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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1097060" data-attributes="member: 13032">You mention keeping your heart and lungs healthy.  I think this is one thing a lot of guys our age overlook.  They're convinced that the "manly" way to fitness is through lifting or other resistance exercises.And that's fine.  Weights should be a part of everyone's program.  But I'll take a strong cardio-vascular system over the size of my biceps.  Nothing is more important to health, now and in the future, than being CV fit and in the normal weight range for our age and height.  Not a lot of guys in WI fit that bill.I didn't really go through hell.  I was in pain for a few days post-op.  I couldn't start real rehab for a month because the front RC had to be detached to do the replacement, and then sewn back onto the scapula and humerus.  Ouch!  That just takes time to heal.  Once that was over, my PT spent two months restoring mobility, and I spent 4 hours/day in a continuous passive motion machine, and only them starting resistance work.  It worked out great, I'm pain free, and haven't felt this healthy in decades.So congrats on your committment to heart/lung health milani.  Nothing is more important.  Well done!</blockquote>

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