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December 26, 2005
Can long distance cycling make you impotent?
There are studies that link long-distance cycling to impotency. The key phrase is long distance. Most of the research studied men who cycled for several hours every day. Fortunately, there is no evidence of any risk if you cycle for short duration.
When a man sits on a bicycle seat, his groin supports the entire weight of his body. This puts intense pressure in the area near the genitals, which contains the nerves and arteries that transmit feeling and blood to the genitals. Prolonged pressure can cause genital numbness and even temporary impotency.
You can build reserve capacity in your heart, lungs, and muscles in as little as ten minutes a day. There is no need to sit on a bicycle seat for an extended amount of time. Limit your cycling to less than three hours a week.
If you like cycling and are still concerned, vary your activities. Cycle a few times a week and do other forms of exercise you like during the rest of the week. Also, check with bicycle companies that recently marketed new seats designed specifically to take pressure off the genitals.
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December 19, 2005
Why you don't have to kill yourself when starting the PACE heart health program
The most common mistake beginners make is assuming that they must work at an uncomfortable level of exertion to get results. This is an understandable interpretation since you will be focusing your attention on your exercise intensity, but it is not necessary.
The point is to start with what is a comfortable level of exertion for you. As you improve your fitness, this same level of activity will become easier for you.
Now you make use of your added capacity by increasing the level of the exercise. This will coach your body into increasing your exercise capacity further. With this week-by-week gradual progression of your workout as your body responds, you do not feel an uncomfortable or painful perceived level of exertion.
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December 12, 2005
Going "full tilt" to truly challenge your heart
As you continue to pick up the PACE, increase the intensity of your workout and the number of exercise intervals. At the same time, shorten the length of your exercise sessions. You may be doing three five-minute intervals with two three-minutes rests. As you progress, shorten the length of your exercise intervals to four, three, two, then one minute. Work a little harder during these shorter exercise sessions.
When you get use to PACE and use it to your full advantage, your workout sessions usually last less than 14 minutes!
When you become conditioned well enough to do it, exercising for just 30 seconds at an intensity level of 9 or 10 will seem like a surprisingly long time.
In fact, your body cannot sustain exercise at this level much longer because your muscles need more oxygen than your body can supply. But this is exactly why it pays off! This rate of exercise is training your heart and blood vessels to deliver more oxygen faster.
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December 5, 2005
How to pick up the PACE to build a stronger heart with exercise
Build your exercise program around any activity that gives your heart and lungs a workout. Swimming, biking, stair-stepping, sprinting and elliptical machines are all good exercises for the heart and lungs. What form of exercise you chose will depend on your preferences and your level of fitness.
You might want to alternate the various types of exercise to keep your routine fun and lower the chances of overuse injuries. You are most likely to stick with your program when you choose exercises you enjoy.
Begin by developing an exercise routine based on activities you enjoy. Your goal is to perform this exercise for 20 minutes at a time at low intensity. If you can’t exercise for 20 minutes without stopping, rest as needed. As you’re starting out write down what you do. It is helpful to determine your current level of fitness to use as a baseline to track your progress.
In the second week, begin experimenting with the pace. Push yourself a little harder and then ease up a bit. Vary your pace as much as you feel comfortable.
As you play with the pace, begin to develop an internal scale of how intensely you exercise. Use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 or 2 is a leisurely pace, all the way up to full throttle at 9 or 10.
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