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Phoenix61

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1. Yes, you absolutely can get your resting heart

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2019, 11:23 PM

Jul 2019

rate down. Forty-six is not old. Walking is amazingly effective. Start with 20 minutes and increase by a couple minutes every week until you’re up to 30. Then you can work on distance.

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Healthy and athletic people please respond. [View all] Tobin S. Jul 2019 OP

Yes, you absolutely can get your resting heart Phoenix61 Jul 2019 #1

Thank you. Tobin S. Jul 2019 #3

Yes, absolutely Niagara Jul 2019 #2

Thank you. Tobin S. Jul 2019 #4

Walking is cheap and easy. roody Jul 2019 #5

Another vote for walking mnhtnbb Jul 2019 #6

You can "be a new man" in a year, Tobin, and have some amazing results in... Anon-C Jul 2019 #7

I am also a big fan of walking. DFW Jul 2019 #8

I highly recommend subscribing to the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter diva77 Jul 2019 #9

As everybody says, walking is great, and you can really start small. enough Jul 2019 #10

Driving truck is hard work, but it also involves hours and hours sitting. Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #11

Cardio is how you get your resting pulse rate down Major Nikon Jul 2019 #12