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Nah, a "bollard" is a curved piece of wood, kinda like a boomerang, used in the ancient greek game of bollard-ball. Someone tosses a ball in the air, and you try to hit it with your "bollard". John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Cochran" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 11:15 AM Subject: Re: Leg pain after using exercise bike > OK, let's play a game! Amanda wrote, in reference to her athletic > endeavors: "...I'm short and stocky, think bollard-shaped..." > > If, like me, you don't know what a bollard is, take a guess! If you do > know, just sit back and watch. > > I'll go first: Bollard is a mild, bologna-like Scandinavian pork sausage > traditionally served with lentils on the winter solstice. "Pass the > bollard, Sven, and while you're at it pour me some more gløg." > > > > On 31 October 2013 13:13, A Phillips <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Thanks; I'm up to 10 minutes fairly slow pedalling & will build up >> slowly. >> It may be just that I'm short and stocky, think bollard-shaped... >> >> > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:16:28 -0700 >> > From: [log in to unmask] >> > Subject: Re: Leg pain after using exercise bike >> > To: [log in to unmask] >> > >> > Amanda >> > >> > I don't know if this applies to you or not, but a year ago I made the >> > mistake of ignoring pain in my right thigh, cycling at my usual 11 mph >> until >> > the pain got so bad I couldn't use my Theracycle at all for a couple >> of >> > months. >> > Now I pull back and slow down if I get any strange feelings. >> > Never did find out what was wrong. after one Baclofen pill my leg felt >> like >> > it was on fire. Be careful. >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: A Phillips >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:56 AM >> > To: [log in to unmask] >> > Subject: Re: Leg pain after using exercise bike >> > >> > Thanks >> > Upright; will try adjusting the height. >> > >> > > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:14:05 -0400 >> > > From: [log in to unmask] >> > > Subject: Re: Leg pain after using exercise bike >> > > To: [log in to unmask] >> > > >> > > Hmmm.... Sounds kinda like shin splints, except that they typically >> occur >> > > as a result of impact or sudden changes in direction - not really the >> kind >> > > of movements you associate with cycling. On your exercise bike, are >> you >> > > seated upright or is it a "recumbent" model where you're almost lying >> on >> > > your back? I'm wondering if there's a difference in foot position or >> in >> > > how >> > > your feet are held on the exercise bike that may be causing you to >> > > pull >> > > with >> > > your toes or to pedal in a more toes-down position, either of which >> might >> > > put different stresses on the muscles in the front of your legs. >> > > Just >> a >> > > wild guess. Good luck. >> > > >> > > Roger Seymour >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: A Phillips >> > > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:36 AM >> > > To: [log in to unmask] >> > > Subject: Leg pain after using exercise bike >> > > >> > > As a result of reading about the benefits of cycling, I bought an >> exercise >> > > bike. >> > > However, if I use it for more than 15 minutes or pedal other than >> slowly, >> > > I >> > > get >> > > shooting pains up the front of my legs. >> > > This doesn't happen riding my trike outside. >> > > >> > > I do know about warming up - any ideas ? >> > > >> > > Amanda >> > > >> > > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > 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 >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn