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Hi everyone :)

I have never really exercised before and have back issues from scoliosis, I bought a recumbent bike but will this be enough exercise?

I've thought about plus size slow yoga or dance but I don't know- to be honest I'm lazy if u will-- I don't like to sweat and get tired-- any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much!!

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I think plus size yoga sounds like a wonderful start. I've never heard of it, but I'm going to look into it. I have a really awesome gym, but I really want to do yoga.. Just not with a bunch of ssubs! (skinny stuck up beeotchs)

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I asked my doc about the recumbent bike after my hubby purchased one for me. I need a knee replacement and figured the bike would be better than walking. She told me for the first 6 weeks walking is better since the exercise works on the entire core. She is afraid by just using the bike I could get a hiatal hernia, but did say if it was all I could do to at least wear a cinch of some kind when riding. There was a cinch around my mid torso when I woke up from surgery, so I could use that. I have been wearing a Spanx type of bodysuit from the time I get up until I go to bed so that would be sufficient too.

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I asked my doc about the recumbent bike after my hubby purchased one for me. I need a knee replacement and figured the bike would be better than walking. She told me for the first 6 weeks walking is better since the exercise works on the entire core. She is afraid by just using the bike I could get a hiatal hernia' date=' but did say if it was all I could do to at least wear a cinch of some kind when riding. There was a cinch around my mid torso when I woke up from surgery, so I could use that. I have been wearing a Spanx type of bodysuit from the time I get up until I go to bed so that would be sufficient too.[/quote']

Ohh ok - I had a hiatal hernia repair with the wls

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You may want to try swimming as well. Great exercise for your whole body!

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I think anything we do is better than nothing! :D If you're going from a sedentary lifestyle, anything is more than you were doing, right? I'm not an exercise lover either, so I totally get it. I do love dance classes though and miss the access I had to them in LA when I was living there.

I've really only done treadmill walking since my surgery and just in the last month I started running some. If someone told me, even two months ago that I'd be running, I'd have flat out laughed my fanny off at them - no joke! I started a training program app and am pretty hooked on it. I've been more consistent with food-logging and exercise since I had my surgery. I'm seeing results and had been stalled for a while so I'll keep at it.

Ease into things and don't expect to turn into a gym rat over night - if you ever turn into a gym rat! My Dr. tells me to just turn on music and dance around the house. I think the thing is to just move some, the rest will work itself out.

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Thanks makes me feel better

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Hi everyone <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

I have never really exercised before and have back issues from scoliosis' date=' I bought a recumbent bike but will this be enough exercise?

I've thought about plus size slow yoga or dance but I don't know- to be honest I'm lazy if u will-- I don't like to sweat and get tired-- any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much!!

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I am like you totally. I hate discomfort, sweating and everything associated with exercise. About a month after my op I started to walk near home for thirty minutes every day. I didn't do hills or anything, that was too much LOL. A month or ago I joined a Jetts gym and just started to do treadmill with no incline and recumbent bike. I really thought it would play havoc with my back and knees as I have issues the same as you describe. Just fifteen minutes to start and I have built up to 25 now and feel good. I also walk on the treadmill and change it up each times I go. I'm now doing 50 mins in that machine but not all at once. 25 treadmill, 25 bike and another 25 treadmill. I've now started to do a faster speed only by .2 or .3 klm/hr and if it gets too much I back it down. I've also started once a week to attend a very gentle Pilates/yoga class for 40 minutes. The trainer is great, she knows I can't do some things in the same way that the other girls can so she shows me a more gentle way of doing it. I feel fantastic, it's working and I am so proud of myself at the moment. The trainer mentioned to me last night about increasing the speed as I said above just by a little bit if I could handle it and said it would really really help. She also said that when I do anything to try and pull my tummy muscles in and hold for as long as possible while I was doing other other exercises. I guess what I'm saying is that you will start to like the little bit of exercise you do, I honestly look forward to going to the gym. This comes a 45 year old who never played sports as a child and never exercised, I has my mother write a note to excuse me from sport and physical activity for my whole childhood. When I got older I always took a lift and never the stairs and would always drive to shops down the road and never walk. Give things a go, but do it slowly, build up when it's comfortable for you to do so, I think you will surprise yourself. As my gym managers say, doing something, getting your body moving now matter how little is better than doing nothing at all

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Thanks!!!!!

I walked around my block today!! And went out for a bit!!

Thanks i will start slowly and find things i like

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That's the way, easy does it, we all have to start somewhere in everything we do

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