One of many issues that retains my gray cells energetic is studying all I can about medical situations I’ve. So I’ve continued to analysis paravalvular leakage of the aortic valve with Google’s Deep Analysis. Up to now I’ve requested it for an summary of the situation, for extra particulars on therapy choices, and for train suggestions. The ensuing reviews are all gathered right here. The report “Aortic Paravavlular Leak and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Train Danger” was a little bit of a watch opener. There may be undoubtedly hazard of overdoing it with my situation, which may result in pathological progress of the left ventricle (which is being chronically overworked). This brings a necessity for a change in mindset. For years now I’ve had an “ageing athlete’s” mentality, that pushing it a bit in my coaching is an effective factor as a result of it slows down ageing. Now that’s in all probability not true and I have to be attempting extra to keep up health and muscle mass as a lot as potential, however extra importantly keep away from straining the guts.

So I’ve lower my coaching again additional, to a median of an hour a day. And I solely do one more durable day of leg coaching and considered one of higher physique coaching per week. I’ve additionally lower the size of the more durable coaching per session again some extra. I additionally put on my coronary heart fee monitor throughout coaching and keep away from going over 100 beats per minute. I ‘ll talk about all of this him after I observe up with my heart specialist, however for now I really feel comfy that I’m being conservative sufficient.

I nonetheless am doing my group trip which is now my longest trip of the week by far, at about 2 1/2 hours. However I exploit ample electrical help as wanted to maintain the tempo leisurely, and hang around close to the again of the group. If my Doc frowns upon this lengthy of a trip after I see him, I can all the time skip the group trip and simply do a brief trip to satisfy them for lunch so I’m nonetheless getting the social advantages.