Exercises done in bed or (wheel)chair
Chelseatheturtle
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Howdy! I am a college student at TAMUG and I recently had surgery on my broken ankle. I'm trying to get an exercise routine that I can do in my bed or in a chair. My goal is to lose 100+ pounds in about 14 weeks. I can stand up and hop around on crutches for a few minutes, but it hurts like heck because the splint is so heavy on my ankle. So any suggestions would be good. Equipment I have in my room: 10lb dumbell, 8lb kettlebell, a pair of wrist weights, and 3 strengths of resistance rubber strips.
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You can use an arm ergometer. It's where you can cycle your arms instead of your legs.
I've been doing this sometimes. Learned the exercise during a physical therapy.:D0 -
1) 100+ pounds in 14 weeks is an unhealthy goal. Don't aim for anything higher than 2lbs per week. So 28 pounds in 14 weeks is more like it.
2) Find access to a pool. Exercising in water is very therapeutic for those dealing with an injury or dealing chronic pain or mobility issues. Its very low impact. Make sure your pt or Dr gives you the thumbs up first.0 -
100+ lbs in 14 weeks??? That is plain and simple crazy, why on earth would you think that is a good idea?
Look at 1-2lbs weight loss a week, but really you don't want drastic weight loss, it is very unhealthy.0 -
Oxycise easy does it level 1. I'm a BIG fan of Oxycise. You can google it and check it out. 100+ pounds in 14 weeks? By chance did you mean months?0
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100+ lbs in 14 weeks??? That is plain and simple crazy, why on earth would you think that is a good idea?
Look at 1-2lbs weight loss a week, but really you don't want drastic weight loss, it is very unhealthy.
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100 pounds in 14 weeks is unrealistic. If you want to lose weight, all you really need to do is eat at a deficit.0
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Adjust your goal. It's not realistic or healthy. With that much weight to lose you can lose 3 pounds a week but don't set yourself up here for failure. Be good to yourself and accept that what you want is to change your habits for good. That takes time.
Get in your wheelchair and go join a gym. You can use barbells and TRX straps. If you're lucky you will find a gym with a trainer who specializes in working around these limitations.
If you don't want to go to a gym yet, then use dumbbells and work out in your chair. Over head presses would be a good one. But set getting into a gym as your goal. It will open up a new world.
Find some other members on here who have lost 100 plus pounds and talk to them. There are some incredibly inspiring members here.0 -
Adjust your goal. It's not realistic or healthy. With that much weight to lose you can lose 3 pounds a week but don't set yourself up here for failure. Be good to yourself and accept that what you want is to change your habits for good. That takes time.
Get in your wheelchair and go join a gym. You can use barbells and TRX straps. If you're lucky you will find a gym with a trainer who specializes in working around these limitations.
If you don't want to go to a gym yet, then use dumbbells and work out in your chair. Over head presses would be a good one. But set getting into a gym as your goal. It will open up a new world.
Find some other members on here who have lost 100 plus pounds and talk to them. There are some incredibly inspiring members here.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
General recommendations for weekly weight loss goals should be based on a number of factors, the main one of which is how much weight you have to lose. The more weight that you have to lose the less severe the negative impact of being at a calorie deficit will have generally (see below for examples).
As a rule of thumb, the following weekly targets would give a balance between minimizing these negative side effects and seeing a reasonable weekly weight loss:
More than 75 lbs: 2 lbs/week
40-75 lbs: 1.5 lbs/week
10-40 lbs: 1 lb/week
Less than 10 lbs: 0.5 lb/week
Obviously, the deficit that is right for you will depend on your personal circumstances and how well you deal with the deficit.0 -
Now is not the time to focus on weight loss. You need to be very careful about what you eat. Remember everything that you eat should be geared towards helping your body heal. I had Achilles surgery last year and created a few exercises. 1) The bed roll up. Lay sideways on your bed with your legs hanging over at the knee. Try to roll yourself up to a seated position without using your hands or straining your back. If you can't make it all the way up, just do a sit up as far as you can without straining your back. 2) side lying leg lift. Think of the splint as an ankle weight . Lay on your side with legs stacked. Lift top leg up ten times, slightly forward ten times , slightly back ten times and do small circles with your top leg counterclockwise and clockwise. Make sure you move your legs often to avoid blood clots. Another good one is while sitting in bed, lift leg and try to "draw" the letters of the alphabet with your foot. You can do bicep curls and all kinds of arm stuff just sitting there. You can hook your tube to a door jamb and do seated rows from you wheelchair.- just make sure the breaks are on! I found I didn't need to do to much upper body because just dragging myself around on crutches was a lot .. Drink green tea an dark cherry juice. Helps with inflammation. Good luck.0
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Sorry guys meant months.0
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