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Old 10-03-05, 03:25 PM
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I have an HSE medical to take in May.

exactly what kind of shape do I need to be in to pass this. currently, I am an overweight, unfit bastard. but this is being worked on...
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I was told it was easy to pass
Then last tear I failed and had to rethink my diet to get my blood pressure down

They run ECG sight hearing and excercise for 5 minutes.

It's not that bad and my BP was rather excessive about 180/120!

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Hopefully I'm keeping it under control as mine runs out in 10 days and I need to produce it at my IE in 11 days(typical timing!)!
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The main sections on the medical are;

- Height/Weight/BMI
- Respiratory function
- Cardiovascular system - pulse before/after exercise, ECG
- Exercise testing - Mine was step up for 5 mins at 72 steps/minute.
- Reflexes
- Audiogram (hearing) test
- Sight test
- Urine sample

All in all it will take about an hour.
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I have an HSE medical to take in May.
exactly what kind of shape do I need to be in to pass this. currently, I am an overweight, unfit bastard. but this is being worked on...
Find an 18 inch high step.
Do step-ups about two seconds per.
Keep this up for 5 minutes.
Not dead? Well not quite?

I get worked on this knee high instrument of torture to renew my UKSDM. I assume if that doesn't give me a heart attack he expects I'll go another year.
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18" step? F*ck me, I'm going to need crampons, rope and a pick axe to deal with that.
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Don't know where you will do your HSE....but the e-Med Doc wanted 80 reps of the 18" step.....1 rep is left foot up, right foot up....left foot down.....right foot down!.....It is quite hard!

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18" step? F*ck me, I'm going to need crampons, rope and a pick axe to deal with that.

My advice, swap lead leg regularly.

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My advice, swap lead leg regularly.

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Oh yeh, forgot, some docs will do the test using a cycle if you can find one.
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Yeah the step is high if you are a short arse like me... it really was knee high!! But I am quite a lot shorter than your average person.
Having said that, I got into a rhythm and was fine...
I was more nervous because I'd heard that the medical involved a blood test which had apparently by then been removed from the series of tests... thank GOD! I hate needles!
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