A Battle I Was Not Counting On
lyme disease, youth fitness, autism, asberger's syndrome
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I have been pretty inactive posting on FitConnect and my main blog and webites lately. As some of you know I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease just about one month ago.
It was early detection, which is good for any infection, and I was treated with antibiotics immediatlely. Much to my surprise the first round did not completely wipe out the infection and I began a downward spiral - again. Now I am on another round of antibiotics!
When I first posted about this I thought I was in the clear and I was looking to begin working out again. Let's just say that was short lived. Much of what I wrote about was the perspective I gained by looking at fitness through the eyes of someone that:
*Doesn't feel well
*Feels sore...from doing nothing
*Does not have the drive to exercise
*Feels weak and tired
*Feels overwhelmed
*Pretty much feels like crap!
The opportunity to see things not through my own eyes but through the eyes of the millions of people who find the above descriptions to be status quo or just the way you feel as you age was humbling. Now I'm praying it's not me. Some of the long term effects of Lyme Disease can stay with a person for a lifetime...yikes.
I will battle and I will win. The situation I am in now gives me even more motivation to begin my work with kids, especially those with HFA (High functioning Autism) and AS (Aspberger's Syndrome). As these kids and "neuro-typical" kids grow into young adults with no outlet or resources for physical activity they are bound to become inactive, unhealthy adults. They will have a very good chance of feeling like I do now...for the rest of their lives.
Not on my watch.
Battle. Battle. Win.
Dave Gleason
www.homeofficeworkouts.com
"Fast, Repeatable, Efficient, Effective"
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on 11/20/2008
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Is Stress Killing You? Get high...
stress, prevention, disease, fitness
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...on exercise of course!
Bummer huh? Did you really think an exercise nut like me would write about the virtues of getting high? Maybe the legalization of marijuana? Another time, another day.
If you would like to get legally stoned then you want to read the rest of this blog post.
First I need to remind you, if you did not only know, what the #1 killer in the U.S. currently is. It is STRESS.
STRESS is linked to every major disease know to man...especially those of cancer and heart disease. Stress also:
Negatively impacts your immune system
Destroys your state of mind
Makes you gain weight (Now I have your attention)
Makes it more difficult to recover from your workouts
Exercise turns the page on stress and done right it will do so while you are legally stoned as my friend and Carlos Santana puts it.
Ever heard of a runners high?
There is more science backing up what many fitness professionals already know. The following is a run down from a presentation by Carlos I was lucky enough to listen in on in Providence R.I. last weekend.
"A study in 2004 by Georgia Tech University found that runner's high might be caused by the release of another naturally produced chemical, the endocannabinoid anandamide."
Anandamide is similar to the active chemical THC. Yes the same THC found in marijuana.
The greatest news is you don't have to run a marathon to get it!
My 10 minute workouts are designed get you to the same level of out put in less time. It's all about intensity and consistency!
Get high. Lose weight. No stress. Win.
Dave
www.homeofficeworkouts.com
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on 7/17/2008
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