i wanna do it but the knees dont.....
juliacyp
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I am limited in what I can do to exercise as I need two new knees, no running, high impact, no swimming due to grinding... have the wii fit n that is good, also walking is good but wondered if anyone had any other suggestions that I could try to keep some variety in my routine, can do some gym work but hate it.... please help
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Bicycle?0
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no room to store one unfortunately..... gonna borrow my friends now and again but still need more.... am lazy by nature n need something to give me the after aerobics feel but without the pain......0
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can you walk? do that step master thing? or high 15 incline treadmill walks.0
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when my knees were bothering me I used a gazelle.0
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What about shadow boxing? You can sit and do that. Maybe even sit on an aerobic ball for more core workout. I know it gets your heart pumping.0
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can walk on the flat, uphill much slower, cant do steep inclines as too much grind and pressure...... used to be very active but struggle now...0
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elliptical0
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Ripped in30 by Julian Michaels is pretty easy on the knees.0
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I have terrible trouble with my knees and now in my left ankle. I recently bought an armchair pedal exerciser, really good, got it on EBAY for £23.00, I do have a bike but can't get it out of the garage at the moment. I did half an hour on sunday and I had lovely trim ankles and it didn't crunch my knees.
Jenni xx0 -
I like to swim a lot when the weather gets nicer. I just swim laps back and forth and I'm worn out when I get done. I don't know if that's something you would be interested in.0
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like the shadow boxing and boxing on wii fit is good as i only have to use my legs if i want to and still get the upper body and use plenty of energy.... will try the ball but may fall off lol...0
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When my knees "flare up" from running, I take a break and stick with bicycling or using an elliptical. Not even swimming? You can just use your arms... I once swam laps using only my arms when I was training for a triathlon. Cardio indeed!0
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shadow boxing with weights0
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If you can walk do it. You don't have to break any records, You don't need a gym. get out on the streets or into the countryside, a bit of fresh air helps as well0
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xtrainer, stationary bike and rower at the gym - I busted the meniscus in my knee the day before xmas and these three has been my saviour.....0
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what is eliptical? and what is a gazelle?0
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what is a gazelle??0
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It's too bad you don't have room for a recumbant exercise bike. They were great when my knees were weaker.
Also, I second the swimming comment: with one of those belts to help hold me up, I could get a great cardio workout using just my arms to swim.0 -
Thanks guys, some really good ideas here.... thank you for the advice, nice to know others have had similar issues and found a way around it... wish I had joined a year ago before I piled the pounds back on :flowerforyou:0
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the ball is hard to keep stabilized but if you start with your feet wider apart that is easier and then as you get stronger you can scoot them in to get a more intense workout.
http://www.mahalo.com/shadowboxing/ ----> kind of a silly video but helpful0
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