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Posted: April 09 2006, 14:24 |
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| Quote (Sydslittlebiscuit @ April 09 2006, 02:11) | So I just started researching on the internet and came across pilates, which was perfect. Although I find weight really hard to shift, I am eating properly, tend to have a lot of blended fresh fruit drinks, rather than sandwiches etc. I love to walk, but if I do too much of that I get hot aches for hours to the point of tears! I like going swimming but being on a low wage I can't always afford to go :-( Any suggestions he he! I really want to do an exercise that basically can help shed the pounds but I can do it at home, I am totally lost really. I used to love dancing, but thats a definate no no! Really pilates is the only one I can think of at the moment  |
You know, that's the darn of it all. It's a vicious circle--losing weight will definitely help, but to effectively lose weight and keep it off, we have to exercise--which is very challenging when we're in pain.
After my last child I gained an inordinate amount of weight, and lost it primarily through dancing to Mike's music, particularly through Inc. The knee OA hadn't set in but I had to be careful of everything else—the c-section, avoiding reinjury (left knee issues actually started in my early 20's through an injury inflicted on me and ankles and feet from ballet before even that--heh, two sprains and a left knee flare happened during Inc part IV). I also found myself gaining again after the ACL, and it took even longer to get back. Now come to find out, even though I'm well within my weight range, I would still benefit from being at the lowest end of it Re: the knees. It's been much harder (and I'm not there yet) to lose weight I never even wanted to lose. But--come to find out (heh….not from my doc until I asked him), for every 10 pounds of weight one loses, 50 pounds are taken off of the knees, so that's my motivation. I'd like to take another 100 pounds off the knees. 
Regarding the other health issues, with diabetes, I’m not sure about unsweetened cherry juice from the sugar standpoint. Re: exercise, there has been lots of research on positive effects of exercise on insulin levels, but there again, it sounds like you need a very specific exercise/nutrition prescription/program designed for you. You might want to look through some of the topics at http://www.medlineplus.gov including PCOS (think it’s under “O”). There are international links as well, here and there. Regarding dancing, don't give up on it forever if you loved to do it. I cannot do grandes jettes anymore, but I can move in a way that is graceful and lower impact. As you lose weight and work with the pilates, you may be surprised at what you can get back. I never thought I'd be able to run without my ACL brace, but even this morning, I only braced my right knee with the more flexible one—not the robo-looking one.
Indeed, I was in noticeable pain for the first mile today, but then things improved. The latest acute severe knee episode happened last fall and I didn't want another one. Then, I was dancing while stomping grapes—barefoot for 40-45 minutes. That was on a Sat., and by Tuesday I could walk again. I was in so much pain that I nearly threw up on the way home (and no…hadn’t been drinking—it was the pain).  Looking back, it seems like such a stupid thing to have done, but there was a band, drumming…it called. BTW….there is a fairly new treatment for OA pain here (probably it’s been around longer in other countries). It’s made out of hydraluronan, which is a substance present in joint fluid. One has to go through a series of three injections--$1000 a pop here in the US—probably a fraction of that anywhere else. You might want to look into it. My last insurance would have paid for them, but I don’t know if the new company will. I’m not a shot person, so I’ve avoided. I told the doc that I’d work with the brace through spring and then make a decision. One thing that a doc recommended to me when I was 23 and having issues was heel cups-- http://www.orthomedicalsupplies.com/heel_cu....rts.htm is an example of them. I found they really helped and even managed to use them in ballet and jazz shoes. In fact, in the fall of 1999 when my meniscus problem reared it’s ugly head, I had bought new running shoes and decided I didn’t need my heel inserts anymore. Ha! These days? I don’t workout without them. Hmm...just saw their gel ones--they look sort of good. Suppose I should be taking this off-forum about now, but there seem to be several here with similar issues. BTW....if anyone wants a scan of those knee exercises (they are the same that had been rec. in my 20's as now, so they're pretty standard), I'd be glad to scan and send. Of course, you'd want to review them with your doc.
BTW...brainstorm while running (BWR)--eventually (not sure the technology is here quite yet) through videocams maybe some of us will be able to share things like T'ai Chi "face to face." Right now, when I've talked to friends via webcam (theirs, I don't have one yet), they seem a bit in slow mo, which wouldn't work well for exercise. Hmm...maybe it would. But...web-based exercise instruction with two-way interaction (so the instructor can see where you need help) is probably not such a distant future possibility.
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than relaxing. I've found I like aqua aerobics as a way of keeping fit 