Forms Of Working Out

evangarciakarlo
evangarciakarlo Posts: 61 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
What’s the point of working out if it’s just low impact when I cannot have my heart rate pumping during it? It sucks that I am limited :(

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  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,110 Member
    There is nothing wrong with low impact workouts. You can get a great workout doing things like Pilates, kettle bell routines, cycling, rowing, etc. Low impact doesn’t mean low heart rate at all.

    I’ve had two rounds now of knee injuries on my journey that requires low/no impact workouts. I did floor core workouts and seated weight routines at first. Once medically cleared I added indoor cycling, elliptical, and the rower.

    I’m not sure what your limitations are but I started low impact and now have worked my way back up to heavy lifting, boxing, and running.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Don’t know why you need low impact, but have you ever tried swimming? Also, there are MANY benefits to atleast being active throughout the day or your workouts, even if it is low impact
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,090 Member
    High impact and high cardiovascular intensity are not the same thing.

    There are things that are high impact, but low CV intensity (slow rate box jumps, say). There are things that can be high CV intensity, but low impact (max effort rowing machine, say).

    Even low intensity plus low impact is beneficial, though, compared to being completely immobilized in bed. It might possibly suck to be completely immobilized in bed, but even then there are things that can make life worth living - intellectual, social, or creative things, rather than physical things.

    <curmudgeon>Recommendation: Think about the many things that are available to you, and don't fret about the things that aren't. The latter is a waste of time and energy. </curmudgeon>
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I've dropped 106 lbs mostly through walking. Nothing wrong with low impact.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Because it burns calories and improves your overall health. Don't let unnecessarily black-and-white thinking hold you back from doing what you can do.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,126 Member
    Low impact exercise still burns calories and still gets your heart rate up a little.

    I was recovering from a back injury when I started to lose weight and all I could manage was low impact cardio and light weights, but from building up endurance through that low impact exercise I was able to improve my body composition and my lung function/heart health.

    Without starting with that low impact cardio I would never be able to do what I am able to do now - heavy lifting, jogging, hiking and long distance rowing. There's a reason they say learn to walk before you run.
  • lauracups
    lauracups Posts: 533 Member
    I have spinal damage and can only do low impact, lost 60, (restarted mfp for last 15) bp 120/70, cholesterol 157. Dr is impressed with my muscle strength despite nerve damage....all thanks to low impact exercise.

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