Are you excersing

Hey All,

I have another question, are you working out now that your body allows for more physical activity? 

 

Being active is one aspect of my former life that I miss so much.  I never really enjoyed working out before but now I must admit that I miss it.

My surgery is April 17th. That is the one thing I cannot wait to do is start working out again. I was walking 20 plus miles a week not quite three years ago. I love lifting weights too. I gained the majority of my weight in the last two years. Over 100 pounds in the last two years. I miss swimming and walking. Mostly though I want to get down under a 100 so I can start running. I hope knee shots will allow this. I WANT TO RUN!!!!

I already had a clinical membership at the health club at a local hospital, due to my Lupus and Fibromyalgia.  It's the only one in town with a 4 foot warm water exercise pool. not a jaccuzi, but a pool that you can go into and walk around, or do exercises in while submerged. I was doing that pre-op, and continued, adding land and machine exercises post-op.

I have slacked off exercise a LOT lately, trying to do all the admin work for my upcoming skin reduction surgeries...but I have to get back on track!  I'll be out of the water routine and vigorous exercise for a year, through the healing time, but I have a big apartment complex with lots of paved pathways for walking! 

I'm plenty active, but working out isn't included.  It bores me and keeps me from getting other things done.  I like spending my energy getting things done.  The closest thing I would call exercise for me is walking my dogs.

I'm with you, Valerie...I am much more active but not as exercise.

I doesn't have to be about "exercise" it can be as simple as "movement". Locomotion is why we were blessed with two feet and one behind. I got off my behind and on my feet. I walk as much as my new job allows. I park as far back in lots as I can. I roam around shopping centers (those mega malls and Super Walmarts finally serve a useful purpose). Check out the new improved Striive app. Can so relay races with friends, walkathons, etc... I imagine the Susan Komen 3 day will be the next update so you can do it virtually with the Striive app.

I work out but not as much as I would like! I do Zumba classes and sometimes still do aqua exercise... I jump on my elliptical when I feel up to it... tonight I'm trying a boxing conditioning class! The simple truth is that I'm often exhausted by the time I'm done working and so getting my booty to the gym is a challenge. I'm working out maybe 2 nights per week and would really like to get back to the 4-5 times I was doing before my last surgery.

As soon as I hit 3 months I joined a new gym.  I work out 3-4 times a week and when the weather is good my husband and I ride bikes on the weekends.  I do a lot of weights  trying to muscle up and fill in the baggy skin on my legs, arms and bottom!

I always enjoyed working out and I missed it, too during my post-op.  Love buying new, smaller gym clothes!