Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Well , To add muscle mass to your legs you must do some type of resistance training, even short walks are good. Bicycling is a wonderful way to increase muscle mass in your thighs. It focuses on your quadriceps and to a lesser extent your gluteals and hamstrings. Increased muscle mass in your upper legs will help to support your lower legs and your whole body in general. A stationary bike will acomplish the same thing although the scenery is not as good. You can also do leg raises by sitting in a hard back chair and lifting your legs, bending them at the knee. Start in a seated position and then extend your legs so they are sticking straight out infront of you. If you have access to a gym there are many machines that will help you with this. Now I will mention the S word. It is never too late to learn to swim. Swimming is the best possible excercise for our bodies. No impact and it works the muscles and the heart and lungs all at the same time. Two yers ago we took my girlfriends mother Delores with us waterskiing for 5 days. At first she refused to even jump in the water with a life jacket. After a whole day of sitting in the boat with the temperature at about 114 degrees, (Central California in August) she agreed to float. She had never learned to swim. I teased her a great deal but also encouraged her to start swimmimg. In fact I told Delores that if she learned to swim I would learn to square dance. We all had a good laugh over it. Well a year went by and we took our annual trip to Nacimiento, once again Delores tagged along. As we headed out for a morning of waterskiing I edged the boat out of the harbor, as we prepared for our first skier I was amazed to see Delores dive into the lake without a lifejacket and begin swimming. Delores had gone to the YWCA and learned to swim at 54 years of age. Now we can not keep her out of the water. As promised I accompanied her for 4 weeks to square dancing class, and hated every minute of it. Such is life. Sorry to get so long winded but tis a true story. Good luck, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: <lisarich.com@...> < > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:02 PM Subject: [] Exercise-To Bill > Hello Bill, > > I thought I would ask you the following question(s) since you are " into " exercise. I am able to walk, but feel unstable to some degree. I do not wear AFO's or orthotics. I know I need to strengthen my upper thighs. What are some ways to do that. I cannot walk with my husband in the neighborhood because he walks so fast; and I am not comfortable to walk alone. Any exercises I can do? Give me you opinion. Oh, and don't suggest swimming even though I live on a lake....I don't swim! > > Thanks for your input, and others are welcome to respond as well. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Hello Bill, I thought I would ask you the following question(s) since you are " into " exercise. I am able to walk, but feel unstable to some degree. I do not wear AFO's or orthotics. I know I need to strengthen my upper thighs. What are some ways to do that. I cannot walk with my husband in the neighborhood because he walks so fast; and I am not comfortable to walk alone. Any exercises I can do? Give me you opinion. Oh, and don't suggest swimming even though I live on a lake....I don't swim! Thanks for your input, and others are welcome to respond as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 ABOUT MUSCLE STRENGTHENING IN CMT, I INVITE YOU TO READ MY LETTER PUBLISHED LAST APRIL ON THE JOURNAL " ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION " : TITLE: " STRENGTHENING OF THE PROXIMAL MUSCLE IN CMT DISEASE " BY VINCI P. www.archives-pmr.org THEN " BROWSE ALL ISSUES " AND SELECT APRIL 2001. PAOLO ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill , Digitec Security <BILL@...> < > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [] Exercise-To Bill > Well , > To add muscle mass to your legs you must do some type of resistance > training, even short walks are good. > Bicycling is a wonderful way to increase muscle mass in your thighs. It > focuses on your quadriceps and to a lesser extent your gluteals and > hamstrings. Increased muscle mass in your upper legs will help to support > your lower legs and your whole body in general. A stationary bike will > acomplish the same thing although the scenery is not as good. You can also > do leg raises by sitting in a hard back chair and lifting your legs, bending > them at the knee. Start in a seated position and then extend your legs so > they are sticking straight out infront of you. If you have access to a gym > there are many machines that will help you with this. Now I will mention the > S word. It is never too late to learn to swim. Swimming is the best possible > excercise for our bodies. No impact and it works the muscles and the heart > and lungs all at the same time. Two yers ago we took my girlfriends mother > Delores with us waterskiing for 5 days. At first she refused to even jump in > the water with a life jacket. After a whole day of sitting in the boat with > the temperature at about 114 degrees, (Central California in August) she > agreed to float. She had never learned to swim. I teased her a great deal > but also encouraged her to start swimmimg. In fact I told Delores that if > she learned to swim I would learn to square dance. We all had a good laugh > over it. Well a year went by and we took our annual trip to Nacimiento, once > again Delores tagged along. As we headed out for a morning of waterskiing I > edged the boat out of the harbor, as we prepared for our first skier I was > amazed to see Delores dive into the lake without a lifejacket and begin > swimming. Delores had gone to the YWCA and learned to swim at 54 years of > age. Now we can not keep her out of the water. As promised I accompanied her > for 4 weeks to square dancing class, and hated every minute of it. Such is > life. Sorry to get so long winded but tis a true story. > Good luck, > BC > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lisarich.com@...> > < > > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:02 PM > Subject: [] Exercise-To Bill > > > > Hello Bill, > > > > I thought I would ask you the following question(s) since you are " into " > exercise. I am able to walk, but feel unstable to some degree. I do not > wear AFO's or orthotics. I know I need to strengthen my upper thighs. What > are some ways to do that. I cannot walk with my husband in the neighborhood > because he walks so fast; and I am not comfortable to walk alone. Any > exercises I can do? Give me you opinion. Oh, and don't suggest swimming > even though I live on a lake....I don't swim! > > > > Thanks for your input, and others are welcome to respond as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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