运动、运动员与衰老

在这篇访谈中，一位精英自行车手兼拥有博士学位的研究人员分享了他在外表异常健康的情况下，却被发现患有严重冠状动脉疾病的经历。最初骑行功率的轻微下降，最终引发了一次侵入性的血管造影、支架植入术，以及多处动脉阻塞的发现。.

Peter Megdal, PhD，是一个全身心投入健康生活的人。他不仅仅是个去健身房锻炼的普通人，而是一位保持着世界纪录的自行车手。他的双腿如钢铁般结实，肺部能吸入大量空气，看起来就是健康完美的化身。 如果你看到他骑自行车，一定会觉得他能活到一百岁。.

自行车馆内的热气如活物般升腾，随着沙漠的午后阳光炙烤着弧形的墙壁，室内的温度从华氏七十五度攀升至八十度。木质赛道下方传来空气调节系统微弱而平稳的运转声——那是地基下的一声机械叹息，透过自行车的车架隐隐传导过来。在海拔六千英尺、空气稀薄的墨西哥阿瓜斯卡连特斯，我开始骑行。.

健康转变往往始于一记警钟——对彼得·梅格达尔（Peter Megdal）而言，这记警钟来自他自己的心脏。在收到一份迫使他正视自己健康状况的诊断结果后，彼得开始质疑他以往对食物、科学和健康的所有认知。最初为了治愈心脏而做出的个人努力，演变成了一项更深层的使命：帮助他人做出明智、可持续的选择，以获得终身活力。.

Peter Megdal sets cycling world record Survivor of heart disease excels in shattering limits others may set for him. [Editor's note: The following article concludes coverage in The Dedham Times of the world record Peter Megdal of Dedham holds in men's cycling. He set the new mark for ages 60-64 of 47.43 kilometers (29.47 miles) traversed in one hour on Sept. 12 at the Bicentario Velodromo in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Peter Megdal sets new world record in cycling by Scott Heald | The Dedham Times The Guinness Book of World Records contains some zany entries indeed. One of those, achieved four-plus decades ago by a well-regarded Dedhamite, Mike Weir, who would go on to become the town’s police chief, involved throwing a grape the longest distance into the mouth of another person.

Tuesday, September 12th, Peter Megdal broke the Mens age 60 – 64 world record for the hour. At the Bicentario Velodromo in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Peter completed 47.430 kilometers (29.47 miles) in an hour, old record was 47.360 kilometers set in 2021 by Jim McMnurray of New Zealand.

Three-time national record holder explains his approach to improving health by Scott Heald / The Dedham Times / January 13, 2023 A traditional Romanian proverb states, “A great ship asks for deep waters.” Perhaps anyone who attempts something objectively daunting, unafraid to pursue opportunities that may not be readily apparent, is the sort of person to whom the proverb alludes.

Everyone has goals; for some, it's just to get out of bed in the morning, and others may want to become astronauts and rocket to the moon or Mars. I have spent years trying to break a world record in cycling. The last four years have thrown curveballs at me- such as recovering from heart disease, a broken hip last year, and this year COVID! On September 27, 2022, I competed at the world cycling track championships in Carson, CA, to attempt a 2-kilometer world championship race. Unfortunately, I had a terrible race and, in the process, contracted COVID. I was probably infected at the time that I was racing, which could account for my poor performance. To make matters worse, I was also planning to attempt a world record in the hour time trial in Aguascalientes, Mexico on October 17th, just three weeks away. How could I do this after such a poor performance only three weeks earlier?!

After setting the para C5 national record in 2018, I set my goal to best the current world record for the 60+-year-old when I turned 60.