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Jell6Graduate10
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I'm having a funny sort of week.

I had to give up my planned afternoon tea with my mother to cover a long shift because someone took it off due to a COLD SORE!!!!!

(Is it just me, or is that royally taking the proverbial?)

I know they are sore, and don't look great, I get them myself, but I would never dream of taking time off with one.

Back to the point of post...I decided that those Boots Advantage Points had gathered enough dust, plus there was Β£40.00 off, so I have bought this.

I know, it's not a Garmin, they are just too big for me. It's a Fitbit Versa 2, and it should at least show me some reasonable data.( also stores music if I care to cough up for spotify premium!)

I got it yesterday, what do I know so far? My resting heart rate is 48, and on my run this morning I maxed out at 157, but probably did too much of the run at peak effort.

I was a bit offended when it told me that my cardiac score is 34, and that is excellent for a woman my age!!!

What's it trying to say?🀯

But it's pretty isn't it πŸ˜ŠπŸ€—

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JaoJao profile image
JaoJaoGraduate10

36 is a great cardio fitness score be proud of yourself. I think that is the equivalent of v02 max used by Garmin models.

It looks like a nice watch I’m tempted too! X

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toJaoJao

Thanks JaoJao😊

It helped that I didn't feel as if I paid for it. I have had those points stacking up for years, I've still got £47.00 worth left 😬

Getting reminders to move does actually have an effect on me, at least in these early days!

lexi6 profile image
lexi6Graduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

Lovely watch Jell, the fun you are going to have with all your stats. I eventually turned my move alerts off, it became far too bossy and intrusive! πŸ™‚

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply tolexi6

Thanks lexi, I can see that happening to me at some point, but for now I'm doing as I am told!😊

Buddy34 profile image
Buddy34Graduate10

🀣🀣hope you love your new fitness watch and yes they tell you the truth.

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBuddy34

I hope I love it too!, I can't wear a wrist watch at work, but apparently it helps data if its worn overnight, I'll see how it goes😊

Buddy34 profile image
Buddy34Graduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

Have you downloaded the Fitbit app to your phone as well

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBuddy34

Yes, I have been faffing with the bloody thing since yesterday 🀣🀣🀣🀣

Buddy34 profile image
Buddy34Graduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

🀣🀣they are quite interesting. It's just that now you've got lots of new information

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBuddy34

If only I knew what it all means!.

More reading and fiddling I think, but I suppose I will get the hang of it.

Did you get your Garmin sorted out?

Buddy34 profile image
Buddy34Graduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

Yes the watch seems to be working now. Went out running today , came back and it uploaded no problem. Just annoyed because it was a route I had never ran before , I like to see the map thing. I'm a garmin geek🀣

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBuddy34

I did buy the strap!, that was on sale in Fitbit accessories, so not totally "free!"

PaulS83 profile image
PaulS83

Oooh, swag. Very nice.

Not many professions I can think of worthy of side stepping due to cold sores. Kissograms? Do they still exist? I haven’t hired one for weeks.

They should’ve just skived off saying they had a bout of the β€œthrupnies” like the rest of us.

But, hang on...resting heartbeat of 48? I’m in no way a medical professional, but that strikes me as a bit low. Do you go blue in places?

PaulS83 profile image
PaulS83β€’ in reply toPaulS83

*googling normal resting heartbeat for a woman of Jell’s age*

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PaulS83β€’ in reply toPaulS83

Google tells me, ahem...

β€œHighly trained athletes may have a resting heart rate below 60 bpm, sometimes reaching 40 bpm.”

Well, Jell. I’m in awe.

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toPaulS83

It's not due to athleticism, more likely a congenital blip.😬

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toPaulS83

To be perfectly honest I was sceptical about this, but I compared it to my O2 sats and HR monitor at work, and even there it was 53, so sleeping HR it's probably correct. I remember having anesthetics on two occasions and although not out for long I had to have a long stint in the recovery room and they had to monitor me closely.

Maybe I hibernate!!!!

Should I be worried? Well probably not, I've clearly been this way for a long time πŸ™„.

A woman of Jells age .What......!

PaulS83 profile image
PaulS83β€’ in reply toJell6

Luckily it appears to level out above the age of 10, so I was spared a potential clout.

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toPaulS83

I'm sure the opportunity will arise again.

Buddy34 profile image
Buddy34Graduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

My resting heart rate is also in the low 50s sometimes 49. Must be all this running πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBuddy34

That is reassuring! PaulS83 , you need to know your stats, tell your wife!!!!

PaulS83 profile image
PaulS83β€’ in reply toJell6

We’ve come to an agreement. If I can do W6R3 and thus overtake my earlier effort, then the watch is mine.

So I’ve already given up on the idea and started coveting powered wheelchairs

ktsok profile image
ktsokβ€’ in reply toJell6

Mine hovers between 49 and 52 these days. I think you are ok πŸ‘πŸΏ

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toPaulS83

🀣

Bike_and_Run profile image
Bike_and_RunGraduate10

Are you a kiss-a-gram? Because I would have thought a cold sore to be an acceptable excuse for a sick day if you were! πŸ‘„

As for the watch. Very nice. I'm still dreaming of a Garmin, but it's nice to see someone advocating for a different brand. I was beginning to think HU was sponsored by Garmin 🀣🀣

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBike_and_Run

Not advocating it, but Boots sell them and Garmins are too big🀣🀣.

I think it will do all I need, I read that the GPS isn't as accurate as Garmin, but I don't alter my route much, and I'm okay with that.

And no, RN, and a coldsore is no excuse. Starts seething again.....

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate10

Cold sores are highly infectious Jell and so I think the person was being very responsible taking time off. I think you work in the medical world and so it’s even more important not to risk a spread in this environment.

As a sufferer I know how painful and energy-sapping they can be. Your immune system is bu**ered and so you feel really sh*t. I’ve had to cancel all sorts of things when I was younger because of them. I took them badly and once had one that made my mouth swell up so much I could see my lips when I looked down! Not good. My husband takes them and his is a little spot that disappears in a few days. Mine flares up like a mountain and lasts at least a week and is so painful I can’t even drink tea. There are different types and perhaps this person has the bad type.

Hopefully this will make you feel less upset about your cancelled afternoon tea with your mum. Afraid to say my sympathies are with the poor cold sore sufferer ☹️

But I like your Fitbit and hope it does what it says on the tin πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ™‚

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Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toIrishprincess

No, I ran it by infection control consultant, there is no indication to remain off, I understand that there are degrees of severity, but it appears not to have stopped her from going out the night before, for coldsore read hangover, her Facebook page will be part of her return to work interview.

Re yours, I asked my GP for oral acyclovir, as I get them inside my nose as well, and you cannot apply topical creams there. I have it on repeat prescription, so it might be worth you asking as you feel so unwell. I take them as soon as I feel the start and for 3 days. Even if I don't completely stop them they are less, and go faster .

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

Thank goodness as I’ve got older I rarely get them now but thanks for the tip. I’ll pass it on to my mum though who had them so badly she underwent a serious of injections but they didn’t work either. They are truly horrible.

But given what you say about your colleague then shame on her. Can’t believe she was so stupid to post a photo on Facebook from the night before πŸ™„

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toIrishprincess

She probably thought it was ok, as it's well known that I "don't do Facebook ", but one of her colleagues dobbed her in, and sent me a screenshot!πŸ™„

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Wow.Β£40 is a bargain Mrs wife bought me a Garmin for Christmas but I'd have never forked out myself....... I used my old Casio perfectly

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Well it was £40.00 off, but still a good deal given the payment method, I've managed without one for a couple of years but thought I might as well😊

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Ooo that is nice Jell. My Garmin strap is that colour too. 😍

A cold sore? Seriously? πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

The Garmin I bought ( and returned) was this colour too!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toJell6

Great taste! πŸ‘πŸ˜‡

ktsok profile image
ktsok

That your cardiac score is excellent??!!!

Welcome to the world of stats πŸ˜‚

Sorry to hear you missed afternoon tea with your mum. Be sure to say (clearly and loudly) to your colleague that you are sorry she contracted herpes.

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toktsok

I am having afternoon tea tomorrow instead 😊

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Yes it’s very pretty and you will have fun checking every stat and every run

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

I will, once I work it all out 🀣

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toJell6

That’s the challenge, mine was driving me mad when my daughter who knows about these things mentioned that my oxygen levels were low and as i was breathless i went to the doc and before i knew it was on oxygen in an ambulance

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Oh!, I hope you are fully recovered now.😟

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66Graduate10

My average resting heart rate is 51 and a heart monitor showed that it can drop below 50 when I am asleep. I treat it as good news despite my advanced years. If it is bad news I don’t want to know 😊

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Same here, I am working on the theory that I wasn't concerned before I knew 😬

Sparkey5000 profile image
Sparkey500060minGraduate

Love my Fitbit....really helped spur me on to move at the start and not I just love the stats. Your heart rate is amazing.....mine is low 60s but before I found a love of running it was high 70s!

Will tell you your pace too and it automatically detects when you are running. Have fun x

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Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toSparkey5000

Glad you like yours, and what an improvement in your HR,πŸ’ͺI have no idea what mine was pre running!

It looks a great watch Jell! Very pretty! And it’s even better when you haven’t paid for it so to speak 🀣🀣. I think 36 cardio is nothing to be sniffed at well done you.πŸ‘πŸ‘

Have fun with it!

Happy runningπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ€—πŸ€—

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Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Thanks Myfi, I was just wondering about trying my first ever evening run, but it's blowing a gale, so maybe leave until tomorrow πŸ’¨πŸƒπŸ’¨

β€’ in reply toJell6

Did you go out? Hope you changed your mind with this stormy weather still going on! There’s still tomorrow!

Take care πŸ€—πŸ€—

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Yes, I did it, I nearly didn't but tomorrow the forecast is worse πŸ’¨πŸŒ§

Not sure I will make a habit of it, but it was okay 😊

β€’ in reply toJell6

Well done you! Spring is just around the corner so lighter mornings and evenings to look forward to.πŸ‘

I’m running on my treadmill this morning and Sunday ( being my last run of the week) I’ll be outside as the weather is set to be beautifully frosty ,sunny and brightπŸ€—

Have a great weekend and happy runningπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ€—πŸ€—

Deals1 profile image
Deals1Graduate10

happy new watch

Jell6 profile image
Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toDeals1

Thanks Deals 😊

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