Lifestyle Changes

I looked at my last blog post. It was from June 28, 2021. I had just met my new primary care physician. Since then we had made slow changes to my health. I tried to eat better and exercise more. It has been a journey of trying to implement what I preach. The progress was slow. Last year, to help my physical activity endeavors (and because I have a huge interest in martial arts), I decided to start training at a local Karate school. The school I attend teaches Enshin Karate a style that traces it’s roots back through Ashihara and Kyokushin. Shortly after that time I noticed my Apple Watch was notifying me about tachycardia (faster than normal heart rate) when I was at rest. At first it seemed random and I tried increasing my water intake. I noticed that lying down and elevating my legs would help to improve the heart rate so I thought this was the problem. After a while it bothered me that these warnings continued. And I soon realized that the days I got these warnings were on days I attended Karate class. My heart rate, I concluded, was having a delayed recovery back to a normal rate. But I wasn’t quite sure what to do about it. So I met with my primary care physician to discuss what was going on and we decided to order a holter monitor and refer me to cardiology. The holter monitor would be worn for two weeks. I hoped it would catch these episodes where my heart rate would race. I hoped that I would be able to use it to a class or two. When I ...
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