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by TheHorsetoWater
January 1st, 2016, 10:47 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: heart rate
Replies: 55
Views: 29600

Re: heart rate

Just for information, there is a 'proper' formula for calculating maximum heart rate which is: MHR = 207 - 0.7(age) This is after Gellish (2007) with a predictive value of <0.0001. Of course, some medications affect the maximum heart rate that can be attained as do certain disease processes and the ...
by TheHorsetoWater
December 31st, 2015, 6:48 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Rowing and Cycling - Complementary?
Replies: 9
Views: 11135

Re: Rowing and Cycling - Complementary?

Thank you all very much for the information.
Here's to the burn!
by TheHorsetoWater
December 24th, 2015, 7:12 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: COPD
Replies: 9
Views: 9264

Re: COPD

Hi, am new here, I do not have COPD but just wanted to encourage you. I would ask the respiratory clinic about what kind of oximeter you could buy. I know from experience that Nonin are used, and a website you can get one from is medisave. They are not cheap but the other guys are right - you would ...
by TheHorsetoWater
December 24th, 2015, 7:00 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Rowing and Cycling - Complementary?
Replies: 9
Views: 11135

Rowing and Cycling - Complementary?

Hi Concept2 Forum People I am new to rowing and this is my first post! So I am recovering from some horrendous spinal surgery and am at the point now where I am ready to start exercising again after a couple of years out of it. I am a non-competitive cyclist by birth and prior to surgery could comfo...