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    Don't Run......

    Posts: 121 Member
    edited February 24 in Fitness and Exercise
    I went to go see the sleep specialist about my sleep test results. The first person to see me is a medical assistant (What ever that is). He tells me that should not run and the only people that should run are the ones that don't need to.

    What kind of bull crap is that. I told him I enjoy running and I run 5k races a couple of times a year and this year want to try a 1/2 marathon. I told him I am not out there to win them but to enjoy them.

    I can not believe this guy would tell me that. Oh ya and to boot he could stand to lose at least 75lbs if not more.

    I don't really care what this moron says, I am still going to continue to run.

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    • Posts: 2,360 Member
      LOL! That sounds wacky: one should only run if one doesn't need to?!! One should run if one enjoys it.

      Keep on running! I run 3 times a week and have never entered a race. I just enjoy it.
    • Posts: 443 Member
      I've got sleep apnea, and I'm positive that running and weightloss have helped me improve my sleep. I only wear my mask a couple hours a night and I feel great in the morning.
    • Posts: 487 Member
      I think it depends on time of day when you run and when you go to sleep. Sometimes I feel really energised after runs and cannot sleep.

      It sounds kind of strange what the guy said about those who don't need to should run, maybe it was a joke that went flat?
    • Posts: 171 Member
      I think he's trying to say that only skinny people should run.

      Kind of like the comment: "You don't need to exercise or count calories because you are already thin." Um, how do you think I stay thin? And I exercise because it keeps me sane and from b!tch slapping idiots.
    • Posts: 4,489 Member
      Is this your doctor?

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    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      LOL! That sounds wacky: one should only run if one doesn't need to?!! One should run if one enjoys it.

      Keep on running! I run 3 times a week and have never entered a race. I just enjoy it.

      I definitely agree with your attitude, but I think there is a pretty good percentage of people out there who believe it is hard on ones' joints and feet. So I was honestly not at all surprised or shocked by the OP.
    • Posts: 1,013 Member
      Taking exercise advice from a sleep therapist is like taking cooking advice from Jeffrey Dahmer. Or some other wacky backwards comparison that I'm too tired to think of because I ran a 5K this morning, how stupid of me.
    • Posts: 9,420 Member
      I exercise because it keeps me sane and from b!tch slapping idiots.

      I think this would have been the appropriate response.
    • Posts: 499 Member
      Is this your doctor?

      200px-Dr._Nick.png

      +1

      Seriously, what kind of sense does that even make?!? If it's not hurting you (or anyone else), then do what makes you happy.
    • Posts: 9,248 Member

      I definitely agree with your attitude, but I think there isa pretty good percentage of people out there who believe it is hard on ones' joints and feet. So I was honestly not at all surprised or shocked by the OP.

      It would be safe to say that there's a pretty good percentage of people out there who are misinformed.

      To the OP, unless you have a medical history that contraindicates running keep at it! It took me a number of years to work up from a 5K to half-marathon distances but with consistent, progressive training you can do it.
    • Posts: 8,927 Member
      Sometimes doctors and physiotherapists give you their own unsolicited, wrong, personal opinion on something, and not actual medical information. I have had this experience with physios telling me not to do stuff. And often they have wrong information about weight lifting.
    • Posts: 3,987 Member
      Is this your doctor?

      200px-Dr._Nick.png
      Now that's a Doctor
    • Posts: 1,220 Member

      I went to go see the sleep specialist about my sleep test results. The first person to see me is a medical assistant (What ever that is). He tells me that should not run and the only people that should run are the ones that don't need to.

      They must know my doctor (who I refuse to go to back to every again). It sounds like something she would say to me! I went to her for the first time in awhile as the blue vein spot I have on my neck turned into a lump and I wanted a referal back to the ENT I had seen before as I wanted to have it looked at. She asked me "why? it's nothing to worry about. It's just a lump." Um? I'm sorry but having a lump on your neck is NOT normal!!!!
    • Posts: 1,236 Member
      The first person to see me is a medical assistant (What ever that is). He tells me that should not run and the only people that should run are the ones that don't need to.

      I don't really care what this moron says, I am still going to continue to run.

      Did he take/check your vitals - blood pressure, temperature, weight etc.

      If yes, don't even bother.

      OP,I loved your attitude.
    • Posts: 13,049 Member
      He tells me that should not run and the only people that should run are the ones that don't need to.

      Yeah, they don't need to run. Look at how good of shape they're in. Also, you don't have dandruff but you use Head & Shoulders shampoo. Why?
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
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      It would be safe to say that there's a pretty good percentage of people out there who are misinformed.

      I don't disagree with you ^

      I've never had the desire to start running, personally, but I'd want to do some serious research and not just go from a GP telling me it was bad for joints/feet.

      An old friend of mine told me "don't ever run, no one over 30 should ever run" - he think he is a fitness expert <eyeroll>
      Meanwhile a couple of our fellow 37 year old former classmates are winning local marathons and fun runs, and a couple of them have been in the Boston marathon in the past few years. Try telling them they should have stopped running at 30, eh!?
    • Posts: 1,220 Member
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      I don't disagree with you ^

      I've never had the desire to start running, personally, but I'd want to do some serious research and not just go from a GP telling me it was bad for joints/feet.

      An old friend of mine told me "don't ever run, no one over 30 should ever run" - he think he is a fitness expert <eyeroll>
      Meanwhile a couple of our fellow 37 year old former classmates are winning local marathons and fun runs, and a couple of them have been in the Boston marathon in the past few years. Try telling them they should have stopped running at 30, eh!?

      Meb Keflezighi - winner for the guys in the Boston Marathon - 39
      Rita Jeptoo - winner for the ladies in the Boston Marathon - 33

      Maybe you should ask you friend if these two people should have stopped running when they turned 30. :laugh:
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    • Posts: 9,248 Member
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      I don't disagree with you ^

      I've never had the desire to start running, personally, but I'd want to do some serious research and not just go from a GP telling me it was bad for joints/feet.

      An old friend of mine told me "don't ever run, no one over 30 should ever run" - he think he is a fitness expert <eyeroll>
      Meanwhile a couple of our fellow 37 year old former classmates are winning local marathons and fun runs, and a couple of them have been in the Boston marathon in the past few years. Try telling them they should have stopped running at 30, eh!?

      Or Ed Whitlock running a 3:30 marathon at 82!

      Interestingly there's a growing body of research that suggests that running (and I'm sure this presupposes that one runs with decent footwear and good form) may actually protect joints.
    • Posts: 6,256 Member
      I went to go see the sleep specialist about my sleep test results. The first person to see me is a medical assistant (What ever that is). He tells me that should not run and the only people that should run are the ones that don't need to.

      What kind of bull crap is that. I told him I enjoy running and I run 5k races a couple of times a year and this year want to try a 1/2 marathon. I told him I am not out there to win them but to enjoy them.

      I can not believe this guy would tell me that. Oh ya and to boot he could stand to lose at least 75lbs if not more.

      I don't really care what this moron says, I am still going to continue to run.

      OK. A medical assistant is not a healthcare provider. They are a clerk or secretary. They have no clue what they are talking about. Ignore any medical advice you get from a medical assistant. You should probably tell the office manager that they have unlicenesed personnel offering medical advice as well.

      Running is a good thing if you have obstructive sleep apnea. It will help you by losing weight, and will prevent the collapse of the airway when you sleep. If you have central sleep apnea, it won't do squat, but you can still run while you are awake.
    • Posts: 2,492 Member
      Taking exercise advice from a sleep therapist is like taking cooking advice from Jeffrey Dahmer. Or some other wacky backwards comparison that I'm too tired to think of because I ran a 5K this morning, how stupid of me.

      I take cooking advice from Hannibal Lecter. :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 140 Member
      I've had sleep apnea for years... they usually encourage you to lose weight and get exercise as this helps with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In my case, I run 25-30 miles a week and since I started running I have lost about 100 lbs. That was 100 pounds which were compressing my lungs while sleeping.

      Unless they have some concrete reason for not running... I'd do it anyways. Just be conscious of the time of day you run.. it tends to temporarily increase your blood pressure and that can be a problem for people trying to fall asleep.

      I myself can't run after 8:00 pm or will be up till the wee hours of the night.
    • Posts: 807 Member
      Is this your doctor?

      200px-Dr._Nick.png

      lol

      You. I like you.:laugh:
    • Posts: 12,344 Member
      Meh. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. If you don't like his, ignore it.
    • Posts: 26 Member
      What I find amazing...aren't medical professionals suppose to encourage exercise? What would he rather see you do? I say if you enjoy it...do it! You should do things in life that make you feel good, and if they provide a benefit (aka exercise)...then that's just the bonus!
    • Posts: 2,910 Member
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      It would be safe to say that there's a pretty good percentage of people out there who are misinformed.

      To the OP, unless you have a medical history that contraindicates running keep at it! It took me a number of years to work up from a 5K to half-marathon distances but with consistent, progressive training you can do it.

      I've been told that many times by my mom and also by my DH. DH has been to a chiro and two different PT's for back problems and they all told him that basically running is bad for everybody.
      I run anyway. :p
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