bodily weirdness!

[Guest guest]

hi, I recently had the experience of taking a fitness evaluation at a

local community center, and the results were confusing to say the

least. later, reflecting on the occurences, I decided the answer

might lie in a quite different direction, hence my post here.

 

to begin with, the center is equipped with a biometric identifier.

the reception desk took my print with the device without issue, yet

even after several attempts and re-printings, the machine absolutely

refused to recognize my fingerprint. later, we attempted to use a

device which is supposed to measure body fat, again by holding it in

direct contact with the skin. after six trials that refused to give a

reading, the trainer assigned to me used the machine himself, and it

worked perfectly. three more trials, and he got a colleague to

observe, who also tried the device himself, and it worked fine. last,

the session concluded with what was to be a mile run on an exercise

treadmill. I'm not a regular exerciser and haven't been for 4 years,

yet according to the machine (again measuring heart rate from skin

contact with the hands held on a sensor bar), by the time I had

reached 0.8 mi, my heart rate had risen by only a few beats per

minute, and was still under 90bpm. to say the least the fellow was

amazed, whereas I was confused. I could distinctly feel a 'heartbeat'

however and by perhaps the 0.6mi mark, was feeling sensations of

dissociation and the 'energy body' much as one might after an episode

of pranayama or qigong practice, as well as internal sounds. the next

day, even 12 hours later, I feel practically no muscle soreness or

even tightness; actually I even walked home (about 10 blocks) at the

conclusion of my test. I'm not sharing this to boost my

self-confidence, I'm curious what might have happened and if others

have had similar experiences in the past, and particularly interested

in the opinion of anyone with a medical background (if we have any on

this list)! and of course, chrism's take on it. I get the basic idea

of what probably happened, but would appreciate some elaboration on

the HOWs and WHYs!

 

-brian