Yes, unknowingly, yes.

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yeah since i posted this originally, ive been trying to make some lifestyle changes

i literally got my bloodwork back a few days ago, everything is pretty good, except for one liver stat but its only +1 over the normal range, so thank god for that

I've tried to start working out, doing a weekly thing with a buddy

a lot less booze and drugs, a lot less salt. losing weight.

comeback story sons

my bp is dropping, its now around 130/90 i think, still not out of the woods but I'm aiming for 120/90

@ jack - ah i see, makes sense.


@ jenny - enjoy banff, love it there, ive been getting the reels from the early dec snowfall they got out there and it looks unreal. make sure you do a dinner at the grizzly house, you have to. you'll understand why when you do it. its amazing.

I'm part of the NTSC so maybe we can link up at blue one of these weekends and go for a few runs. i ski too.

Liver enzymes can be elevated for all kinds of reasons. If you had even one non clean (sugary, fatty/fried, etc) meal 24-48 hours before your sample was drawn, it could affect the results.

You don't have to go crazy to improve your cardiovascular health. Just keep moving. It's more important that you are able to commit to an activity with consistency. Walking is an excellent activity if you keep up a decent pace.



Grizzly house yeah, we're considering it! Gonna do Sunday brunch at The Vermilion Room at The Fairmont but haven't got anything else locked in.


Weekends at Blue, fuck that lol. Full of tourists and Jerrys. If you can swing a midweek sesh it's so much better. I'm down though.

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On the subject of walking/hiking, here's a question for the North Americans. How safe is it for you to hike while listening to music? In the UK we have no dangerous wildlife, so I can go hiking for 2-3 hours and just stick a DJ mix on the headphones. Is that possible in your national parks?

I always read stuff about bears, and I think I'd be on constant edge if I was hiking in the US or Canada with music blocking out the outside world. But I've no idea if bears are everywhere, if all bears are dangerous, if there's certain times of year to worry about them, etc.

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> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Around where I live, not really. Coyotes now live in my city park and they're not afraid of humans...it's concerning for people with smaller dogs as I've heard about coyotes going after them in broad daylight.


I'm actually more vigilant about humans lol. I turn the ANC off on my earbuds when I'm out for walks in certain areas because sketchiness is a bigger problem than ever. I say sketchiness because I don't want to demonize all homeless people/addicts/folks with mental illness. But shit's bad. :/

I'm talking about hiking in the great outdoors rather than just walking around a city. Unless the distinction between town and nature is more blurred in Canada.

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> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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The US is so absolutely massive that it's going to wildly (get it?) depend on where you're hiking. If you're hiking just outside city limits on the east coast, you're probably safe. If you're hiking in the boonies of TN, yellowstone, or somewhere desolate, you'd probably want to stay heads up.

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It's not North America, but here when I'm in a bigger forest in general, be it berry picking or just hiking, the possibility of a bear encounter never really leaves my mind. While hiking, people quite often talk to each other incessantly, on the assumption that healthy bears usually steer well clear of humans they're aware of. I've never seen a bear in the wild, and realistically I'm quite sure I'll never have the privilege to unless it's through an artificial setup. Moose, on the other hand, are genuinely scary, chaotic, and just unpredictable. I've seen one a couple of times in the wild, and had many close encounters while driving. A moose on wet asphalt, trying not to hit your car, is fucking anticosmic.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I'm talking about hiking in the great outdoors rather than just walking around a city. Unless the distinction between town and nature is more blurred in Canada.

Yes, I am speaking about proper hikes in provincial parks. I live near an insane amount of hiking trails, forests etc. The comment about my local park in the city was just an aside.

There are blackbears in the parks, but they generally avoid humans. I've been back country camping many times and it's never been an issue as long as food is stored properly etc.

And actually, I don't even listen to music in deep nature simply because it really takes away from the experience. The whole point of going out in the woods/nature is to take it all in. Might be the only situation I prefer not to have music playing.