Category: Live Fit

Day 51

No results, means something must be changed. Results means doing the rights things. As long as healthy and joyful approach, it’s easier to reach a goal with that in mind.
Josh Groban ready to join my workout today, for few songs. Little things can make feel happy. A nice journey begin!

Again the watch restarted mid way, so partial workout have been recorded

COVID-19 again and its media coverage

This covid-19 media coverage sounds so strange. On one side, what seems to be the cure (plaquenil -cost 4 cent the pill and the antibiotic azithromycin) that have cure the all (6) patients under the French trial (cured means no more virus detectable and no more infectious patients, with full recovery) at day 6, and its very little media coverage, and on the other side, the dramatic and very large place around the covid-19 itself, its propagation, the confinement and so.
Like if the media prefer focusing much more on the problem, and very little what seems to be a solution.
Fortunately, a large European trial is undergo, involving 3200 patients. Result in 6 weeks.

So much drama also on the Swiss news. Unusual. But maybe, the journalist seeking for sensationalism.

Confusing medias, really

Day 50

When it rain let it flow. When its night let it come. When its past look forward. To adapt to enjoy the moment.

Old malaria drug hydroxychloroquine may help cure coronavirus: study

A total of 36 patients — including 20 treated individuals and 16 infected controls — were enrolled in the study, led by Didier Raoult, an infectious disease expert from l’Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire in Marseille.

The treated group was given 600 mg of Plaquenil each day.

The researchers found that 50 percent of the treated group turned from positive to negative for the virus by the third day — and by day six, that figure was up to 70 percent.

Of the 20 test patients, six who were treated with both Plaquenil and the antibiotic azithromycin showed impressive results — with five testing negative at day three. All six of them tested negative at day six.

“Despite its small sample size our survey shows that hydroxychloroquine treatment is significantly associated with viral load reduction/disappearance in COVID-19 patients and its effect is reinforced by azithromycin,” the study concluded. See the NYPost article.

Both drugs are well-known, cheap and easy to produce..

Day 49

It’s just about adapting, finding the new routine, around our choices and convictions, as long as it doesn’t affect others. And mine is that I will have 2 so called workout a day. One just after wake up. Then the second one after my home work done. And on week-end, longer walk, of hours. The nature is not a carrier, so seems to be a safe choice. So let this journey resume. Got a goal to reach. And there is no ways I won’t reach it. One life isn’t it. Mine here, so the right I have to control it and decide what it will be, as long as it won’t impact the rights and choices of others, what I will make sure of, keeping a long distance from anyone I may cross.

Day 46 – COVID-19 Parenthesis

Did some reading on COVID-19 today, to understand the what, do and don’t do. Just sharing the reading here. And well, wanted to see how this things look like, so the pics. No intent to blog on the COVID-19, I’m just a citizen here part of this global economy, global warming etc. We are survivors aren’t we ? Some from obesity too 🙂

Switzerland reached the security level 3, meaning army involved for medical support, Federal government ruling over the regions (Cantons) and closure of non essentials business such as fitness, bars, etc. Schools closed.
Most companies have requested to their employees to work remotely. The point is not to over do, but the situation is definitely serious, and everyone is invited to see it as such.

As a reminder and for completness, symptoms are fever, cough, sometime with throat pain, breathing difficulties. Complications can be pneumonia. Others symptoms can be digestives symptoms and conjonctivite.

To avoid flooding the hospital, they recommend here to call the helpline or doctor first and consult only in case of serious symptoms, as there are no cure or vaccine. Doctors can only treat symptoms, not the cause itself. In particular, with intubation to help with breathing difficulties.

Anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen mustn’t be taken as it can worsen the symptoms, after studies made on mice, and reported by the French Health Minister. If one is infected and have fever, paracetamol can be taken as per official sources (Swiss Government).

It is highly recommended to people to stay home to avoid catching and spreading the virus. 97% of the people who have catch it will make it, most without even noticing it. Impacted people are mostly people with damaged immune systems, such as the elder, or people with health condition.

In some case, touching surface can be a source of propagation, in particular when picking the nose or putting the fingers in the mouth. So hand must be washed 20 seconds at least, carefully.

See the Washington Post simulation here.

Wishing to all of us to make it and well, not only health wise, but economically, emotionally, and so wise. In Switzerland, the virus have reveal solidarity and health care providers have in many occasions been thanks, singing or applauding from outside the window for eg. Again, the stats shows the vast majority will make it. Staying home will stop the spread: the virus can only propagate between 2 people and as such obviously, staying home will end up killing the virus.

The purpose of the blog page today is to raise attention to the people who may underestimate the COVID-19, and contribute as such to its spread.

See WHO website, Swiss Government Page

Walked 15 km today. Does it matter after this COVID-19 “parenthesis”? Why not. Will walk tomorrow again, after home work done.
I suppose walking respect all the recommendation in place to date, and if I catch it, I won’t easily spread it, as I’m not in contact with others people at work or home. And I don’t intent to catch it. I won’t hugs people along the walk also, unfortunately. Anecdotic things happened today, no jokes: Just before I catches the train, a woman approached me and said “Sorry Mr. I just wanted to tell you that you are very handsome“. No jokes. Maybe a COVID-19 side effect ?