Until a year ago I was an avid bicyclist. I was very careful to keep my pulse down, usually below 100, never above 120, and dismounting to walk up hill if necessary.
Then I was hit by a motorist paying more attention to a cell phone than traffic . The accident required surgery to patch me up, and I ended up with some major changes in my job, which resulted in more traveling and fewer opportunities to ride.
Consequently my general muscle tone has gone down, and my symptoms, which were well controlled before the accident, have returned.
Have others experienced the same thing? It seems reasonable that generally toned muscles will strain the inefficient HCM heart less.
~Marv
Then I was hit by a motorist paying more attention to a cell phone than traffic . The accident required surgery to patch me up, and I ended up with some major changes in my job, which resulted in more traveling and fewer opportunities to ride.
Consequently my general muscle tone has gone down, and my symptoms, which were well controlled before the accident, have returned.
Have others experienced the same thing? It seems reasonable that generally toned muscles will strain the inefficient HCM heart less.
~Marv
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