Yeah…I know the feeling!
We all know that sooner or later there will come a day when we can no longer do what we did when we were 20
Here are some things I do –
A few years ago I became quite short of breath, leading to real trouble in breathing
To cut a long story short, it was Adult Onset Asthma
This is different to the more common, so called Childhood Asthma
It is incurable but can be well controlled
First port of call is your GP then plough through the system to see a respiratory specialist or consultant
Now my Asthma is well controlled and I don’t have any problems day to day, but I do get a tight chest if I walk uphill - my Respiratory Nurse is tweaking the treatment & doses
I took a statin for several years, but then I started to ache, especially in my legs, and feel tired, weak, and ‘distant’
That was Statin Ache, a common side effect
I stopped taking it; it’s supposed to be reversible, but I’m not convinced
Current thinking is that all the fuss & bother & demonisation of fats & cholesterol was all based on faulty & selective research, and pressure form the American food & pharmaceutical industry, and the determination of Ancel Keys, the American scientist who was determined to be accepted
Search t’Net & YouTube for Statin Side Effects; Cholesterol Level; Ancel Keys, etc, and follow the links & prompts
Some of the videos are a bit long & technical, but watch a few of the shorter & simpler ones
Yes, you have to take t’Net with a bit of caution, but I’m convinced that statins were not needed
I have very much reduced my consumption of seed oils, carbohydrates, sugar, ultra processed food, and so on
Now the only fats I eat are olive oil, butter, and naturally occurring in meat, fish, dairy
My Diabetic Specialist Nurse gives me a general review about twice a year and she is, quote ‘surprised and impressed’ that my cholesterol & blood pressure results are normal without any medication
I used to do a lot of hill waking & backpacking, in summer & winter, but as I can no longer do the serious stuff I walk around & explore my local town & countryside, along the streets, back lanes & paths that all places have
Find out about a bit of local history, admire old buildings, and dredge up a bit of that ancient hippy zen, and enjoy what you can manage to do!
I’ve taken up Tai Chi, which is a martial art, but not as aggressive as things like karate or judo, it is more to do with balance, stretching, and co ordination
Nevertheless, at the end of a session I definitely feel that I’ve done some exercise
There is also a mental/motivation/meditation aspect, which you can either ignore and just treat Tai Chi as an exercise, or adopt it as far as you want to
I also try to do some other simple exercise - Search YT for indoor exercise, exercise for seniors, and so on
The combination of all this is that my weight has gone down from about 95kg to about 82kg - my target for this summer is to get just below 80kg