Re: Aerobics when you can't bear weight?

[Guest guest]

Hi Jocelyn!

One of the things I learned in physical therapy is a

recumbant bike..pacing yourself on one of those.

Also, there are PACE classes the Arthritis Foundation

offers. Some activity can even be done sitting down.

Hydrotherapy pace classes are great as well! I have it

bad it both knees as well as bilateral patella femoral

syndrome and fibromyalgia. The water made it

weightless and takes a lot of pressure off the joints.

Hope this helps!

Steph

--- jdurren <j.durrenberger@...> wrote:

> I'd like to know what folks have done for aerobic

> activity when they

> are unable to walk. I cannot stand for more than a

> couple of minutes

> without pain, requiring me to sit. I've already

> lost muscle mass, and

> since this is a long term issue, I am concerned that

> my health will

> deteriorate if I don't keep my heart pumping. I

> will look into water

> aerobics, but finances are an issue at the moment -

> anyone come up wiht

> creative ideas, or web site recommendations?

>

> Jocelyne

>

>

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[Guest guest]

There was a show on cable tv, sorry I can't remember the name of it,.

But this show had exercises that a person sitting could do. It was on

daily like many other exercise shows. Maybe it was called Sit & Fit???

--- In , " jdurren " <j.durrenberger@...>

wrote:

>

> I'd like to know what folks have done for aerobic activity when they

> are unable to walk. I cannot stand for more than a couple of

minutes

> without pain, requiring me to sit. I've already lost muscle mass,

and

> since this is a long term issue, I am concerned that my health will

> deteriorate if I don't keep my heart pumping. I will look into

water

> aerobics, but finances are an issue at the moment - anyone come up

wiht

> creative ideas, or web site recommendations?

>

> Jocelyne

>

[Guest guest]

Jocelyne...

I have found a yoga teacher who has developed " Restorative

Yoga " and it is the one hour each week I am pain free.

We have a couple of people who can only sit and participate

and she uses the big balls also. That might help.

Betts

>

> I'd like to know what folks have done for aerobic activity when they

> are unable to walk. I cannot stand for more than a couple of minutes

> without pain, requiring me to sit. I've already lost muscle mass,

and

> since this is a long term issue, I am concerned that my health will

> deteriorate if I don't keep my heart pumping. I will look into water

> aerobics, but finances are an issue at the moment - anyone come up

wiht

> creative ideas, or web site recommendations?

>

> Jocelyne

>