Category: Health and Wellness
Besides being I have cerebral palsy. I am trying to build an exercise routine not only for my weight, but also for my overall health. I am mainly looking for at-home type things that will build strength as well as shed some weight. Anyone know of good videos that describe the positions and movements well enough so that those of us who are completely blind know what to do? What about websites that can describe the different movements and positions? Any ideas would be very very much appreciated.
http://exercise.about.com/
I found this helpful in describing ab exercises once upon a time. It also deals with thing such as cardio and weight loss through diet.
Nice. I'll haveto try it out. Thanks.
Hi, I'm not totally blind, but I find the syrupy talk of most video exercise hosts to be absolutely nauseating. I own a stationery bicycle. I love it. With your CP, I'm not sure if this would work for you, but if It will, it is easy and convenient. Also, you might look into doing some isometric exercises. These are where you do an exercise, but hold the rep for several seconds. So for instance, if you're doing a crunch, you'd hold the upward position for a few seconds. I like doing these. You'll definitely feel like you're working. You might also want to try an exercise ball. They're relatively inexpensive. You just inflate the ball, and you can use it to do all kinds of moves on. You might check out prevention.com or cookinglight's fitness section online to find helpful exercises. Even if you only work out a few minutes a day, you'll feel better in a matter of days, and start to look better in a matter of weeks. Don't forget the healthy diet. Hope this helps.
Where can you get an exercise ball? Also, I have looked in to stationery bikes, but they're very very expensive. Where did you get yours? How much was it? Is it comfortable? I'm looking for one that has a bench-like seat instead of a standard bike seat. I get off-balanced on a standard bike seat. I have very short legs and I've never felt steady on a bike seat, even a stationery one.
I believe the bikes you're talking of are known as recumbent bikes.
I don't know if you have a doctor specifically relating to your CP, but if so, or a physiotherapist, you could ask them for advice. There has to be suitable things to do, as I saw a 1 legged lady in the gym today, yet I can't imagine what she does other than upper body exercises.
Leslie Sansone has a series of walk at home videos for aerobics which are very easy to follow. However, as someone else said, some exercise videos can irritate you with the syrupy talk, and she is one of those syrupy people. Also, my local radio reading service has a program called something like take 20 for fitness wich involves exercises you can do while seated. If you have a radio reading service in your area, they might have this program since it is sindicated.
Hi, I got my stationery bike at Target for about $120 and that included shipping. I had my dad put it together. It's a magnetic one. I think Target does have bikes that are recumbant. As for exercise balls, you can find them between $15 and $20. Check out cooking light for the right diameter you think you'll need. I'm pretty sure the site has exercises you can do with a ball as well.
Yeah, I graduated from physical therapy at 21. In my case, my medical insurance wouldn't cover my physical therapy after 21, so technically I graduated. The therapy did help as I don't fall near as often as I used to and I notice my balance has improved while using stairs and inclines/declines. I think I'll look more in to recumbent bikes and exercise balls. Yeah, I don't like the syrupy sweet voice thing either. Thanks forall the advice.
I just bought this thing at walmart; cant for the life of me remember what my sister told me it was called; but it cost like 25 bucks. anyhow, its just pedals, with a knob in the middle to adjust the force with which you have to pedal. you can put the pedals in front of you and just pedal them with your feet or push them with your hands to strengthen them. Its great for those of us who live in small apartments with no space for traditional exercise equipment. btw the pedals have straps on them for those of us with CP who cant keep our feet on the pedals.