It's hard to get excited about exercise when....

[Fiftieschick]

it hurts like heck to do it!!!

About 10 years ago or so, I hurt my hip. Won't go into details, have been to sports dr. and I know it's not bone related. No conclusive diagnosis was made, but I almost think it is muscle or ligament related. SO....

Can't for long because although it isn't painful, it's more of a weakness and that induces pain somewhat. I thought that perhaps by walking a short distance each and everyday, it would strengthen the hip and lower back. NOPE....
And even walking, I can get through about 3 minutes before I get this weakened feeling. Then all I want to do is sit down and rest.

So I'm kinda stuck. Plus I have achilles tendonitis, so that puts a damper on alot of things too. OK...so for all you exercise gurus, what else is there for cardio? I really do want to exercise, although I'm not/never have been into weight lifting and all, but I have walked in the past and do enjoy it.

Suggestions?????

[jersey]

Re: It's hard to get excited about exercise when....

I've a similar situation - bad car wreck a few years ago smashed up my back and left side. Plain old walking gave me fits. I recently started a Curves like (not Curves) circuit program and find I can tolerate it quite well - just an idea.


Catherine

[KNS0724]

Re: It's hard to get excited about exercise when....

Have you tried water aerobics? It should be a lot gentler on your bones/joints/tendons. Is a stationary bike to painful?

If you have access to a pool I would try a little kick board and start out slowly doing some laps with that. If your able to give that a try I think you may find that would really help you.

Kelly

[ValidRouge]

Re: It's hard to get excited about exercise when....

I would look into weight bearing exercise first. Weight lifting, power yoga (my FAVORITE) and things like that. It will help build muscle which will burn more fat, and THAT is our goal. Weight bearing and strength training exercises, especially if you do them with focus on your core muscles (abdominals, back, hips, etc.) will help you in the long run with balance as well. That's why I like the Power yoga best. It's lots of lifting your own body weight for strength training, lots of balance which stabilizes your core muscles, and lots of stretching which keeps us flexible and just plain FEELS GOOD!

As for cardio, look into rowing. That's what I'm going to start getting into anyway. I need to build the extra strength in my arms and get cardio in, so rowing would do double duty (I'm all about efficiency). There are different rowing machines out there, and I'll let you know if I find a way to build/make a home rowing mechanism.

[rajenki]

Re: It's hard to get excited about exercise when....

I posted a similar question below. I don't have full use of my legs due to a spinal cord injury. I found this link that might have some useful helpful...the link is for people in wheelchairs, but the information can be used by anyone that needs some sort of exercise modification:

http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_Liv...#anchor5503713

For myself, I will do seated Tae Bo, focusing on upper body, 4 minutes on a eliptical (since that's all my legs will do, but I hope to build it up) and then 10-15 minutes on a recumbant bike...which doesn't get my heart rate up cuz my legs don't move fast, so I will simultaniously do bicep curls with 2-5 pound weights (not sure yet which will get my heart in the zone I want).

I miss the days when I could do step aerobics and 60 minutes on an eliptical...but it's just not an option for me now. *sigh*...I hope I learn to love this new plan. I hope even MORE that I build my endurance and ultimately increase my time and workload and see some great results.