Exercise for my mom!!??

JennifercitaDEgomez

Hi, my mom is on her 50th, she is only running on the treadmill.... she has a lower back pain (sometimes) But i wanted to know if anyone ones an excesise or DVD set not to hard/strong for my mom that she can do.. cause I have insanity and hip hop abs and definitely can not do those... any advise or suggestion please!!!

Thanks

icimani

Have you thought about getting her a gaming system like Wii Fit or Xbox Kinect?

cmriverside

She can modify the moves in any of the exercise DVDs you already have. She's going to have to find something she likes, I don't know if you can pick that for her.

But if she's able to run, she should be able to do the lower impact parts of both of those you mentioned, or at least modify them to suit her. I'm also in my 50s with lower back issues, and I do have to watch the high impact stuff, but I have learned to just ignore the jumping parts and do other stuff instead.

The best exercise is the type that she likes to do.

JennifercitaDEgomez

Have you thought about getting her a gaming system like Wii Fit or Xbox Kinect?

No actually never thought about it!!! sound like a good Idea.,,,, thanks

JennifercitaDEgomez

She can modify the moves in any of the exercise DVDs you already have. She's going to have to find something she likes, I don't know if you can pick that for her.

But if she's able to run, she should be able to do the lower impact parts of both of those you mentioned, or at least modify them to suit her. I'm also in my 50s with lower back issues, and I do have to watch the high impact stuff, but I have learned to just ignore the jumping parts and do other stuff instead.

The best exercise is the type that she likes to do.

Good Idea... thanks a lot... ill have her try to how she likes it..

meerkat70

My dad, who is 75, comes to gym and lifts with me. He's had back and knee issues historically (he's had major spinal surgery). He finds that lifting actually helps him, reducing aches and pains. I'd suggest maybe not seeing age as a significant limiter. if your mum is active already, chances are she's well enough to engage in very similar activities to the ones you do yourself.

BerryH

Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home DVDs are great for exercise beginners. To help her back and strength in general, she should incorporate some body weight resistance exercises to add strength to her core, like planks, knee push-ups, squats, lunges, planks and side-planks.