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I can't exercise like other people. Everything I do has to be done in a short duration. For example, I train my dogs and show in obedience. When I teach heel I teach attention and walk only a couple of steps while the dog is watching my face and walking along side me. When I compete I have to ask the judge to allow me to catch my breath in between exercises. I am a type A personality I think. I can't sit still for long and push myself in everything I do. Some say I shouldn't push to the point of exhaustion. My doctor says I can push but I must rest also. He also says most people with lungs as bad as mine are in bed on oxygen. I believe the reason is because of the dog hobby. I used to work 7 nights a week delivering papers. I would get home at 5:00 and sleep until 8:00 and take care of Gordie, housework, fun stuff with the dogs etc and go to bed about 6:00 to get up at 11:00 to go back to work. I ended up in the hospital with every cold I caught. The winter of 2000 had me in the hospital 4 times from December through February when I had to quit after 19 years of it. I found out I am less apt to catch a cold now and don't end up in the hospital if I spend a bit of time resting. So, I guess there is something to be said for not pushing too much. Gordie just took his first Comtan yesterday and said he did feel it was easier to move around. Cross your fingers. I believe in exercise and I guess my husband would consider me one of those obnoxious people you speak of if he were of a mind to tell me. he usually just keeps quiet. Norma Rayilyn Brown wrote: > Norma, > I started the exercising when it was easier to do and benefits were greater. > Think that is why most people don' it consistenly, it is hard, boring and > results not good enough. Never thought I would be one of those obnoxious > people telling everyone to do it. I got scared into it and can't do much > else, also, have osteoporosts (I'm 65, but look young), want to have some > kind of body left if they ever get meds that help, or a cure. Water therapy > is relaxing and spiritually uplifting for everybody, I think, but shouldn't > insist. My dad (deceased) had empheseyma (sp) and that's no fun and don't > know how you could exercise with [log in to unmask] in Murrieta, CA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn