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BlueDragon
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Posted - 16/01/2013 :  10:28:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm begining to think that I should type up a booklet or something... 'Blue's random comments and questions'. What d'you think? ; )

OK, so I'm going to take a guess here and say that there's a few of you on here that like to work out, or at least like to excercise to some degree, right?
OK, a bit about me, just so this all makes sense (hopfully). I have M.E. which is an auto-immune disorder with many side effects.
Years ago, as an early teen, I used to like to excerise and do a bit of working out. And at the time I only did it 'cause I liked to. It felt good to do it. I used to walk (long distance), skip, lift weights, do pushups and situps. Even had rollerblades X )
Then I went into a serious relaps and it was only then that I was diagnosed with M.E. (after years of being put down by people). I was really ill for a while and as a result my body litrally ate it's own muscle. I lost a lot of weight.
Afterwards, as I was getting better, I put on a lot of weight.
I've since managed to loose most of that wieght. But I still feel uncomfortable and I'm not the way I used to be at all. I certainly don't have the strenth or the muscle that I used to. And I feel... flabby, for lack of a better word.
Having M.E. means, amongst other things, that I'm left with bad joints, a weak back and 'cause of an old injury, just to top things off, I also have a weak left wrist that means I can't hold any weight in that hand.

A few months ago I bought a a speed rope. With the awful weather we've been having the last couple of years I thought it would be good for when I can't get outside to go on my usual walk around in the morning, and just a good thing to start off with for everyday. ...unfortunatly, I've found out that somewhere along the line, between being a kid and now, I seem to have lost the ability to jump : /
Another side effect of M.E. is poor balance and co-ordination. Another reason I chose a rope, thinking I might be able to kill more birds with the one stone. So I'm not sure if that's why I'm so bad at it, or if I'm just not doing something right.
Does anyone skip on here, and if so do you have any tips for me to get started? I've watched all the videos 'n' all that.

I'd idealy like to get back into some sort of excercise routine. I know that I'm never going to be able to do what I used to, and that these days there's a lot I can't do for the above reasons. Due to a breathing condition I also can't lie flat on my back or stomach... I stop breathing. Basically.
If you were basing it on your own personal experiance of different exercises would there be any that would stick out to you that you think might help me? I'm after core excerices mainly, to strenthen everything and burn fat but also to tone up as well.
I was starting the plank, and quite enjoying it as well. But unfortunatly, as carful as I tryed to be, my back couldn't take it : (

So, I'm after some ideas for low-impact, hi-burn excercises that might work for someone like me.

Any why can't I jump? X )
Am I doing something wrong or am I just bloody usless?


I thought this post might help to get others started in excercises as well, for the new year, so if there are some popular 'starter' excercises anyone would like to share then feel free : )

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herriotfan
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Posted - 16/01/2013 :  15:17:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Swimming is a very good for all sorts of injuries/conditions that make other forms of exercise impossible.
I have a number of health issues and the only sort of exercise I can manage sometimes is swimming or even just holding onto the sides and kicking my legs! The more you do the stronger you become and are then able to do a bit more.
Hope it works for you and wishing you all the best.


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jonoandapril
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Posted - 16/01/2013 :  16:59:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
although iv never really had any major injurys or illnesses im pretty into my phys due to my job and work with alot of guys who have ended up having to take recovery time and re-habilitation to get back up to standard. due to needing to keep my joints- especialy my knees- in good nick i do a few things...

-when our lads get long term injurys we use swimming alot to help them back on the road to recovery (like herriotfan recomends) as its very low impact. its great for all-over work and strengthening muscles not yet ready for weight.
-a favorite of mine is kettlebells, they come in alot of weights (right down to 4 kilos i believe, and can be picked up from argos if your strapped for cash) and due to the 'range of movement' style exercises you can look up here on the net they are fairly low impact on joints aswell if you do them properly. they build muscle and strength at a pretty alarming rate and can be done at home in about 15 - 20 mins a day.
-bike riding (another thing we use for re-hab) is very low impact and is great for cardio and working legs, bums and abs. gets you outdoors and can be done with family and friends.
-resistance bands (like giant rubber bands) are very good for getting back into weights if you joints give you trouble as they arent putting much weight direct on the joint. these used in a normal length work out along with swiss balls and wiggle boards (like a tea tray with half a ball stuck to the bottom) will build up core strength and balance. that should help with joint stress over time as your body builds up to take the strain more in the muscle than the bone/joint. just remeber when doing the exercises not to lock your elbows or knees.
-cross trainers are pretty low impact, i like to warm up at a decent level on one of those for about an hour before i work out, but if you work hard enough then the cross trainer alone can be a pretty intense all-over work out.

i like to mix and match pretty much any new kind of exercise i catch wind of so the sky is the limit with a weekly rota. take a week and swim as much as you want, then the next week you might only go once... wont matter tho because you can replace it with soething else you just fancy at the time. sorry for the long post... i just know how much it can get people down when they dont feel 100% so thought id offer what i had.

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BlueDragon
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Posted - 17/01/2013 :  08:43:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Don't worry about the long posts, I mean, look at mine! Both your replies have been helpful : )

...I can't swim. Well, actually, to be more specific I have no problem at all with swimming and as far as I can remember I'm pretty good at it... it's coming up for air that's the problem. I'm fine swimming under water, but I can't float and panic. I know it's me doing the wrong thing, but I can't help it. Didn't help that that I had a crappy swimming teacher as a kid : /
But 'cause of my phobia (Anthropophobia (fear of people)) then I can't go swimming any more, due to being around other people. I did used to go when I was younger, even just to mess about .I did enjoy it as well, despite being no good at being a Mammal X )

I've finally managed to save up enough money to buy a new bike. Yey! (last one melted in a fire). Which I'm really pleased about. So that's one thing I'm going to take up shortly and hopfully get on well with it. I live on the edge of the C2C track, which goes off in both directions just up the road from where I live. And I love to get out and walk along them with my camera when I can. So I'm hoping that having a bike means I can get out further and maybe even visit places along the way that I feel OK going to. Who knows.

I've tryed to strenghthen my wrist back up, but 'cause of the nature of the injury I don't think it's ever going to be any better than it is now. I'd love to start with weights again, but I'm not sure I'd be able to lift any at all with that hand. Other one's fine.
I was considering those ones you strap on your wrists, so your not actually holding anything. Do you know anything about them? Are they any good?

You've given me some new things to look up and think about that I hadn't considered before. So thank you for those too : )

It is really hard and frustrating. I've never been the kind of person to just sit around the house. Even as a kid I was never found inside. I even went out in the rain just to avoid sitting around doing nothing. So to go from being someone that loves being outside and being active to having to rest a lot of the time, being tired all the time and not having the streghth any more is a tough thing to have to learn to live with.

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jonoandapril
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Posted - 18/01/2013 :  12:23:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
one with the swimming, just walking up and down in a pool is good reistance training so actually swimming doesnt have to be the goal.
im sure you have already tried strapping your wrist for weight training but if not it might be worth a try? or there are wristbands with hooks on (you have to use them when your lift weight gets above your grip strength) that pretty much hold the bar for you. although you'd still be pretty limited on what exercises you could crack, it would let you do the main, all-over ones like dead lifts, cleans, upright row etc, so they might be worth a look.
good to hear about the bike tho, thats pretty awsome exercise especially on some nice hills or on gentle off road.
good on ya for still trying despite hardship, it drives me insane when i see people with no physical problems who just let themselves get fat and unhealthy when there are people like you struggling with real issues and still cracking on.

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BlueDragon
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Posted - 21/01/2013 :  09:11:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for you reply : )

Yeah, I'm hoping the bike will be a good addition. At least once a week I'm walking up to the town centre to do some shopping (well, not right now with all this snow!) and that's roughly a mile up hill which is quite steap for half the way. So I'm hoping that the extra work needed to push a bike up there will be a good thing.
I have plenty of off-road paths and woods round here that I like to walk along when it's quiet. I live on the edge of a Nature reserve with a very good wood for off-roading (depite it being in the reserve it's on the edge and has been put aside for people to have a bit of fun in with thier bike or a motorbike).

Yeah, I've tried straping my wrist. It does help, but not very much to be honest. And the pain can be just as bad if I'm not really carful. If I did get back into weight training then I'd strap it anyway just to be safe.

I'll have to look into these hooked bands you mention. Didn't know about them, so that sounds interesting.

Yeah, I'm not like that at all. I get really frustrated and figity if I can't get out of the house and at least go on my walks. At the minuet this snow is driving me mad! X )
I can't sit around doing nothing, it drivs me nuts, and I get bored far too easy as well. Not a good mix for someone like me.

I know I'll never be able to do much compared to what others are capable of doing. I'd just exhaust myself and make myself ill again (the last thing I want or need). But I don't see that as an excuse not to try at all. I know I've done good to loose the weight I'd gained back then, and to at least start off with some excercise, but to be honest it hasn't made me feel all that much better. I still feel fat and unhealthy and weak, and that's not who I am.

...And then I get such lovely people telling me that I'm lazy. Telling me that I'm just not trying. And if I just got off my fat backside and tried a bit harder I'd be fine... : /

Makes me just want to shout! X )


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Foremand
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Posted - 21/01/2013 :  19:13:51  Show Profile  Click to see Foremand's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Hey don't put yaself down. I don't no your age but at my age of the very old 21 lol last September I got diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Form of ME. But can be worse than ME itself.

I got diagnosed after struggling with work for a few week. (Air conditioning engineer in London- own business too) and I took a week out to help myself but only to find myself being rushed to hospital. With high heart rates and lack of walking etc even up a flight of stairs I had to sit down. So I ended up in for 3 days having multiple tests and losing a use of my arm for two days. Couldn't use anything from my shoulder to fingers. So had a steroid injection which took a while to resume some use. I then took a further week off work to chill out and then resumed back to work. After a couple of week I then had a letter from a specialist who diagnosed me with this. But unfortunately due to my stressful n hands on job I've had to pull out since September. Struggling more n more. Being referred to more n more people. N different meds all the time. I'm not getting any better. I find small things a strain. N I'm so desperate to get back to work.

But I feel lazy. Useless etc. and others make me feel that way too. I'm constantly exhausted n drained. Sleep alot. Can't walk far or go out without preparation. Even a small shop I have to sit out half way round. But I was one who used to stick in the iPod n walk until my battery died or cycle miles, run alot etc but now I can't walk up stairs without being in full discomfort

I no how you feel n this year I need to try n get some sort of exercise sorted to help me.


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BlueDragon
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Posted - 22/01/2013 :  10:04:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm 24 and female. I was diagnosed with chronic M.E. at age fourteen, but medical records traced it back to starting when I was seven.
When I was diagnosed most people still didn't belive M.E. existed. So even then it was hard work.

Yeah, I know how that is. That's how I was a few years ago going through my relaps (what you'll have gone through and are recovering from now)
I very nearly ended up in hospital and if my Mam hadn't have been a Nurse then I think I would of 'cause she wouldn't have known how to help me. At my worst I could just about go to the toilet myself... and then slept for hours afterwards 'cause it was so exhausting. That will sound ridiculous to most people, but that's the way it is for some.

And certain other people don't help matters either. And to top things off ever so nicly I'm also dyslexic. So people have a feild day with me sometimes.

If there's anything I can give you to try and help then firstly you have to bare in mind that no matter what people tell you there is no expert on M.E. it's not even fully understood what it is, so don't let people fool you into thinking they know what they're on about 'cause the truth is they don't. And they actually caused me to go backwards in my recovery with thier 'knowledge', so don't let them tell you what's best. You know best. And that's that.

You'll probably be recovering for a number of years. I know how that sounds, but you do get used to it. Try to learn to listen to your body and learn to understand what things mean. It does make things a lot easier. You'll probably find that certain activities will cause certain symptoms and that you can tell when to stop based on what's happening. Does that make sense?
With me if I've gone too far I'll feel very tired all of a sudden (and it's a different kind of tired to the usual everyday tiredness), my body will feel like it's turning to jelly, like there's no feeling to make it do things anymore. But I'll also get my nerve pains with it sometimes. That means stop. If I don't listen I make myself ill and I could easily cause another relaps. So I've had to learn to listen and sometimes just admit defeat. But whatever you feel you'll learn the specifics of it. Your body is a clever thing and can tell you exactly how your doing if you listen.

Meds very often do exacly burger-all. Even painkillers. And truthfully they can end up doing more damage than good. So be careful. That's not just my opinion, you read up on how others have been effected and you'll see.
And something else to note is that some are very experimental... your the Guinea Pig.
Maybe the most helpfull thing I can give you is to say this. Truthfully, in my experience and in others, it's only when I stopped the meds and mettings etc etc that only then did I start to feel better.

You'll have good days as well as bad ones. Everyone does. So just enjoy the good days you have and don't let the bad ones bother you too much. Easier said than done, I know.

I feel really idol and like I have no purpose 'cause I can't do things like normal people can. And I get out of breath going up stairs as well, so your not alone there either. I've never had a job, and even these days I couldn't even work part time (putting aside my phobia). It's not like I don't want to do those things that others do, I do, so when people tell me that I'm just lazy then it can be really upsetting.
But I try my best, and if truth be told I do still push myself too hard. 'Cause I'm a stuborn little bugger and hopfully I always will be ; )

That probably hasn't helped much, but it's something I can give at least.

...And if your 21 then I must be ancient, no? ; )

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BlueDragon
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Posted - 22/01/2013 :  10:05:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Didn't realize just how long that post was... sorry : /

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Foremand
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Posted - 22/01/2013 :  12:05:31  Show Profile  Click to see Foremand's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Dont worry about it being long reply. this will sound so crazy too bit im also dyslexic. Only found out in college. Short term memory not quite goid enough to read things n take in straight away. So ive rear that post a few times lol my illness then makes my memory hell of a lot worse which dont help.

You no the best part of talking to you is the fact that someone else understands makes me feel so less alone with everything. Which is one thing I can't get my head around. My friends family even strangers look at me and think I'm putting it on etc. but I push my self and find I'm in bed the next day coz of it. Even to the point of feeling like jelly. I feel that probably 90% of time.

Hey your not ancient :-)


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BlueDragon
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Posted - 23/01/2013 :  08:58:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm glad I could make you feel that way. I don't have any friends, so it can feel like I'm the only one battling this as well.

I was told I wasn't dyslexic in school and was told I was just making it up so I didn't have to work or do homework. It was only when I went into senior school that the teachers there twigged that I wasn't right, and that actually I'm pretty usless with numbers. I can't spell, I write letters the wrong way round, I miss letters out and mix them up... I make words up that look right to me till someone says they don't exist X )

And I almost always have to read things more than once to remember it all. Or to make it make sense.

Your not the only one out there, it can just feel that way sometimes : )

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Foremand
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Posted - 23/01/2013 :  09:25:50  Show Profile  Click to see Foremand's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Hey if it helps. Ill be a friend for you lol so your not alone. :)

And I feel very alone constantly. Including the few friends I have and family. It's a struggle.


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BlueDragon
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Posted - 24/01/2013 :  09:22:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That's very nice of you : )
Thank you.

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Foremand
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Posted - 24/01/2013 :  10:04:26  Show Profile  Click to see Foremand's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
:-)


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Posted - 24/01/2013 :  21:18:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Find something like bike riding etc,Something that burns more fat in a shorter space of time..So you have to do less of it.

Even running/walking up the stairs for 10 mins a day,Something that's cardio and not muscle building.Sure you know what i mean,tons of workouts like abdominal workouts claim to burn of all the fat to.But most people do a 10/15 cardio before hand,to burn of the fat.:)

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BlueDragon
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Posted - 25/01/2013 :  08:59:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah, I think that's best. I know that some people think the more knackered you are at the end then therefore the more you've burnt, but that's just not true.
Fortunatly for me some of the best fat burners are the slower, easier excersises. Can't complain at that : )

I really don't think abdominal excersises are much good at all for burning fat. Seems you have to work yourself into a stuper just to get anywhere at all : /
I could be wrong.

Unfortunatly going up and down stairs makes me dizzy. I have to hold on just to know which way up I am. Sounds strange, I know. I fall down them sometimes, so I have to be carful.

A bike will help with all sorts, not just as a way to excersise, so hopfully it'll get me out more and doing more and finding new little places. Walking is all I do (can't go on public transport even if I'd want to), so if I need to get somwhere I walk there. But it can be hard to do if where you want to be is far away. I'm not far from places like Gibside and Thornley Woods, but have never been able to get there on foot 'cause it's always just that bit too far. And there's also Beamish not far from me. Not sure I'll be able to handle Beamish or not (although I do love it there), but the other two should be nice and quiet for me. I'd really love to be able to go places like that. And of course once you get there you have to walk around (if you don't cheat, that is).
Hopfully a bike will get me there and I'll be working along the way.
Nowt better than excersise that you actually enjoy doing : )

...Not sure how I'll look on a bike though X )

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boomslang
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Posted - 26/01/2013 :  18:20:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
that was my point,if you can do stuff with a bike go for that :) rather then stuff like that shake weight thing hahahaha.

quote:
I really don't think abdominal excersises are much good at all for burning fat.
excersises that build muscle without you doing any form of fat burning is pointless.As it just builds the muscle under the fat hehe.

Don't go for one of these tv ad things,or to easy to be true things from argos etc.

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BlueDragon
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Posted - 27/01/2013 :  08:45:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Nah, I don't beleive any of these TV or 'fad' excersise things. And lets face it, some of them are just plain silly.

Those shaker weights are just ridiculous! They make me laugh X )

And then there's these new machines that are suppose to get you fit by wobbling about and vibrating... : /


Well, it seems the bike is the winner so far in votes. But to be honest I almost feel like it's cheating? I suppose I'm so used to walking everywhere, and the effort it takes, that the idea of sitting down while getting somewhere seems to be... less work. Lazy, even. I just can't see how it can be as effective as everyone claims.
But their are plenty of people I come across along the bike tracks that ride their bike non stop, and most of them are as fit as butcher's Dogs. So their must be something in it.
I do see that working to haul a heavy mountain bike around, in its-self, is going to need energy. So it must acheive something. But is it much better than walking?

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chrisc
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Posted - 27/01/2013 :  10:44:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i know you said you cant lie on your back/stomach but Pilates may be worth a look as there's a lot of stuff you can do led on your side if that's possible?

i did start doing this a while back as read it can help with my IBS, really need to start doing it on a regular basis

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Posted - 27/01/2013 :  17:13:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Those shaker weights are just ridiculous! They make me laugh X )

And then there's these new machines that are suppose to get you fit by wobbling about and vibrating... : /

Yeah anything like that,which you can do infront of the tv,that moves your arm one cm,for 10 mins a day.Isn't going to make you lose 10 stone like they claim hehe.

quote:
But to be honest I almost feel like it's cheating?
It would be,if you only went down hills hehe.

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Posted - 28/01/2013 :  09:11:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I've never thought about pilates. I can lie on my side ne bother, so I suppose I could look and see if there would be anything I could do that might help.

I do have a lot of hills around here, especialy through the moors, and steap banks. But where I am it doesn't matter where you want to be, whichever direction, you have to get up them first if you want to get back down! So there's no easy way out of that one ; )

I think I might have a bit of an old fasioned side to me that says that you have to be 'working' to be excersising. I know that knackering yourself is going to do very little (the body just ends up going into 'reserve' mode), but at the same time I still feel like I'm doing more good if I'm doing something more physical. Like walking or whatever. Saying that though, walking has only managed to get me so far. And it can still be too hard for me if I'm not well.
So I think that's why I can't be totally conviced (yet) that sitting on a bike is better than other things.
Maybe I'm a bit outdated in a way? : /

Just me and my zoo.

Edited by - BlueDragon on 28/01/2013 09:13:21
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