Balance discs?
 

This is where I got my PAIR:

http://www.nefitco.com/balancedisc2pack.html

Seems they're out of them rite now, but you can just web up "Balance Discs" and Find some somewhere...just watch out for the S & H. I've tried working with one only...it's easier to adjust and compensate with two. and you can make it easy [less air] or harder [more air] as you need and your ankle and leg strength improves...
As you can see, the 'sample' exercises are with one...but you get some directions to go with them and it helps. First starting out, it's a real workout, my goal was/is to be able to 'wobble' on them standing and not hold on to anything else... You can find them at times at the 'mart' stores on sale [only time I would buy them there tho] I'd suggest you go to some sort of 'fitness' store and see if they have any to 'try' out. That or get a workout with a Physical Therapist?
ON my first PT try on these, I only stood on them for about 2 minutes...I was SORE around the legs and ankles for 3 days! So start out slowly, please. - j

Same goes that this is a good place to find Thera-Bands!

dalek
 

I going out this week to a fitness store by me,that always say yes
or no. They look doable and i can ask 1 of Bob's girls to try them
out with me. Thanks J Sue:) :) :)

A trampoline? That makes my feet scream just to think about it! If you can tolerate that kind of impact, why not just walk, which is much better cardio, safer for your joints, and much more motivating and interesting. If having a trainer is motivating for you, I would not be one to say not to use him/her. But remember, they are trained (if they have any training) to work with healthy people, mostly [U]young[U] healthy people. A PT is trained to work with people who have health problems. It might be a good idea for you to go to a PT and let her/him look over what your trainer is having you do and see if it is okay for you. My experience with trainers is that they are not very good at recognizing when the person they are working with has a problem or disability that they are not qualified to give advice for.

Thank you for the information.

much appreciated.

Melody

My Trainer
 

My trainer is great and works now mainly with diabetics, but my neuropathy is definitely throwing him for a loop. He's very nervous about my feet and these days we just do non-cardio stuff...weights, resistance machines and the like. I appreciate that he wants to help me get cardio, since I have a lot of fat to burn, but his suggestions thus far haven't seemed so great. I do feel the need to stay with him though as its been such a huge help and I actually have fun exercising there...which is a completely new experience. :o

Sue...I have definitely not been scared away. Though the things I read on this page sometimes freak me out :eek: , there are too many great people and too much to learn for me to stop coming here. :hug: