How healthy are you?

I'd say I am in the ralph camp. I was running a sub-40min 10K at the begining of the year, not problems with the indicator numbers (normal blood pressure, bang on for BMI and all those things) last day I took of work was about 3 years ago (flu jab gave me the flu).

I do however have two syndromes, one I developed in recent years and has nearly zero effect on my life (Asthema, exercise induced, so not the scary one) and a life long one which has no effect on me whatsoever, except preventing me from doing the one profession I have always wanted to do (pilot, I can only focus one eye at a time).

Oh i also have a handfull of old mountain bike injuries.

SO is that healthy or unhealthy?

[Bibio]

i think doctors make it worse deliberately.. never seen a doc in 10+ years then when i do it's no end of bleeeeding troubles.

Not healthy. But getting there. In past seven years spinal o, gallbladder out, ACL reconstruction using hamstring graft and finally cancer then separate ovary removal. Joy! Been on painkillers and sleeping tablets of various sorts for nine months now....

Luckily without major problems. In my mind I feel unhealthy; how at 26, I'm just a more polluted run down version of myself at 16 (no thanks to uni).

Originally Posted by Bibio

never seen a doc in 10+ years then when i do it's no end of bleeeeding troubles.

Probably why you happen to be there in the first place.

[Bri w]

So just what is healthy and unhealthy...?

I don't really consider a dodgy ticker, Menier's and arthritis of the hip and spine as particularly unhealthy, more an age thing. If my superb, athletic body was like this at 20 I'd be concerned but at 54 I think I've had great mileage considering the abuse its had.

If it hadn't bounced around a rugby field till 40 it might not be quite so battered now but it was great fun... mind you, it still gets some serious Guinness abuse

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

I have to disagree Chris, you were always a numpty of the highest order.

Now you are just a numpty who can't remember much.

I did worry that when you pushed me around in my wheelchair last year that you'd then wander off and forget where you'd left me!

But think of the advantages of losing your licence for 6 months - you get me as your chauffer.

how about bugger off! :P

If you consider a bike that's been down the road. Even of you patch it up there will always be something to show for that bad day.
I sum myself up much the same, I've had a few knocks and now they leave a mark.
First one will have been wrapping a frinds 125 round a lamp post at 17. That gives me lower back pain from time to time.
then a 30ft plunge when I f'd up a berm transfer whilst down hill mountain biking, shoulder and hips took a beating.
Countless other 'this is gonna hurt' moments on the downhill have left a mark.

Kiratee and boxing did a good job of messing up my wrists and shins.
Football made sure my knees are worse then my mother in laws.

Trying to bury myself in the bachelor life of drink and drugs in my late teens early 20's did a super job of ensuring my bowls got wrecked.
Smoking ensured that following swine flu 2 years ago I developed asthma but as has been said other than making sure I have my blue and brown breathers with me it's a doddle of a condition to manage.

I have had 2 genuine absences from work in my 5 years of working there, both in the last 2 years (not swine flu though, I conveniently got that during my paternity leave that sucked) the other two were food poisoning and a still undiagnosed muscular issue.

So yeah other than been in a right state, I'm healthy.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by thulfi

Luckily without major problems. In my mind I feel unhealthy; how at 26, I'm just a more polluted run down version of myself at 16 (no thanks to uni).



Probably why you happen to be there in the first place.

i had my tonsils out at 8 then never seen another doc till i was 25ish and only because i moved area and got hay fever.

at 26 i was as fit as a fiddle it's not till i started to hit 40 that the troubles begun... ooohh well i had lots and lot of fun when i was younger and all that fun is finally catching up on me i suppose.

Those STD's that incubate for years are a bugger aren't they Bibio?

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