[at-l] Room for improvement

[Black Wolfe]

I remember summiting a little hill in MA on my first section hike.  (From 
I-90 South to the ridge top.)  My temples were pounding and the world around 
me was shrinking into grey and black splotches.  I recalled reading about 
pacing ones efforts to your heart rate rather than trying to hike up hills 
like they were flatland.  I began to learn to adjust my pace to my heart 
rate instead of trying to adjust my heart rate to my pace.  It simply works 
better that way.



Black Wolfe

Bruce W.






> Maybe, Maybe not...
>
> I remember climbing a mountain in Maine after six months of walking up 
> mountains thinking "Why is this still so damn hard?"
>
> The only difference from Georgia was recovery rate - a pause,and my heart 
> rate, breath and lactic acid would return to near-normal.
>
> Your heart may be doing beter than you think, is all I'm sayin'...
> ;-)
>
>
>>I tell you what...if you are training and getting in shape and want to 
>>know how your progress is going...go climb some hills. You'll find out 
>>real quick.
>
>>My eight loss odyssety is continuing very well. But today I went to our 
>>local state park here and did the loop trail. Uphill...there is room for 
>>improvement.
>
>>I think one thing is that I need to start some weight training to go with 
>>the cardio. And maybe some more intense cardio than neighborhood walking.
>
>>Climb some hills though...you will know your status very quickly.
>
>>Dawg