSA Jungle Gym XT Wall Anchors - YouTube)!</p>
<p>[Product:</a> Jungle Gym XT Wall Mount](<a href=“http://www.performbetter.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2_10151_10751_2215997_-1_1000500_1000219_1000219_ProductDisplayErrorView]Product:”>http://www.performbetter.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2_10151_10751_2215997_-1_1000500_1000219_1000219_ProductDisplayErrorView)</p>
<p>If you want to get Home Depot hardware, here’s a YouTube that shows how to find ceiling rafters or wall studs for solid mounting. You don’t want to just screw to sheetrock or you’ll end up in a heap. </p>
<p>[Anchors</a> - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>It’s really just a matter of sizing up what you’ve got to work with.
In my old house, I had a 2x4 screwed to the exposed floor joists in the basement, so I could just loop the Jungle Gym XT around that 2x4. No hardware needed.</p>
<p>Computer finally working again.
Cardio dance class on Saturday.</p>
<p>The exercise shopping period has begun. First stop was on Sunday: </p>
<p>TRX Boot Camp with the Beautiful People.</p>
<p>Got a Grouponish deal for a bunch of classes at this ueber-chi chi studio. Beautiful location on the lake, gorgeous facility. Instructors and students all lululemon-clad from head to toe with matching headbands and hair pulled into chic low chignons. Ex-dancer vibes from most of the people there. Very warm and welcoming, but the class was a tad underwhelming and I suspect wasn’t necessarily making the most of the TRX system. Blew them away on the rope undulations – for that they did all sorts of unbelievable dancey yoga-ish stretches with arabasques thrown in, while I was awkwardly and unsuccessfully trying to fake a rough approximation. Also they held their planks insanely long. I will be going back tomorrow to try a spin class. They haul their bikes out to overlook the lake on nice days.
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<p>Today another cardio dance class. Will get back to logging now that the computer is operational.</p>
I could do this if a 7 ft ceiling is high enough. But first the basement has to be reorganized, it’s full of S2’s and my Mom’s stuff.
<p>My new running skirt inspired me to go a bit further than usual. 4.6 miles - done. Weights routine - done.</p>
<p>Go skirt! :)</p>
<p>Welcome back CJ. Good run, BB!</p>
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<p>I took a day off exercise. Got a little tweak that I can’t tell if it’s a bit of a strained ab from the kettlebell swings or queasy from an upset stomach… </p>
<p>Cals 1806
Fat 118 g
Carbs 104 g
Fiber 25 g
Protein 105 g
Sugars 53 g</p>
<p>56% fat
22% protein
22% carb</p>
<p>…about a gazillion 45# kb swings, wasn’t it? Hope it’s just a very mild touch of a bug that will have passed by morning, iDad. Feel better.</p>
<p>Several people at the office have some kind of a bug. One was out last week for a few days and is back at the office coughing with a few others. Something is going around but it seems more like a respiratory thing.</p>
<p>Since I can’t even tell what it is, I doubt that it’s anything very serious! 
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<p>I think there’s a good chance that the kettlebell swings got me a little bit.</p>
<p>GO SKIRT!!</p>
<p>Cool new entry level Garmin just announced. [Review:</a> Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS Watch | Newswire](<a href=“Hearst Magazines”>Hearst Magazines)</p>
<p>3.5 miles, 83 degrees, fairly dry, very sunny. I ran in the old HP parking lots today where there isn’t much shade. It’s a 3,000 person facility with about 12 or 14 parking lots and I ran to the center and around the parking lots, back to the center, etc. Lots of ups and downs too.</p>
<p>Brownies and cookies in the kitchen - just took a look.</p>
<p>45 minute spinning “express” class at the new studio.
I accidently wore my Vibrams, which were less than ideal on the spin bike. Instructor was puzzlingly not on the bike, but stood in front of class giving directions. Later it was explained that she had a broken rib. Music was good, class was very small probably due to time of day (lunch hour)</p>
<p>After the spin class there was an optional add-on for upper body and core work using resistabands. I briefly watched because I hadn’t scheduled time for it, but wasn’t overly impressed. I am going to need to find another place to do my resistance training, I think.</p>
<p>I have a few more classes to try at this place, so I am reserving judgment for the moment.</p>