When I use my treadmill, I’m a responsible guy and use a cardiac monitor at the same time. Can’t have the old guys over-doing it! I also have a theory about not doing anything sans appropriate music. With that in mind, I put on the CD from two other old guys – Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton. The toured together a while ago and have a live CD from the Madison Square Garden show – it’s really good.
So there I am cruising along at my usual pace and listening to the music. All of a sudden, the treadmill starts slowing down and telling me “reducing speed to lower heart rate.” I was doing my usual workout at a speed I hit all the time and yet for some reason, my heartbeat had elevated itself out of the acceptable range. Not by much, but it was higher. The culprit? Continue reading
