SEE YOUR DOCTOR!

Every Physical Fitness book, article, TV program or God knows what, that I have ever encountered will either start up or end with the same statement: “Check with your physician prior to beginning any physical training program”. Good Advice?  Of course it is!  There is only one little problem.  I’ve had physicians that had rolls of fat over their gut so big you could hide a pumpkin under it. I’ve seen them stop in the middle of their rounds to duck out for a smoke.  I’ve been in for check-ups in the past and after leaving the Doctor’s office I worried more about him than about me.
What I’m trying to say is you should visit a physician who is physically fit and stays that way.  He or she will be the one to give you good advice, not the fat guy!
While I’m at it, a few words about my personal Doctor. He’s about forty-five years old and a marathon runner. He gave me a surprised look when I told him I had never run a marathon, although I’ve run long distances over many years, and never once did he ever tell me to slow down in my other physical activities.  Quite the opposite, he still wonders why I don’t run a marathon.  I’m talking about two extremes here but I think you get the idea.  Get a Doctor who believes in physical fitness. Let him or her know exactly what you are doing, get some advice and then make your own decision on what is best for you.