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TStew
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I have Fibroymyalgia so I'm very concerned about how much I will be able to exercise after surgery. However, I do have many tools and hopefully I have the drive and will power. I was part of a 'pain management group' at a local hospital last year and they taught us how to manage pain without meds. A huge part of that was exercise. I bought a few DVD's that I was really impressed with and had fun doing with the group. Unfortunately, they've been gathering dust for many months but I'm counting on them to get me started on a more active lifestyle. (Why haven't I started already?!? lol)

By the way, these DVDs were available in the hospital library and you could check them out for an unlimited time for FREE! Check with your hospital to see if they have a library because it's an incredible resource for books and CDs.

Here are the ones I loved and bought:

Rainbow Sun Qigong (It's for seniors and when I see these older women doing these moves I feel that my 41 yr old butt has NO EXCUSE not to)

4 Minute Fitness with Dr. Keith Jeffery (he's cheesy as hell but I did feel good doing these exercises and gained strength quickly)

Yoga in Bed (Very gentle moves and the only Yoga I can do!)

These are GREAT if you have a lot of pain and tend to use that as an excuse not to exercise (like me!!).

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Thanks TStew for the info. I have a lot more weight than most people on here have to lose and I really have a hard time getting myself motivated to get up and do anything. But anything that is easy on my knees and back sounds like something I can at least give a try. I'll check with my city library before I check with the hospital library. They have quite a few Cd's and DVD's. Thanks again.

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Leslie Sanson or Sansome has a exercise DVD Walk away the pounds, 1 mile that is very good. She has one lady not using weights in the video and one lady doing half reps instead of the whole (arm stretch). My mother was sleeved 11/14 and she was able to get through half of the video. I am really proud of her.

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