Concept2 Forum

I didn't start rowing until after my last child, but I did run through 2 pregnancies. I ran 2 miles the morning of the day that my last child was born. The advice from GarolynG is excellent. I just wish that all of my patients were as active as the ladies here. I have trouble just getting them out t...

Another Duck still well and alive-- the stork variety of duck, that is! <br />I've been very unfocused lately, woth way too many things to do in way too many directions. I was also out of town most of last week at a surgery conference in Houston (fresh-frozen cadavers-- great fun). <br /><br /> I fi...

What a coincidence! I just started an Irish step-dance class last Wednesday, and my main impression is that it's MUCH harder than it looks. I was really sore for a few days, and I'm a runner as well as a rower. The dancing is great fun, though. There are a couple of women in the class who are older,...

I can second Catherine's recommendation, and not just because I'm a doctor. I had the same experience in May, 1998: routine mammogram which showed early cancer. I'm convinced that age 40 is when things really start falling apart, but with timely medical screening and plenty of rowing we can slow dow...

Great ideas from everyone about heart health! By the way, this is National Heart Month. The other main thing I would add (doctors always want to get in the last word, you know) is that any of you who are age 45 or older should have a cholesterol screening at least every 5 years. Exercise is one of t...

ARRGGG!!!<br />I hoped to have the chance for one last row this evening to boost the January total at the end, and instead I'm sitting in my office waiting for a baby to be born.<br /><br /> Congratulations to all of you on a great month of rowing! <br /><br />

Apologies to all of my fellow Ducks (and Fowl Play team members) for not pulling my weight in the Challenge this last week or so. Lots of excuses could be used ( out of town, busy at work, painting the inside of my house, etc.), but the reality is that sometimes I just get LAZY!<br /><br />You're al...

Okay, Kathy-- you've prompted me to quit putting off posting my introduction. I joined DIAR last month, but have been hiding out since then. I really need some accountability, though, so here goes.<br />I'm a long-time runner who has been rowing off and on for several years. I rowed on the water for...