Re: RA Friendly Exercise???

[Guest guest]

Hi! I use a recumbent bike for my cardio, I stretch often & I do weight

training when my arms/wrists/elbows/hands aren't flaring. I have trouble

walking, can only dream of running so my podiatrist recommended the bike or

swimming. My knees couldn't take the pressure exerted on them by a regular

stationary bike which is how I ended up with a recumbent bike. Most of the work

is done with your thighs, which is good for me because my feet are effected the

most by this disease.

Lori

http://users.adelphia.net/~tmihalko/Stitching/index.html

[ ] RA Friendly Exercise???

Hi everyone! thanks for the warm welcome. i was wondering what types

of exercise have been effective and the least painful to keep in

shape? I used to do yoga, but find that weightbearing in my hands and

balancing with my feet is too painful as of late. What do you all do

to keep your joints strong? Thanks in advance!!!

[Guest guest]

After total knee replacement I started walking. First just down the

block, then around the block and eventually I have worked up to 3 miles

a day 4 to 5 days a week. And as a result I lost the 30 pounds I had

gained the year prior to the knee replacement. Also, in the summer I

swim laps at the local pool. Again, just a lap or two, finally working

my way up to swimming laps for thirty minutes. The walking works my

lower body, the swimming works my upper body. I also knit which gives

my hands and fingers a good workout.

[Guest guest]

Like Shauna, before I injured my piriformis muscle in my butt, I tried

to walk 10,000 steps most days. A pedometer measures steps, distances

and some even calories. Now I only walk about 7200 if I can. My husband

and I used to walk around the block after supper. Now we walk to the

mailbox, 324 steps, or to the end of our street, which is one side of

the block. I can't swim but did walk in my gym pool for 15 minutes

doing minor lunges with it. That helps, too.

Debbie L

>

> After total knee replacement I started walking. First just down the

> block, then around the block and eventually I have worked up to 3

miles

> a day 4 to 5 days a week. And as a result I lost the 30 pounds I had

> gained the year prior to the knee replacement. Also, in the summer I

> swim laps at the local pool. Again, just a lap or two, finally

working

> my way up to swimming laps for thirty minutes. The walking works my

> lower body, the swimming works my upper body. I also knit which

gives

> my hands and fingers a good workout.

>