Just discovered this thread, and I don’t know where to start.
Tobagotwo : Valve Police.. I Like That
Harpoon (1) : In the post-op rehab we got a demonstration & trial of Thai-Chi and I think I might take it up, in 20-25 years from now.
Hosacktom : In my opinion badminton is possibly the most demanding of racquet sports if played competitively. They’ve marked squash as a non-body contact sport, they’ve not played with me Ha!
Also has the person compiling this table ever been hit with a cricket ball, thought not!
Harpoon (2) : Cycling may, or may not, be a contact sport but the ground is pretty hard, at least the last time I fell it was!
I think possibly it could be a case of malpractice wary physicians trying to cut their insurance premiums, not too sure as I’m on the other side of the pond.
My friends were very wary of me accompanying them on a cross-country skiing holiday until I produced a letter from my cardiologist, basically it was fine as long as my INR was stable and in therapeutic range. I had a ball, all enthusiasm and little technique. His advice post-surgery on sport was just to cut out the contact sport and I know a contact sport when I see it, I don’t need a stupid chart to tell me.
Now 4 years post-op and work shifts permitting go to the gym 3 times a week 20 min on the cross trainer pushing heart rate to 142-5 and hitting the training zone 65-80% of max H R for 18-19 minutes. After 3 minutes HR back down to approx 100. Resting H R is 53-57 bpm. (I’m 50 going on 18!)
