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Base training - how long is worthwhile?

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Canute Mar 2013 6:53pm, 4 Mar 2013 537 posts	Quote Pin Canute Yes, the male predominance on the AF thread is striking and consistent with the published evidence. While macho attitudes sometimes play a role, I think the cardioprotective effects of eostrogen are probably quite important. The cardio protective effect possibly acts via promoting healthy blood vessel walls. It is easy to see how this might account for a sex difference in coronary atheroma, but less easy to see how it might influence AF. Maybe disordered capillaries might also play a role in the aberrant conduction system in AF. It is tempting to speculate that cardioprotective effects of oxytocin might play a role. If so perhaps an affectionate hug should be part of recovery – but this is a romantic notion that goes a bit beyond the evidence.
Too Much Water Mar 2013 9:21pm, 4 Mar 2013 3,410 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water We seem to have travelled some distance from base training... doubt I'll ever do enough training to get this condition!
plodding hippo Mar 2013 2:22pm, 5 Mar 2013 47,420 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo I quite like the idea of a recovery hug
macca53 Mar 2013 2:35pm, 5 Mar 2013 17,444 posts	Quote Pin macca53 think I'll ask my doc if he'll put me on that therapy. Do you think I could get a choice on the NHS or would it just be Nora Batty or Nurse Gladys Emanuel
plodding hippo Mar 2013 2:58pm, 5 Mar 2013 47,421 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo bites lip and tries not to make any reference to Dr Ruth
macca53 Mar 2013 3:28pm, 5 Mar 2013 17,448 posts	Quote Pin macca53 lol ((((((((((((((Hipps))))))))))))))
plodding hippo Mar 2013 4:19pm, 5 Mar 2013 47,430 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo Have a cwtch
macca53 Mar 2013 8:34am, 6 Mar 2013 17,453 posts	Quote Pin macca53 one of these days I'll cwtch up with you:)
plodding hippo Mar 2013 8:45am, 6 Mar 2013 47,444 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo awwwwwwwww but we really must stop polluting TMWs thread;)
macca53 Mar 2013 9:40am, 6 Mar 2013 17,455 posts	Quote Pin macca53 anyway - roughly back on topic I did 7 miles at sub-70% HR on Monday night and wondered how long it might take before I'm able to do this without pace decay. At my stage of recovery pace is a word to be used in its broadest context;)