I Think I’ve Worked Out How To Run With My Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

no pedal pulse — Check your pulse on your foot. I don’t have one on the right, due to blocked popliteal artery.

It took a while to work this out. Combining all the ideas in my first PAD book, then adding the stuff in the video, below, and I’m starting to move, again.

Lot’s more work to do, but I’ll run again, I’m sure of it. Training for the White Lake 70.3 Ironman, in May. Let’s see what I can do.

NEVER GIVE UP!

-kev aka FitOldDog at Ins pirational Self Help Books

The power of exercise — MRI scans through the thighs of three guys. Grey is muscle, white is fat, clear ring around the central white spot (bone marrow) is the femoral bone. Note the loss of both muscle and bone mass in the sedentary guy.

Filed Under: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Uncategorized


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Disclaimer: As a veterinarian, I do not provide medical advice for human animals. If you undertake or modify an exercise program, consult your medical advisors before doing so. Undertaking activities pursued by the author does not mean that he endorses your undertaking such activities, which is clearly your decision and responsibility. Be careful and sensible, please.



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