What exercise has everyone done

[brinag 1]

My Dr told me I needed to do 10,000 steps or exercise for a hour a day. I have problems with this and need help coming up with more ideas. I Love to walk but due to my back I can not walk for long periods of time.

[VSGmary 418]

I currently walk and ride my bike and when the weather was warmer i swam ( i love swimming). You could try swimming, all three exercises are low impact which is what i need as i have osteoarthritis in both my knees.

[brinag 1]

I am gonna try swimming I Love to swim. Thank you

[KingMoose 238]

I have a love/hate relationship with the elliptical machine! I love that it works me so hard and that I post-surgery PR everytime I get on it! But, I hate getting on it 3x a week! I also do a lot of weight training.

For your back tri swimming or Water aerobics. I had a have a back injury and could not walk for very long before I was is so much pain I could not go anymore. My last straw was at Disneyland I was in a wheelchair wile my 70 y/o mother was walking around with no problem. I had the surgery and have lost 140lbs from my HW and now run on the elliptical for 2 1/2 miles at a 7 min pace and my back barely hurts anymore! Good luck to you!

[brinag 1]

Thank you I am at the start I had my first appointment ON the 22nd of this month and I like to walk I just can't go very far and I will lose filling in my right leg and that hole side of my body will hurt

[KingMoose 238]

Mine was my left side. It wold feel numb but also feel like it was burning and had lightning going through it. It hurt so bad! I used to take morphine 10mg 2x a day percocet 2-3x a day and flexoril 2x a day for pain. Was on that for 3 plus years. I stopped all meds at about 4 months post surgery, and I now only occasionally need to take a couple of advil for the discomfort. It is night and day different now with the weight loss! You hopefully will notice the same changes, good luck!

[brinag 1]

I'm hopping that with this I will not have to deal with pain meds for my back