Progress Check In
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I've been following the ongoing dialogue about V02 max here. It seems to me that rucking is likely a good exercise for people, especially out of shape folks like me, to raise the FLOOR of cardio fitness and V02 max. It's not likely to have significant impact on the ceiling of your cardio fitness, although, depending on where you start, it should help.
I walked 1.89 miles with my pack loaded with a 20 pound plate and my heart rate was noticeably higher and the fatigue in my upper back and legs was higher than if I'd been walking without a pack. -
That’s wild
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I think walking is the best place to start for someone getting off the couch and starting from scratch.
Zone 2 should feel like you can still carry on a conversation and not be totally out of breath, but someone could tell you're definitely exercising when speaking with you on the phone for example. At least, 150 mins of this a week would be great.
And keep in mind, even if the pounds aren't coming off quickly, there's still a huge benefit in getting your VO2 max into the top 25% for age group.
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Strong agree, walking is GOOD for you. Very clear blood sugar benefits to walking.
Which, since this is a progress check, the one thing I am failing on this year is my overall steps. I don't record fancy stuff, but the default health tracking on the Iphone had me at 7500 per day in 2023 and dropped to 6500 in 2024. Part of that is variability with recording steps while golfing, part was running less but was more than offset by plenty of rowing. But I still wanted to get it back to 7500 this year.
Well January was ass weather and I'm at 4500 per day so far this year. Rowing machine winning instead.
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Walking is a lot easier in California
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It never rains in Southern California.
So you may burn down.
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One April we were swimming in the ocean at Oceanside in 105 degree heat with fires at Pendleton and on the 15 at the 76 with one at Carlsbad
Crazy day
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Yeah, thanks for this. Not gonna lie, checking in on the MAHA board has actually taught me a few things* and been inspiring me to get moving again. Cheers to a healthier 2025!
*Also talking with my physician, and getting some blood work done. I'm not solely making health decisions based on a college football internet message board.
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Please, for the love of god, don't make health decisions based on the advice of lay people on a back water college football message board!!
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HOWEVER, if you are going to make health decisions based on the advice of lay people on a college football message board, make sure it is this one and not the one where the most prominent member is literally nicknamed Fatters, or the other one where the founder was well known for her double chin (and nice ass).
