EDU: Aerobic Exercise for Disabled

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I am posting again the link on exercise for lowering your CRP, IL-6 and IL-18

here.

http://eclips.consult.com/eclips/article/Sports%20Medicine/S0162-0908(08)70383-0

 

I got to thinking after I posted that link that aerobic exercise is frequently

difficult for AOSD patients, what with fevers and fatigue. That got me to

wondering about how a person who is disabled might get such exercise.

Surprisingly, there are many ways.

 

I have a player piano that you have to pump with your feet to listen to the

music. I love it and it does NOT feel like I am exercising. I get a concert at

the same time

 

I have a stationary bike pedal thing (just the pedals on a stand) that you can

adjust resistance on and pedal fast / slow with your feet or hands. Regular

stationary exercise bikes and outdoor bikes are great too. They come with a

timer so you don't overdo.

 

You can get exercise videos from the library for free. Try ones like yoga, ti

chi, sit and be fit, etc.

 

There are television exercise programs for the elderly, incopacitated,

wheelchair bound, etc that are pretty easy. If you have a hard time moving, this

may be a good place to start and while you may be at home alone, there is

another person working with you.  

 

I have the elastic resistance bands too.

 

If you are not allergic to chlorine, going to a group exercise at the public

salt or conventional pools is a great idea. They have classes for artritic

people of all ages and bad back classes. I found the arthritis class made me

hurt worse than the bad back class but the exercises were basically the same. It

was fun, at least until we figured out I was allergic to the chlorine.

 

Swimming is fun and aerobic as well.

 

Use 2 cans of canned food for weights (or something similar) to add weight to

your normal exercise or walking. Hold them in your hands or put them in pockets

while walking. You can also buy 2 Lb wieghts to strap to your ankles for every

day housecleaning wear to rev up your aerobic activity. Wear them under pants

while you shop or work.

 

Dancing increases your heart rate and so does yoga, surprisingly enough yet it's

slow and gentle.

 

My daughter likes to do the Dance, Dance Revolution DVDs.

 

Walking is always good.

 

Exercise must be enjoyable, simple and easy to maintain for it to become a way

of life.

 

If you are on Medicare and are pretty much house bound, Medicare will pay for a

person to come to the home and help you with physical therapy.

 

If you are active and just need a little boost, there are yoga classes and

aerobic dance classes at gyms. Some require you to be a member and some will

just let you take the class.

 

Most of the above ways listed for increased activity don't require a lot of

money, just motivation. Since exercise is so good for you and so needed by AOSD

patients, who wants to be my buddy and check in on me to make sure we have both

done the activity time today? I need a partner to keep me faithful to my quest.

We used to have the Stills Weight loss group web group. IF it still exists,

maybe we could post daily activity there? My personal email is

blacklionent@.... I can have more than one person checking up on me. LOL

It will keep me honest. LOL LOL LOL =)

 

Here are the links I found online and remember, no aerobic exercise until you

speak with your doctor! =)    Smiles, Caroline the First, Empress of CUS

 

Aerobic activities that promote cardiovascular fitness explained.

http://cc.usu.edu/~reid/aerobic.html

 

http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/article_193.shtml There are two

main types of exercise. Aerobic and Anaeobic exercise.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/fact/disabled-fat-nation-2.shtml So what are other

disabled people doing when it comes to taking exercise and keeping fit? We asked

some of those at the cutting edge for their top tips.

 

http://www.crank-it-up.org.uk/pages/cycling/disabled.html Cycling for the

disabled, why exercise is important.

 

http://www.ncpad.org/disability/fact_sheet.php?sheet=131 & section=1017 As

previously mentioned, persons with RA often have diminished aerobic capacity due

to inactivity. In the past, health professionals often excluded aerobic exercise

in the treatment of arthritis for fear of increasing joint inflammation and

exacerbating the disease process. Currently, aerobic exercise has been shown to

be a safe and beneficial form of treatment for those with RA who are not

experiencing acute symptoms.

 

http://www.vhct.org/case1399/patients_experience.htm Rheumatoid arthritis and

aerobic exercise

 

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=1010333 & pageindex=1

how vigerously should RA patients exercise? Page 1 link and page 2 link.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=1010333 & pageindex=2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080910160800.htmAerobic Exercise

for the Wheel Chair Bound - ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2008) — University of Texas

at Austin alumnus, Stanford (MSEE '91), and Electrical & Computer

Engineering undergraduates are working on making exercise fun for wheelchair

users. For the last year, Stanford has been partnering with engineering seniors

to test his idea for a virtual reality treadmill for the disabled.

(Beautiful Southern Oregon, USA)

We may not be able to change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust our

sails.

May you have enough happiness to make you kind, enough trials to make you

strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.