Workout advice

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lesliemarie

Cathlete
I got the green light from my orthopedic surgeon to start working out, he said I need to go to the gym to work my hamstring and my quads but I can't afford to go nor get a memborship either, so what I need from the educated workout people is to help me get a rotation going, I was thinking of one day 30 minutes of step plus my daily bike ride through the city (can't stand tredmills, tried them but I find them boring, love looking at the city and fresh air) I know Cathe's legs and glutes has great ham & quad work in that DVD. I have not really worked out in like 4 or 5 months so I am pretty tired and yes weak from lack of muscles. My knee is feeling pretty good these days I ice it after every workout as told by doctor. So I am ready and reved to go again minus the lunges though, he said my squats are great! thanks to Cathe and he said I can do those LOL Thank you Cathe!!
 
bike riding? Did you ask the dr. about that? bike riding always hurts my knees. Why don't you build up your hamstrings and quads a bit before getting on a bike? And don't push too hard in the beginning.
 
No he told me to ride my bike no matter how much my knee hurts, I keep my bike in the 4'th gear so there is not a whole lot of tension there and I ride several miles a day. I really enjoy bike riding. Now I need to work my hams and quads he says to help the rest of my knee the rest of the way in healing
 
Hey Lesliemarie!! I have to put in my .02 regarding 'he told me to ride my bike no matter how much my knee hurts'. Sorry but that makes me cringe, no pain no gain in b.s. Pain is most often your body saying 'stop doing that' or 'back off a little', it is self protection and should be respected.

As a registered massage therapist in a therapeutic clinic and fitness professional I often talk to clients about their own personal pain scale. So..., on a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being no pain, 10 being the most pain that you have ever experienced where would you put yourself when you knee is giving you pain while bike riding? Usually I advise people to avoid going over 4 - 5 or you risk re-injury. If you do ANYTHING that causes you to scrunch up your face or hold your breath, STOP DOING THAT!!! Like I said just my .02, take it or leave it, but for your own sake play safe so you can play longer:) .

Take Care
Laurie
 
I would put my pain level at maybe a 2 or 3 I can tolerate alot of pain before I need to take something, it only hurts if I use a higher gear. also it hurts in the beginning of riding and then after that I am pain free! then I ice the knee for at least a half an hour LOL. The pain in my knee is getting better and better, didn't think so at first but now I can kneel on the floor when cleaning the bathroom and I couldn't do that for soooo long. I still can't bend it all the way back and sit on my leg like I used to but getting there, When Cathe does her stretches to stretch the back after planks I can't do that just yet. But the problem I had in the knee cap is totally gone. I don't pop all the time anymore. It was pretty bad and swollen from trampoline playing.
Now I am dealing with my FM and my scoliosis since I stopped workingout so I really need to get back with it so I can put my FM into remission again.
That is funny both my doctors tell my to exercise no matter how much I ache and hurt.
 
Glad you are healing so well Lesliemarie. Pain is a completely subjective thing, aches are very different than pain for most and in my experience people often say things like 'a good hurt' when they are healing well or if I am working very deeply within a muscle or releasing trigger points, it's pain with a purpose. Two to 3 on a pain scale is most definitely resonable. You're doing great.
I still cringe at the advice of exercising 'no matter how much I ache or hurt' but I ain't no doctor. Keep on keepin' on!!:)

Take Care
Laurie
 
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