genesis273
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As with many easterners and flatlanders, I got my butt handed to me on my first elk hunt a couple years ago. So before this past Sept, I vowed to get my act together and be ready.
Right after that hunt 2 years ago, I started working out, running 3+ miles almost daily, hiking with my hunting pack with 70 lbs, eating better, and dropped 25 lbs for no other reason but to be able to hit those western Montana mountains without feeling like I would die and to enjoy the hunt. The hunt went great, and my plan worked. I felt a million times better than before, and the guy I hunt with, who goes yearly for over 20 years was surprised at how much better I ran around the mountains. But that's not what this thread is about.
As you gradually get in shape, it's really hard to tell, other than you shirts fit differently...looser in the belly and tighter in the sleeves.
But when I went for my regular physical, the blood work showed a significant change. My cholesterol is perfect, BP has lowered to the point that he lowered my BP meds because it was too low, and after monitoring for the next few weeks, may come off completely. I have been a type 2 diabetic for 10 years, and that has reversed and I am no longer a diabetic. I am 49 and 155 lbs at 5'6", which is my ideal body weight. Pretty much, all of my bad stuff is down and my good stuff is up!:hump:
So elk hunting, which was what use to almost kill me may have prolonged my life! Along with the best meat walking the woods, it's just a win win!
I thought I'd share!
Right after that hunt 2 years ago, I started working out, running 3+ miles almost daily, hiking with my hunting pack with 70 lbs, eating better, and dropped 25 lbs for no other reason but to be able to hit those western Montana mountains without feeling like I would die and to enjoy the hunt. The hunt went great, and my plan worked. I felt a million times better than before, and the guy I hunt with, who goes yearly for over 20 years was surprised at how much better I ran around the mountains. But that's not what this thread is about.
As you gradually get in shape, it's really hard to tell, other than you shirts fit differently...looser in the belly and tighter in the sleeves.
But when I went for my regular physical, the blood work showed a significant change. My cholesterol is perfect, BP has lowered to the point that he lowered my BP meds because it was too low, and after monitoring for the next few weeks, may come off completely. I have been a type 2 diabetic for 10 years, and that has reversed and I am no longer a diabetic. I am 49 and 155 lbs at 5'6", which is my ideal body weight. Pretty much, all of my bad stuff is down and my good stuff is up!:hump:
So elk hunting, which was what use to almost kill me may have prolonged my life! Along with the best meat walking the woods, it's just a win win!
I thought I'd share!
