Keeping fit

Now after several weeks of fatigue, which happens to be a unique type of fatigue. This fatigue seems to come about quickly and is unrelenting until you give in and rest. It does not seem to be related to lack of food, one may just have eaten and 30 minutes later you feel wiped out. Exercise seems to be not in the equation for helping your stamina, or is it.

I found a nest of articles that are turning my ways to exercise and eating differently. Here is one that is influencing me at the moment
Dimeo, F. C. (2001). Effects of exercise on cancer‐related fatigue. Cancer,92(S6), 1689-1693.

Fatigue is probably the most common complaint experienced by cancer patients. Not only is fatigue a complaint but a necessary instrument for physiologic self-regulation. Fatigue tells you to sit and rest because you are tired. Thus balancing the body. The fatigue I am talking about is coming from a mixture of mechanisms, pain, electrolyte and fluid disturbances, anemia, impaired nutritional status, weight loss, chemo drugs, interaction from the tumor and the host defense mechanisms and sleep disturbances. As you can see fatigue in this case is complicated and will strike in a moments notice.
As example, I was shooting pics and the Kentucky/Missouri game last night and I had to stop at half time because of being pooped out.

Because of prolonged bed rest I am experiencing impaired muscle function and mass. There is, from studies, a well documented loss of plasma vol. and a reduction in cardiac output thus further impairment in work capacity. I would like to exercise but I do not want to promote ill effects. Several studies have reported that exercise can prevent the manifestation and reduce the intensity of fatigue. Helping muscle mass and increasing plasma vol., improve lung ventilation/perfusion and increase cardiac reserve and a higher level of oxidative muscle enzymes should reduce these untoward and unwanted feelings of fatigue. The recumbent bike is now a daily routine, also as per the studies mentioned above, and many more throughout the literature.

Here is a little entertainment from last nights close game with Missouri.

 15 Willie Cauley-Stein F 7-0 244 FR Olathe, KS

 Bobby, director of the 101 blue men at Rupp. A great friend. Tammy Brown, keeps a watchful eye on me.

 10 Archie Goodwin G 6-4 198 FR Little Rock, AR

 12 Ryan Harrow G 6-2 170 SO Marietta, GA

The UK cheerleaders. A great group of students and athletes!
The remainder of the photos are on meister17@smugmug.com

God Bless all of you for prayer and helping me hold my head up high
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Bo