Are we harming ourselves?

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Sod off you, working a bargain here...

 

[400bhp]

It's not all about life expectancy.

It's more about life expectancy whilst in good health.

Even if we believe the BS theory, I would rather live 1 year less but be in better health for 10 year's more.

 

[GrasB]

Where are the unfit >80 y/o emeritus staff in the department?.. No where... the retired academics who weren't fit are now home bound or have passed away so no longer are emeritus staff. All of our emeritus staff who are over 80 are long term runners, cyclists or walkers & mountain climbers.

Can't help think there's a subtle link there.

 

[uclown2002]

old man sitting on his porch
A woman walks up to an old man sitting in a chair on his porch.

“I couldn’t help but notice how happy you look,” she said.

“What’s your secret for a long, happy life?”

“I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of beer, eat fatty foods, and never, ever exercise,” he replied.

“Wow, that’s amazing,” she said, “How old are you?”

”Twenty-six.”

 

[michaelcycle]

on exercise and in particular cyclists who are harming themselves by doing too much exercise.

It depends on how you are defining "too much" and who you are talking about.

Road cyclists who favour long distance training seem to suffer more from low bone mineral density in comparison to sprinters / track / mountain bikers / runners and therefore increased risk of osteopenia given the relative lack of mechanical load on bones while training.

A recreational endurance athlete (of which some cyclists are a sub set) who has a poorly set up training program with lack of recovery, inappropriate progression etc increases their chance of injury or overloading their immune system leading to illness. In addition someone who is logging high mileage and thinks their is an increased health benefit to ramping up the miles even further may increase risk of reduction in heart function and cardiac fibrosis due to excessive load. However, we are talking about ultra long distances here.

Most people don't really need to worry though. The Heil are being sensationalist.

Which is a surprise.

 

[tyred]

old man sitting on his porch
A woman walks up to an old man sitting in a chair on his porch.

“I couldn’t help but notice how happy you look,” she said.

“What’s your secret for a long, happy life?”

“I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of beer, eat fatty foods, and never, ever exercise,” he replied.

“Wow, that’s amazing,” she said, “How old are you?”

”Twenty-six.”

Just about describes my life when I was 26....

 

[CopperCyclist]

My mate recons you only have so many heart beats. Or that's how he justifies his size. Doesn't exercise.

I just did some sums. If some does 40 mins of exercise, 5 times a week, where they average 130 beats per minute, it's not unreasonable to assume (with consideration of diet and other lifestyle of course) that they may have a resting heart beat of 55 bpm. Their exercise plus the resting beats came out at around 540,000 beats for the week.

If your mate does no exercise and just sits at home, I've estimated his resting heart beat as 70. His total for the week comes out at just over 700,000.

Best tell him to find a new excuse!

 

[steveindenmark]

Committing suicide by cycling.........that's something else to put on my "To Do" list. :0)

Steve

 

[VamP]

They were obviously talking about the damage to cyclists by the Wail's readership driving skills.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

2 pages with some moderately serious discussion on a bike related topic, thats more than the DM has managed in its entire lifetime.

pedal on and consign the DM to where it is most suited, lining the cat's litter tray

 

[400bhp]

I think reading the Daily Wail decreases life expectancy.

Increased blood pressure is one consequence of reading such tat.

 

[Paul99]

I am quite shocked and frightened by this thread...

My commuter is quite heavy and I have to work hard pedalling it, this means that my heart rate goes up. If I was to buy a lovely, light carbon fibre bike will I live longer? I'm sure I will.

(This is my new theory and I cannot be convinced otherwise. I am off window shopping)

 

[Alex H]

But don't forget the Daily Wail was right about what gives people cancer

original post here http://scrambledeggsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/daily-mail-list-of-cancer-causes.html

• AGE
• AIR POLLUTION
• AIR TRAVEL
• ALCOHOL
• ALLERGIES
• ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURS
• ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
• ASBESTOS
• ASPIRIN
  
• BABIES
• BABY BOTTLES
• BABY FOOD
• BACON
• BARBEQUES
• BEEF
• BEER
• BEING A BLACK PERSON
• BEING A WOMAN
• BEING A MAN
• BEING SOUTHERN
• BISCUITS
• BLOWJOBS
• BOTTLING UP EMOTIONS
• BRAS
• BREAD
• BREAST FEEDING
• BREAST IMPLANTS
• BROKEN HEARTS
• BUBBLE BATH
• BURGERS
• CAFFINE
• CALCUIM
• CANDLE-LIT DINNERS
• CANNED FOOD
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CARS
• CEREAL
• CHEESE
• CHICKEN
• CHILDLESSNESS
• CHILDREN
• CHILDREN’S FOOD
• CHILLIS
• CHINESE MEDICINE
• CHIPS
• CHIPS AGAIN
• CHLORINE
• CHOCOLATE
• CITY LIVING
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• COCA COLA
• COD LIVER OIL
• COFFEE
• CONSTAPATION
• CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS
• COOKING
• CORDLESS PHONES
• CRAYONS
• CURRY
• DEODRANT
• DIETING
• DOGS
• EGGS
• ELECTRICITY
• ENGLISH BREAKFAST
• FACEBOOK
• FALSE NAILS
• FATHERHOOD
• FIBRE
• FISH
• FLIP FLOPS
• FLY SPRAY
• FRUIT
• GARDENS
• GRAPEFRUIT
• HAIR DYE
• HAM
• HEIGHT
• HONEY
• HOT DRINKS
• HRT
• INTERNET
• IVF
• KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS
• LAMB
• LARGE HEADS
• LEFT-HANDEDNESS
• LIPSTICK
• LIVER TRANSPLANTS
• MENOPAUSE
• MENSTRUATION
• METAL
• MILK
• MOBILE PHONES
• MODERN LIVING
• MONEY
• MORPHINE
• MOUTHWASH
• NUCLEAR POWER
• OBESITY
• OESTROGEN
• OLDER FATHERs
• PASTRY
• PEANUT BUTTER
• PERFUME
• PICKLES
• PIZZA
• PLASTIC BAGS
• PORK
• POTATOES
• POVERTY
• PREGNANCY
• RADIOACTIVITY
• RICE
• SAUSAGES
• RETIREMENT
• SEX
• SHAVING
• SKIING
• SOUP
• SPACE TRAVEL
• SPOTS ON YOUR NOSE
• SUN CREAM
• TALCUM POWDER
• TEA
• TEEN SEX
• VITAMINS
• WATER
• WI-FI
• WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
• WORKING
• X-RAYS

 

[fossyant]

I just did some sums. If some does 40 mins of exercise, 5 times a week, where they average 130 beats per minute, it's not unreasonable to assume (with consideration of diet and other lifestyle of course) that they may have a resting heart beat of 55 bpm. Their exercise plus the resting beats came out at around 540,000 beats for the week.

If your mate does no exercise and just sits at home, I've estimated his resting heart beat as 70. His total for the week comes out at just over 700,000.

Best tell him to find a new excuse!

Were you bored ?

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Do we think that the amount of time spent at elevated HR might just be offset by the amount of time spent at very low resting HR? Even if there was some mileage in this crazy theory?

Even if we assume that the pros ride for say 30 hours a week on average over the year. How long not riding? Way more.

Absolutely, just pointing out that Millar had said this. It is absurd to me that a muscle in our body could have a predetermined life expectancy. There are so many factors that would alter this that after a few years the prediction would become useless.