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TexasProgresive

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13. I don't think I could taste it, but I think that is a common reaction.

Reply to ProudLib72 (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 06:38 AM

Jun 2019

It takes a lot to get my HR to that 80% max number on a treadmill. I have osteoarthritis in both knees combined with being a daily cyclist. Jogging up hill on a treadmill is just not fun and evidently my heart is fairly strong for a 69 year old diabetic.

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So what is an exercise stress test like? [View all] Hawaii Hiker Jun 2019 OP

Can be taxing but better than a chemical stress test Bradshaw3 Jun 2019 #1

OH, GOD +100 agree about the chemical stress test htuttle Jun 2019 #4

Someone at work told me about the one where they inject the chemicals in you Hawaii Hiker Jun 2019 #6

Yeah the same feeling Bradshaw3 Jun 2019 #15

YouTube it... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2019 #2

I've had 4 or 5 TexasProgresive Jun 2019 #3

I had one like that, with the dye. ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #5

I don't think I could taste it, but I think that is a common reaction. TexasProgresive Jun 2019 #13

It wasn't bad, just left me a bit tired for about 15 minutes Merlot Jun 2019 #7

I couldn't complete the exercise stress test due procon Jun 2019 #8

I had one done about eleven years ago. Aristus Jun 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jun 2019 #10

I've had a few of them Major Nikon Jun 2019 #11

10 minutes or less. Running not too hard. It was not tough at all. You are only mildly jogging. applegrove Jun 2019 #12

I get so nervous in hospital setting, or MD's office Hawaii Hiker Jun 2019 #14