Simon Foster
I live in Wales a mountainous country with plenty of hiking opportunities.
This morning I took a hike up the mountain on the other side of the valley and ejoyed the sun and blustry wind. I have been hiking up on the mountains a frew times a week over the past couple of months.
Two things to note:
- I don’t find it as tiring as a did, say, a month ago. My heart and lungs are adjusting to my new climbing hobby.
- After getting back home and taking a 20 minute rest (I live part way up a steep slope on the other side of the valley (Cwm Garw), I monitored my blood pressure expecting it to be high after such exertion. To my pleasant surprise my blood pressure quite low (for me).
It would seem that exercising my heart and lungs is contributing to lowering my bloob pressure. OK, maybe that’s not shocking groundbreaking news, but I had always considered myself quite fit previously. Maybe not!
Continued hikes are now on the agenda. Another piece of the jigsaw.
