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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 11:14 am Post subject: Hiking is good for you! |
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Under the subheading of "Duh!" Comes a report on the benefits of hiking downhill that is actually quite interesting.
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A novel study of hikers in the Alps made the intriguing discovery that different types of exercise had different effects on fats and sugars in the blood.
Going uphill cleared fats from the blood faster, going downhill reduced blood sugar more, and hiking either way lowered bad cholesterol. |
_________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
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Hnak
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 11:22 am Post subject: |
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And I thought it was only good for my mental health... |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 11:53 am Post subject: |
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I don't know what there talking about. I gained 15 lbs since I started hiking. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 11:54 am Post subject: |
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Davis2001R6 wrote: |
I don't know what there talking about. I gained 15 lbs since I started hiking. |
Must be all the beer, Tim |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Beer?
Oh yeah this stuff!
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Hnak
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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Davis2001R6 wrote: |
I don't know what there talking about. I gained 15 lbs since I started hiking. |
It's muscle mass.... right? |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yeah it's a "6-Pack" alright. |
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azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Hiking is good for you! |
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Daddee wrote: |
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A novel study of hikers in the Alps made the intriguing discovery that different types of exercise had different effects on fats and sugars in the blood.
Going uphill cleared fats from the blood faster, going downhill reduced blood sugar more, and hiking either way lowered bad cholesterol. |
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I usually end up hiking both ways on my adventures. When I only hike up or down, my blood sugar or lipid level will be the last of my worries.
Oops, I posted too quickly. I just read the article and do see some applications. The stairmaster in the gym allows you to hike up without having to hike down. I suppose someone could use an escalator to hike down without hiking up.
I'll just continue hiking both ways as long as I can and enjoy both benefits. |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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Lately, all the trails I've been hiking seem to be uphill.....both ways! 'specially the loop trails! _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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Hnak
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Davis2001R6 wrote: |
Oh yeah it's a "6-Pack" alright. |
Better than a 'kegger' fer sure! |
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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evenstar wrote: |
Lately, all the trails I've been hiking seem to be uphill.....both ways! 'specially the loop trails! |
"And when I was a youngster I walked 15 miles to school...up-hill...both ways...in 7 ft of snow...barefoot...with shattered glass from the bottle factory as pavement...and when we were hungry we ate dirt...and we were THANKFUL for that dirt...Yes, sir!...cause even though it had broken glass and rat droppings, it was still better than the dirt my parents had...they didn't even have dirt...and I worked 15 hours a day digging ditches for one penny per day...and I was GRATEFUL for that penny....cause after one month of work I could go out and buy a new shovel....that way we could keep diggin' ditches...cause if'n we didn't then we'd just have to go back to school...and nobody wanted to make that trek...up-hill...both ways...in 7ft of snow...................." _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
- Abraham Lincoln |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Daddee wrote: |
evenstar wrote: |
Lately, all the trails I've been hiking seem to be uphill.....both ways! 'specially the loop trails! |
"And when I was a youngster I walked 15 miles to school...up-hill...both ways...in 7 ft of snow...barefoot...with shattered glass from the bottle factory as pavement...and when we were hungry we ate dirt...and we were THANKFUL for that dirt...Yes, sir!...cause even though it had broken glass and rat droppings, it was still better than the dirt my parents had...they didn't even have dirt...and I worked 15 hours a day digging ditches for one penny per day...and I was GRATEFUL for that penny....cause after one month of work I could go out and buy a new shovel....that way we could keep diggin' ditches...cause if'n we didn't then we'd just have to go back to school...and nobody wanted to make that trek...up-hill...both ways...in 7ft of snow...................." |
How'd you know that????? _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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Shihiyea
Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 1135
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Posted: 1/10/2005, 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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evenstar wrote: |
Lately, all the trails I've been hiking seem to be uphill.....both ways! 'specially the loop trails! |
You've been talking with my dad! Mary |
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