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DudeBro911
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I rate this thread : Diet Coke
Grungedude42
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Sorry, didn't mean to come off with the tone I saw when ai re-read what I wrote. I over-reacted to the part where you mentioned you were ready "to adminster a well deserved beat down" to a medical professional, and my humor alert failed.
I just came off a season where I had a reality check, and lost 30 lbs last year, so fitness is a thing I take seriously right now. Didn't mean to go overboard.
Cgkdisc
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@grodney - in 2007 those were more likely Kernan responses. 
grodney
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Chuck, are you on BP medication or summat? 64 is fairly low for an ave, unless you're just in good shape -- but that 53 for 15 minutes is almost alarming. Did you nod off? Or pop 1/4 an Ambian?
grodney
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@grodney - in 2007 those were more likely Kernan responses.
ahahahahahahahaha
Ah, no worries. I know I need to hit the gym more. I know you're right. Maybe I thought it was funnier than it really is.
grodney
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And Chuck, was that playing DG alone? Or how big was the group? I imagine that impacts heart rate. Steve West wants your scorecard so he can correlate amplitude of peaks to birdies and bogeys.
p.s. Not to go all HIPAA on you in that earlier post.
p.s. Not to go all HIPAA on you in that earlier post.
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Cgkdisc
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Had heart attack in 2001 and have been on a beta blocker (carvedilol) to lower heart rate since then.
I think I was playing alone. Since I play so "well" I suspect I might have gotten even more exercise locating other players' discs. Not unexpected but the peaks correlate well with the elevation changes on the course.
Ask the doc to join you for a round at Hyland.
If he still tells you DG is not exercise, find a new doc.
If he still tells you DG is not exercise, find a new doc.
garublador
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That's only becasue it's true. The doctor wasn't asking if you burned calories, he was asking if you do activities that raise your fitness level above "can stand for a couple hours straight." If you aren't doing something that's either aerobic or resistance training, then you're just burning calories, not exercising.
BAMM!!
Ok, you've made your point. I get it. Gheeeez.
Halcón
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The real problem with this physician is that he missed a golden opportunity to educate his patient on the difference between moderate activity for a healthy adult and a cardiac workout that raises your heart rate for an extented period of time. You need to find a new doctor. A physician should never mock a patient. Instead he should lead him on the right path to a healthier lifestyle, based on each patient's particular needs.
Sorry for the rant. Working in the medical field changes one's view of doctors.
Sorry for the rant. Working in the medical field changes one's view of doctors.
I didn't realize there is actually a debate about whether walking is exercise or not (let alone disc golfing). Have you guys played three rounds in a day? Are you not tired afterward?
I could see debating whether it is a workout or not. Depends on the course in my opinion. Try playing some of the courses that are built on ski hills (ie. Hanson Hills or Hickory in northern Michigan) and tell me disc golf isn't exercise, let alone a workout. Hill climbs are a part of tons of training programs.
I could see debating whether it is a workout or not. Depends on the course in my opinion. Try playing some of the courses that are built on ski hills (ie. Hanson Hills or Hickory in northern Michigan) and tell me disc golf isn't exercise, let alone a workout. Hill climbs are a part of tons of training programs.
Mabuku1
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three round in a row is way different than one round.
DeadEye
Double Eagle Member
How about going to the field and throwing drivers for 3 hours?
I understand people questioning it being a sport, so I always say 'recreational sport', but questioning it being exercise is just plain silly.
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2] It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image, which is also found to be linked with higher levels of self-esteem.[3] Childhood obesity is a growing global concern[4] and physical exercise may help decrease some of the effects of childhood and adult obesity. Health care providers often call exercise the "miracle" or "wonder" drug—alluding to the wide variety of proven benefits that it provides.[5][6]
Looks like your Doc needs to either brush up on his school books and understand what exercise is, or next time you go in pull up a youtube video of Worlds Final 9 on your cell phone and tell him to shut his overpayed mouth.
I understand people questioning it being a sport, so I always say 'recreational sport', but questioning it being exercise is just plain silly.
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2] It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image, which is also found to be linked with higher levels of self-esteem.[3] Childhood obesity is a growing global concern[4] and physical exercise may help decrease some of the effects of childhood and adult obesity. Health care providers often call exercise the "miracle" or "wonder" drug—alluding to the wide variety of proven benefits that it provides.[5][6]
Looks like your Doc needs to either brush up on his school books and understand what exercise is, or next time you go in pull up a youtube video of Worlds Final 9 on your cell phone and tell him to shut his overpayed mouth.
DG is great exercise. I lost 10 pounds the first few months I started playing with no change in diet (I'm 6'1'' and I went from 200 to 190). Playing with a 10lb bag on a hilly course, five times a week for an hour at a time is better than running 30 minutes two or three times a week.
Really how much exercise you get out of a round of disc golf depends on how you play it. I reckon that I don't get that much playing at league, all while we're consuming calorie laden beverages, and standing around while other people throw.
Now, if you head to the course yourself, play briskly, and sort of semi-jog between shots, you might have something. No cardio workout by any means, but better than sitting here on the computer.
You know, I really think about it, I probably get a better workout at work.
Now, if you head to the course yourself, play briskly, and sort of semi-jog between shots, you might have something. No cardio workout by any means, but better than sitting here on the computer.
You know, I really think about it, I probably get a better workout at work.
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