Cardiac! You misheard. He said you're "A Beast". And a mild one at that. Keep doing what you're doing cycling. The probable challenge is diet. Watch that poutine intake. The Caledon Trailway is exquisite considering how close it is to Toronto. Since I lack a motor vehicle, getting up to Tottenham is now a challenge. A GO bus used to run to Bolton, and I'd cycle up to the trail from there, then down to Georgetown at the western end, then GO train back into TO. That was about a three hour ride. Even when you become familiar with that trail, it still thrills. I noted quite a few others on the trail in your vid. Other than the populated parts, the trail is underused. Whether that's good or bad is debatable. A real plus is that a very high quality crushed limestone surface was put down either last year or the year before, with a binder in it that tended toward keeping its profile and characteristic. It was when the smooth asphalt went down over the Hwy 10 overpass, that was quite dangerous prior with ruts and loose gravel. As to how that's weathered is a good question. I now pay someone to give me a lift up to the trail in lieu of the GO bus to Bolton no longer running. Hopefully I have a group together so as to justify at least three of us kicking in on renting a van ride up. (I'm in TO) On the "obesity" label, it is dispiriting, I've had similar, and yet other than a slightly flabby waist from the ravages of winter, I'm a slim person, yet I have a "fatty liver". Sometimes these terms indicate an intrinsic characteristic, not one's voluntary disposition. Keep in mind that for those who are truly obese, it's now been determined that for many of them, it's nothing to do with how well they care for themselves or not. Google: "new thinking on obesity" And perhaps ask whoever is stating that to you for a referral to someone (possibly/probably) a dietitian and/or coach on tweaking a way forward. A final note, and this may surprise a lot of readers: Cycling does very little for the abs! You might have to do workouts completely separate from cycling to tighten that up. Hey, it would be great to cross paths at some point and do some miles together.

Standards are based on the sick care system. I'm 52 yo and in the summer work my way to a 200km ride and in the winter deadlift 400lbs and my BMI is 27. I'll take that over normal BMI and not being able to achieve those goals. Excellent video!!!!

Ah Andrew don’t sweat it, 70 km bike ride is amazing shape, and we are all in that 50 plus where we think about pizza and go up a pant size. You are a inspiration for us to get out and ride, and I did my first ride of the season last week thanks Cheers 🍻

🇨🇦 My husband and I rode some of the Elora Cataract Trailway last week. It was amazing . There were frogs croaking up a storm. We thought they were ducks when we first heard them

Another great video, at 59 and a BMI of over 28 I definitely feel like I need to loose at least 10 / 15 lbs but knowing I eat reasonably sensible and like you cycle in the upper percentile of people my age makes me feel comfortable within myself. Cheers Bob... 👍

Always fun videos- Thanks.

You are not obese you’re cuddly!

For me the biggest frustration with doctors telling patients that they need to lose weight is that for most people it's not very actionable. Their advice typically goes from the tautological ("Eat healthy!") to the misguided ("Eat less and move more"). Yes, some people are eating pints of ice cream after dinner, or drinking themselves to sleep, and those folks can lose weight easily with simple changes to their lifestyle. But some of us aren't doing anything obviously deleterious like that and still struggle with our weight, whether it's due to factors outside of our diet (sleep, stress, medications, genetics, chronic ailments) or because diet isn't a one size fits all and hunger isn't well understood. If doctors were knowledgeable on weight loss then overweight doctors would be a rarity, but they aren't in spite of them being smart, well educated and having a relatively high income. Sorry for the ramble and good luck in your weight loss journey. You are doing something right if you are making steady progress.

My wife and I very much enjoy and appreciate your videos. You have inspired us to try gravel biking. Can you share what GPS brand and model you use to map and guide you on the trails?

hope to see you at the P2A this year, i will be one of the other obese riders in the 70km :)

When I worked in a cubicle I’d literally crawl under my desk and grab a 20 min nap some afternoons. We had boxes of files stored in my already small cubicle so instead of pushing them to the back I’d leave enough space that I could crawl behind them and lie down. I’m technically obese according to bmi. Stomach is flat though and has ab definition. I just carry some muscle from decades of weight training (not a body builder, just trying to keep that athletic figure/posture for decades). My cholesterol good:bad ratio recently tipped into statin territory. I’ve been trying a new diet since early Feb to see if i can change the numbers without the statins. Doc says “maybe a bit” but given family history he thinks it’s genetic. Next blood test in two weeks. If not enough improvement I’ll go on statins.

Hey. I used to do cardiac nursing for many years. BMI is a very imperfect measure of how obese a person is. I think you are awesome. But I wish physicians would quit using BMI. It’s pretty useless for individuals although good for large populations.

Where is this trail? Great vid

My bodyfat is 18% yet my BMI is 32, tell your doc to get stuffed.