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Went to the cardio gym, where our particular group of seekers has been nick-named The After Lunch Bunch, since we meet after noon. All of us are there by cardiologist's prescription after experiencing dangerous heart symptoms of one kind or another.
Part of our regular business is to work out on two machines while connected with the radio monitor to watch heart rate and have periodic blood pressure measurements, 20 to 25 minutes or so on each machine. Some days, while we workout, we watch educational DVDs on a large projection screen.
I usually start with one of the several treadmills and move to the bike, others reverse this or work on other machines -- there are six or eight types. After that we (who can) work out for about ten minutes with hand weights.
The process can get stale, but today was great. I've ummm... earned .. .a reputation as a music curmudgeon because of my lack of appreciation for silly country pablum served up by one of the local radio stations -- and today one of the staff was switching stations around and I pointed out that at least I recognized Credence and could listen to it since there were no bouncy chicks being seduced in a pick-up in the song. That station, however, was hard to pull in, so the staffer shut the radio down and started for the big screen projection doohickey they won't let me play with.
Lo and behold, today NOT being on the schedule for a playing of "Cholesterol, Threat Or Menace From Beyond?" DVD, the staffer went to the projection device and flipped a switch, whereupon a google search screen was projected, and in about 30 second we had Credence Clearwater Revival on the screen, courtesy of YouTube. Not only that, but the staffer turned up the volume ....
Credence being done the question came "Requests?" I don't think I'd even heard there was a Justin Timberlake video of silly people dancing, but there is, and one of our number requested it. They tried to find me some JJ Cale, but most of his work was too subtle with the exercise machines going, but then one of my age-mates (some of us are much younger than others) suggested Prince, which choice I seconded .... and boy did today's exercise session go fast. Not only that, but we all got through the day's exercise in upbeat and smiling mood.
So, music. That's the trick, music can make the savage heart beat better.
Part of our regular business is to work out on two machines while connected with the radio monitor to watch heart rate and have periodic blood pressure measurements, 20 to 25 minutes or so on each machine. Some days, while we workout, we watch educational DVDs on a large projection screen.
I usually start with one of the several treadmills and move to the bike, others reverse this or work on other machines -- there are six or eight types. After that we (who can) work out for about ten minutes with hand weights.
The process can get stale, but today was great. I've ummm... earned .. .a reputation as a music curmudgeon because of my lack of appreciation for silly country pablum served up by one of the local radio stations -- and today one of the staff was switching stations around and I pointed out that at least I recognized Credence and could listen to it since there were no bouncy chicks being seduced in a pick-up in the song. That station, however, was hard to pull in, so the staffer shut the radio down and started for the big screen projection doohickey they won't let me play with.
Lo and behold, today NOT being on the schedule for a playing of "Cholesterol, Threat Or Menace From Beyond?" DVD, the staffer went to the projection device and flipped a switch, whereupon a google search screen was projected, and in about 30 second we had Credence Clearwater Revival on the screen, courtesy of YouTube. Not only that, but the staffer turned up the volume ....
Credence being done the question came "Requests?" I don't think I'd even heard there was a Justin Timberlake video of silly people dancing, but there is, and one of our number requested it. They tried to find me some JJ Cale, but most of his work was too subtle with the exercise machines going, but then one of my age-mates (some of us are much younger than others) suggested Prince, which choice I seconded .... and boy did today's exercise session go fast. Not only that, but we all got through the day's exercise in upbeat and smiling mood.
So, music. That's the trick, music can make the savage heart beat better.
