Anyone know of any Low impact exercises please

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staceynewbon
staceynewbon Posts: 15 Member
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Hi everyone :-)
I have recently broken my coccyx and im struggling to find exercises that dont cause more pain .
Any advice would be greatly appreciated :-)

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  • melly049
    melly049 Posts: 79 Member
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    Maybe a gentle walk, or if walking is painful, swimming? Or even get some dumbbells and so some arm workouts
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
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    What exercises did your physician/specialist tell you?

    That is where you should really be asking this question where they treated you...
  • 92_sweetheart
    92_sweetheart Posts: 131 Member
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    There is this website called workoutsondemand.com. They have a special right now! Cost $3.25 for 1 month. You can stream over 140 workout videos. They cover everything. I actually think they have a section called low impact!
  • gjulie
    gjulie Posts: 391
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    Oh God I feel your pain I broke mine during labour nearly 20 years ago and sometimes it still hurts if I sit the wrong way in my experience you have to let it heal for at least 2 months than nothing thsat puts any pressure gentle swimming and gentle walking no bicycle
  • MFPBrandy
    MFPBrandy Posts: 564 Member
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    Ouch. Have you tried an elliptical? No matter what you do, you'll still need to take it gently. I hurt mine during a pregnancy (so no x-rays to know if it fractured or not), and it was excruciating. I am so sorry -- I hope you are healed soon!
  • paulaviki
    paulaviki Posts: 678 Member
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    Definitely swimming, I had a back injury that left me with disk degeneration and to begin with I swam. Swimming burns tonnes of calories and barely has any impact.
  • zoombaby
    zoombaby Posts: 14 Member
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    Swimming would be acceptable, actually very very slow moving trough water, rather then swimming. But better yet, update your diet to suite your energy needs, meaning stop exercising until your coccyx heal.
  • merie08
    merie08 Posts: 114 Member
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    I had to do low impact the last couple of years and what really worked for me was Leslie Sanson Walk Away The Pounds. Its a workout DVD but you can find it online too. Its low impact but I lost about 10 -15 lbs just from doing that in the beginning and Leslie is so motivational to work out to. Hope this helps:)
  • fay4721
    fay4721 Posts: 5 Member
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    You could try walking or swimming or for toning excersise you could fill bottles with water and excerise your arms? When I was preganant and wanted to stay fit a bought an excerise ball and sat on that rotating my hips and lightly bouncing .. even if you sat on a chair or sofa and lifted your legs up.. it's a long shot but maybe have a look at excerise after birth coz the excerises are gentle it might work for you.. hope you feel better soon goodluck x
  • gramacanada
    gramacanada Posts: 557 Member
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    Done it too. the only thing that worked for me was what I could do lying on the floor, Or bed if you can't get down or up from the floor. Even arm exercises are better than nothing. There are lots of upper body exercises. Try Stretching (gently). Try everything, (you know what Not to do) go slowly. If it aggravates it. Do something else. It will take time. But don't stop everything. Don't rush it. Yup. It hurts. :cry: Good Luck.
  • staceynewbon
    staceynewbon Posts: 15 Member
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    Thanks everyone for the advice much appreciated :-)
  • lisasays
    lisasays Posts: 142 Member
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    I would avoid elliptical as it can bother your lower back. How about treadmill, walking, swimming or recumbent bicycle? All are pretty easy on your body. Walking is the best exercise ever and can help you heal, too :) best of luck!

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