I do water aerobics, body combat, turbo kick, turbo jam, turbo fire, HIIT workouts,Tae Bo, Leslie Sansone dvds, circuit training, free weights, body resistance band work, kettleball, stretching, tai chi, body flow. I hope to start C25K in the spring and actually run a 5K by summer.

There are days when all of us feel too tired, achey and sore to exercise, but even a little bit of house cleaning can burn some calories.

Did you take out the trash, wash some dishes, do some vacuuming? Those are activities that burn calories!

You can log "Cleaning" under your exercise log. There are options for "Cleaning, light, moderate effort" and "Cleaning, heavy, vigorous effort".

Remember that every little bit counts! 15 minutes here, 10 minutes there and 5 minutes before bedtime equals 30 minutes of activity that you can log for the day!

If at first you don't succeed... try and try again!

- Kristi -

RileyRed: It's freezing here today, too. Brush off the negative comments and let the results speak for themselves. A little exercise is better than no exercise at all!

Thanks Kwick and I defy anyone to say going up and down steps , vacuming and a one mile walk isn't exercise!!!! Good job,Kimiel!!

I do little bits of walking - unfortunately only when necessary at the moment, errands etc.

Also I'm back to doing a great (if a little old and cheesy) DVD called Gentle Fitness. Its basically a chair based movement and stretching exercise program for people with mobility or disability issues. It really get the kinks out of my sore and tight muscles and gets stiff joints moving again.

Heres a link to it on amazon (please note its the UK site!!)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentle-Fitness-Deserve-feel-Good/dp/B003U45CNI/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1325772518&sr=1-1

and they have a few little previews on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/user/GentleFitness/videos

I find it very helpful, even though I cant do everything on it at the moment at the same speed they do it, but I'm working on it!

hope this helps out folks!

Ales xx

That sounds great, Ales. Do you feel better after you do the chair exercises?

Definitely Red! I may get a little sore the same evening, but it just stiffness coming back I think! Plus muscle stiffness from moving bits I usually have so tensed, but don't realise! My upper legs and hips especially!

Its really worth it though! I've made a pact with myself to do it twice a week during January!

It would be great if I had access to a pool; I'd love a nice low-impact way to stretch my muscles. Oh well!

I take pilates classes 2x/week, and this is absolutely the most amazing workout I've ever done. Definitely need to use caution doing some of the moves, but I've found that I'm more flexible than I've been in years, and am actually happy when I'm gathering my things to go to class (who knew!).

I also try to walk regularly, mostly on my treadmill as the weather outside is usually not friendly to my body. I have been attempting to start a C25K program this week, but day 2 (yesterday afternoon) really killed me and now I'm huddled up at my desk, barely mobile. Blah.

Pilates looks really good! I've always wanted to try, but will have to be a DVD or similar at home first for me!

Sorry you're feeling yukky after your C25K session yesterday!! I would loooove to run a 5K sometime in the future, for the Fibro charity I'm a member of (actually I got voted onto the committee last month! yay me!)

look after yourself today honey!! lots of pampering and TLC to get over the blahs!!

xx

There are days when all of us feel too tired, achey and sore to exercise, but even a little bit of house cleaning can burn some calories.

Did you take out the trash, wash some dishes, do some vacuuming? Those are activities that burn calories!

You can log "Cleaning" under your exercise log. There are options for "Cleaning, light, moderate effort" and "Cleaning, heavy, vigorous effort".

Remember that every little bit counts! 15 minutes here, 10 minutes there and 5 minutes before bedtime equals 30 minutes of activity that you can log for the day!

If at first you don't succeed... try and try again!

- Kristi -


great attitude

my sentiments exactly..........every little helps!

PS: sorry i really dont know how this quote thingy works! lol

I absolutely count dancing as an exercise,it does make you feel good and it makes me sweat, out of breath, so, it is a workout. I walk the dogs, I stretch, whatever involves moving my body is a workout to me, especially since I am so limited to everything else.

anitapatton, I agree, there is nothing like grandkids to keep your mind and body happy. Enjoy them, I know I do mine. Good luck with myfitnesspal.

Joey72talk you are a great motivator! Yes, I did do "my chores", yes they do count! Thank you for the reminder. I seem to be busy most of the day but it is not "in the gym" stuff!

I have a question....I have Fibromyalgia and Crohn's Disease both. I have find out. That I can hardly walk on the treadmill. It kills my feet. I get like pin sticking feeling in both feet. I have been using the recumbent bike instead. I can ride on it for 44 minutes sometimes more, and of course sometimes less. Has anyone else had this problem with their feet on the treadmill? I get so fustrated because I really want to do it.
Thanks in advance for your answers and suggestions...

I am able to bike, stationary and normal. I enjoy that, but I get bored fast on the stationary bike and its so hot and humid where I live that I don't like to be out for long on the normal bike. I love Zumba but my lower back always kills afterwards. I also really enjoy the wii fit games, I work up a sweat and I don't have pain afterwards.

For myself at the moment, I get out walking as much as I can. I did try water aerobics, I found that awesome, just need to get there more often. My goal is to run again.

hey guys ! I was diagnosed with FM about 5 years ago and i am curious how amy of you are able to run anywhere ! I have issues getting out of bed in the mornings infact some days i cant ! I also have tendenopathy in my hips which makes my mobility even worse. Please can you advise how your able to run as I need to find something to use to get fit ! cheers fibro friends and Gentle Hugs x x x

You can't run until you can walk. I do a lot of stretching and isometric exercises and walk as much as I can on good days. I can do isometrics without being on my feet and they really do work. On bad days I use heat and ice and take pain meds so I can get up and get going. I've also learned to massage my feet and legs before I get out of bed, especially when I feel like moving will be impossible. I find it takes patience and just doing what I can when I can is gradually increasing my capacity.