Post your favorite exercise!

[sincub]

Re: Post your favorite exercise!

I love taking my dog for long, brisk walks. She loves it too. It's good for both of us I've been adding a little running in at certain intervals, but not much. I'm trying to ease into it.

[Grant]

Re: Post your favorite exercise!

Right now the thing I"m enjoying most is bicycling. I used to walk a lot more, and I still enjoy that, but with a bike you can go so much further that it gives you a type of freedom you just can't get from walking. I've started looking up trail maps and going all sorts of places I could never reach before. It's been great and I highly recommend it!

[jimmyolsenblues]

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inline skating has saved me, i started just going around in parking lots on the weekends, and now i can skate a path just like anyone else. had to get over my fear of what people would think if i feel. now i love it.

[inhisgrip]

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I love going to the group classes at my gym... Group Groove (a dance class) and Group Kick are my favorites. Water aerobics is great too... I was a little nervous about getting in the pool in front of everyone at first but everyone there has been great. Water aerobics would probably be great for you considering your arthritis.

[Momtofour]

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Simple walking. I also use cleaning my house as exercise. Scrubbing floors on hands and knees is actually a great work out. I feel so good about the clean house and my workout when I'm done.

[bradybunch]

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Mine has always been walking too, but after reading Grant's post I may get me a bike and start doing some riding.

[IrishIrish]

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My favorite continues to be working out with weights and walking in the pool, but due to some orthopedic limitations, access has been difficult, lately. So, during this time, I did something I hadn't done since I was 14 as a chubby ballerina, I am doing ballet. Oh yes, I have the bar and play music and do stretches with the bar as support. The stretching is great and it is not only healthful but therapeutic for my mobility. I also do bike pedals from a sitting position. The machine slides under my desk and the movement is good for me. If lower extremity mobility is a problem for you, don't use it as an excuse ... sit in a chair and use your upper body to Tae Bo or dance in place or wave and flail. It may not be classic cute, but it gets the job done.