discussion title: OK, my friends, let's get cranking here!
My gynecologist just told me she wants me to get 60 minutes of exercise 5 days per week - YUCK!!!! My rheumy wants me to get water exercise rather than land, but I don't belong to a pool (or a gym) and have always used walking as my exercise. 2 miles per day in 30 minutes has been my mainstay for a couple of years now - my gyn. says that is fine for cardiac health, but she wants me to lose more weight, and she says that is not enough to help with weight loss, but if I double it she says I will start losing again quickly. I HATE to sweat and am considering trying to walk in the mornings and again in the evenings, but when the weather is miserable I know I won't want to do that. So - any ideas? Suggestions? Sympathy (heehee)?
Hugs,
Debbie
re: OK, my friends, let's get cranking here!message #: 3061.2 in response to 3061.1
Hey Debbie, can you do any weight training, even with light weights? My docs are all saying that the advantage of building muscle mass -- not to the point of those scary bodybuilders, just increasing strength -- is that it increases metabolism so we burn more calories all the time. Remember, I got a lot of good out of those leg exercises just with five pounds, and arm exercises with only a pound or so. I know you have to be careful and should get clearance from your rheumy.
Hugs,
Pwid
re: OK, my friends, let's get cranking here!message #: 3061.3 in response to 3061.2
Thanks, Pwid - great idea! I will start using the 3-lb. weights that I originally used. I had no problems with them. It wasn't until I moved up to 7- or 8-lb. weights that I got into trouble. And that will probably help with upper-body fibromyalgia pain, too.
You'd think I could have thought of that by myself, but it never even occurred to me. Thanks!!
Hugs,
Debbie
re: OK, my friends, let's get cranking here!message #: 3061.4 in response to 3061.3
Today is Father's Day, and I just spent 45 minutes pacing around the kitchen while on the phone with my Dad! It is an easy indoor activity, it just takes a lot of reminding, and can take months before it becomes habit. I am not naturally a pacer.
Also, I love reading magazines like Science News which has interesting but short articles in it. I take them with me to all my, and my kids' doctor appointments. There, I read the magazine while I pace either in the hallway or in their waiting area, depending on the area available. You just have to get over being self-conscious.
To make the workout more "productive" while on the phone at work, I can take my foot stool and use it to go and down on... but that is not good for someone with bad knees... and can sound a bit weird if I get out of breath, so I only do that when I am on the phone with people I know well, and are also trying to get in their exercise.
-Naomi
re: OK, my friends, let's get cranking here!message #: 3061.5 in response to 3061.4
Great ideas, Naomi! I'm also trying to pace while on the phone but am still too self-conscious to do it in the dr.'s office. However, w/ my doctors, I usually get shown back to the little examining room right away but then wait there for what seems like hours - there's not much room to pace, but I might try it anyway!
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