Hi everyone. I want to know how everyone gets into an exercise routine after you've been off it for a while? Do you exercise with an IV or did you wait till you were done? I was excercising every day then I went on an IV for the first time and now I struggle with finding ambition to start my routine again. Do you all go to a gym or do you excercise at home. I know I should just do it because it's good for me. But yet it doesn't seem to excite me to do it again tomorrow. Stuck in a rutt looking for advice on how you all get through it. Thanks in avance for all your input. Hope everyone is well! Eva
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Fitness
- Thread starter littlewhippet
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Starfall99
New member
I'm so bad about exercising, even though I KNOW it's so good for me... right now about the only exercise I get is lugging my backpack to and from my car (which depending on how much work I have can actually be quite a workout! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ). When I'm in for tune-ups they send me to PT every day and have me walk 20-40 minutes on the treadmill, and it helps my lung functions a LOT, so I guess walking works for me. Now I just need to get my lazy self up and actually do it!
Right now I'm actually having a lot of problems with my knees, I'm on Cipro and apparently knee pain is one of the side effects. Anyone know if there any types of exercises that are good for lungs but won't exacerbate the knee problems?
Eliana
25 w/ cf
Right now I'm actually having a lot of problems with my knees, I'm on Cipro and apparently knee pain is one of the side effects. Anyone know if there any types of exercises that are good for lungs but won't exacerbate the knee problems?
Eliana
25 w/ cf
Eliana,
Another CFer and I email each other every time we exercise and if one of us is getting lazy, you get a verbal kick in the butt. There have been times when I didn't want to work out but did it anyway because I didn't want her asking me why. If you think this might get off your lazy a@# then here is my email address.
dave.rogerson@sympatico.ca
Dave 29 w/cf
Another CFer and I email each other every time we exercise and if one of us is getting lazy, you get a verbal kick in the butt. There have been times when I didn't want to work out but did it anyway because I didn't want her asking me why. If you think this might get off your lazy a@# then here is my email address.
dave.rogerson@sympatico.ca
Dave 29 w/cf
Exercise....Hmmm.. I walk my kelpie on the beach every morning 1 hour ( except after a big night Teehee) and swim at the pool cos of stingers in the ocean in the wet season. Have a mini trampoline at home - Bouncing helps the lungs heaps - only costs about AUS$100.
Littlewhippet - are you Australian too? I live in northern WA
cindy2875@hotmail.com
Littlewhippet - are you Australian too? I live in northern WA
cindy2875@hotmail.com
I've always been in ok shape...but yesterday I started my "CF boot camp" with my friend. She does triathalons and is recovering from knee surgery but she is like a fitness guru and we joined a gym yesterday. I'm so excited...I gave her CF books to read and she's very animate about me eating like twice of what I should now that I'm working out. We're going to write a book about this whole process...I've never been this excited about working out before, I love it and it's way better to do it with somebody who won't miss a work out day!
Emily 22 pwcf
Emily 22 pwcf
Sounds corny, but get a fitness buddy! Grab a friend, tell them you need their help, that usually gets them off their butt, and make a time for every second day or whatever, and have penalties for no shows, such as the naughty one has to buy a fresh juice for the good one. that's how my friend and i work it - we were making all sorts of excuses such as a late night at the pub, but then bought this into practice and it works!! Haven't had to buy a juice yet, and nor has she!!
Once you start, in a fortnight you'll have itchy feet to go waddling at that time as your body clock sets itself! Amazing but true...
I swim 5 times a week, up to 1000metres and walk 5 times per week for 1/2 hour to 1 hour on the beach with my two legged and four legged buddies, and sometimes in the afternoon just with my furry four legged buddy, my (getting slimmer) dog. Her excitement at the sight of me picking up my runners is so annoying I have to take her!
If you don't have a four legged one, borrow someone elses overweight one - In Australia we hvae an ad by the government telling us to "Find thirty" - that is to find time to exercise for thirty mins per day- the dog in one ad is hilarious - a couple of the members of the household take the dog for a walk for 30 mins each and the poor little bugger is so exhausted at the end of it all, that it just curls up on the verandah, and won't walk with the dad when he gets home from work!
Once you start, in a fortnight you'll have itchy feet to go waddling at that time as your body clock sets itself! Amazing but true...
I swim 5 times a week, up to 1000metres and walk 5 times per week for 1/2 hour to 1 hour on the beach with my two legged and four legged buddies, and sometimes in the afternoon just with my furry four legged buddy, my (getting slimmer) dog. Her excitement at the sight of me picking up my runners is so annoying I have to take her!
If you don't have a four legged one, borrow someone elses overweight one - In Australia we hvae an ad by the government telling us to "Find thirty" - that is to find time to exercise for thirty mins per day- the dog in one ad is hilarious - a couple of the members of the household take the dog for a walk for 30 mins each and the poor little bugger is so exhausted at the end of it all, that it just curls up on the verandah, and won't walk with the dad when he gets home from work!