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Originally Posted by lady_express_44
I can't walk far at all either, Erin. With your back problems, on top of everything else, I can imagine that many types of exercise might be quite difficult to do too. 
I haven't been able to do much in the last several months, and have packed on 10 lbs. Between the extra weight, and not felling good, I am struggling much more to do anything then I did before I had this attack.
Last time this happened, I started with some back exercises my doc gave me. Once I got good at those (took about a month), I moved onto a lot more stretching and toning . . . but I have never been able to do any amount of walking, running, aerobics, or anything that takes a great deal of balance.
What I could do though, was enough to keep my muscles strong, spasticity limber (somewhat), and give me a little endurance for the easier jobs around home. I plan to start back up in the middle of May, when I expect this relapse has run it's course as much as it plans to.
Let's do it together?
Cherie |
I'm going to do some walking today. It's nice and breezy outside, and it's cool (about 65). I'm going to make my dad do some of the walking with me.
He's got a heart problem and needs to exercise to keep his weight down (he's lost 50 pounds since January! some of it was water weight) He's been working out almost everday since he got diagnosed with the heart problem. He looks pretty good now.
My dad did hurt his back about a week ago, and needs to add some new non-back-injuring exercises. I think walking around the block at least once a day would be a nice easy exercise for both of us.