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Originally Posted by Maelochs
On top of that, a lot of doctors tend to be over-cautious---most doctors would probably prefer their patients stay home and rot on the couch and develop diseases for which there is daily medication. Risking life and limb being healthy? But it's a Risk! @Carbonfiberboy got lucky ... and in fact anyone who is athletic should probably consult an athletic doctor. For someone like myself, who is no athlete though still a cyclist ... average info is good enough, but foe healthy, active people who want to stay that way .... talk to the right physician.

Or ... learn to listen to your body and not your brain. The brain tends to bounce between over-enthusiastic and over-cautious. The body will tell you what's really up.
My doc says that if he could write one prescription for every one of his patients it would be exercise!
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