Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Maintaining FItness Message-ID: <8638@watarts.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jan-86 19:27:02 EST Article-I.D.: watarts.8638 Posted: Tue Jan 21 19:27:02 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jan-86 05:11:34 EST References: <674@cylixd.UUCP> <16200136@uiucdcsb> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 20 Summary: Doug Bellows had a few comments (quite good) about muscle conditioning and layig off, but there was one point that he glosses that is quite important. He talks about laying off or resting after an injury, if this sounds like total abandonment of any conditioning, then this isn't what the sports doctor ordered. A light conditioning program that is within the limits of your injury will speed healing and return to condtioning time. E.g. runners with ligament damage or muscle strain show improvement in healing time and return to form with water running programs, etc. The key is commen sense and a good sports doctor (if there is more than 4 in this world.) -- Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts) ihnp4!watmath!watarts!mupmalis Chemistry is useful both in Modern Medicine and the treatment of Steel. Mr. Sanderson in "Big Meat Eater"