You aren't kidding! Everytime I try and do any kind of work out (unless in the pool), I pay for it dearly. Not only does it hurt, I am so fatigued for days and even weeks afterwards. I keep trying but it never gets better. So if I do workout, I can't do anything else and my husband does not like that. But exercise will help and I really want to do it. Once the pool is warm enough then I can do it there. Have you tried exercising in water? Make sure it is warm enough. I have been looking for therapy centers that have pools because they have to keep it warm.

complty understand i want to lose weight to but only thing can do is watch what you eat ... i try to ride exersize bike it hurts so bad it probly useless top get on it as not on it more then 3 to 5 mins my parents tell me better then none but u pay for it...I get so mad as u try to eat lil and liltler amounts but that is not very healthy option always as sometimes u dont eat enough and it hurts your body more but one thing to replace ice cream try skinny cow ice cream its healther otion and dont taste it though

I know what you mean..... I started doing mild yoga 1 year after my failed fusion, and I was in pain for a while, but I kept on pushing myself and I am now able to do most of the poses, but not the ones that hurt my spine, so I just do what I can, and that's it.

I walk my dog and we do about 2 miles during the 3 walks that he gets a day, and that has also helped me loose weight. There are days that I not do anything, no yoga, no walking, and that is OK, I give myself permission to stay in bed and rest. I walk with my cane, and I always bring my cell phone, just in case something happens. Start with a little bit at a time, and then go from there. I hope that it works for you.

Hugs,

It's very frustrating, I hate it. I just do what I can and that might be every day for a week of walking or going to the gym, and then there's day's that I cannot even walk 1/2 a block without my hip and back telling me, not to take another step. Pool therapy is excellent, I would do that more if there pool sced wasn't so goofy, we have a heated pool in town too, so it feels so good.
Maybe try that for a while then go from there

6 years ago I starting the slow climb back to getting fit and losing weight. I had such bad pain in my deformed foot, I made the mistake of getting it reconstructed. Besides losing my singing voice forever, I now have constant nerve pain from the damage of not being able to reattach the toe properly because of RA damage.

But riding a bike is the only freedom I have. I ride a minimum of 3 or 4 times a week for an hour in winter, and 90 minutes in summer. I have rigid cycling shoes, but even then the pain in my foot is tremendous. But as I told the physio, it will hurt no matter what I do, and at least I am staying in shape, regardless of the pain.

I have also been doing weights and stretches, which helped my whiplash injury until the last couple of months. Now everything I do in that regard makes it worse. I'm not sure what I am going to do, but I am not giving up yet. I feel like I got part of my life back by exercising.Now I see it slipping away.

I wish I had some answers for you.I would say take it really slow and take a day off. Also, alternate your exercises daily. My oldest son, (with no health problems) was 100 lbs overweight and he started out doing the elliptical about 4 years ago, 5 minutes a day. He worked on consistency. He has run in several marathons, and hopes to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Oh to be young and healthy!

i walk a little a bit those days where the pain is low.
i go to the markets here on Sundays and walking around hurts, and we leave there cause of the pain.

Good Morning,
First of all I had to Google eliptical because I had no idea what it was. It looks like a stair-climber with arms. I don't think I could do the even without CP. Sorry, I'm not trying to make light of your situation, but maybe a treadmill would be more suitable. That is if what I looked up as an eliptical is what I think it is.

I'm sorry you're struggling, and I too have a hard time exercising. I hope you can find a medium. That water therapy sounds interesting.

Best wishes,
David.

I do but probably not the traditional type like going to a gym, I will walk one of my favorite things to do. I try to make sure I walk up and down the stairs as much as possible I know it is not the same as you need to work up your body so long to be effective in loosing weight but I do what I can

Yes, I walk and ride my bike and pay dearly for both.

i swim wish had been my life line and ride a bike alittle and sometimes i pay dearly too but as someone said gonna hurt even if dont but i struggle with over wieght too wish was only 10 lbs anyway good luck on your journey
hugs

i do the "sit and be fit" routine on PBS , its helped me loose weight so far 8 pounds.

there are days where it dose kick my butt and then i'm sore for a day or two.

Some days it helps me and some days it hurts me.

i understand about pain and exsersize

Like others on here, I pay dearly for it! I sometimes try to exercise on my Wii since at least I can claim that a game made me sore and not blame the exercise itself for the pain. There are some things that I can do like bike or water aerobics, but it has become much to hot here in AZ to bike (more-so due to hypersensitivity and high UV). I have been known to take extra breakthrough meds to compensate for a workout, but they wear off and in the end it turns out worse for me.

~DIH
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I've tried & tried to do SOMETHING -- but even if I go for a walk, I can't get home!! LOL I pay dearly for anything I do. This old body has just plain had it. I end up in bed just going to my doctor's office, which is 15 miles away. Driving does me in too. Ya can't win. LOL Hugs, Lee

David, youre funny! you had to google it? I would like a treadmill, but... we already bought this thing! Iam not as sore today, I walked instead.
Ray- my daughter and I did the "sit and be fit" kind of to make fun of it, man did it work.
I wish I could swim, the class at 7pm, too late for me, my pain is bad at that time and I dont like to drive at night(kinda night blind). Maybe I could do the sat am one, I just feel cooked after working all week and really like lounging.

7 to 10 is 40 percent increase, 10 to 17 is 70 percent. Done sharply at 1 week intervals....too fast and abrupt. Go up by 1 minute every other day and you should do great.