Frozen shoulder & spinal stenosis and overweight. Any exercises I can do to lose weight?
My partner has a frozen left shoulder, Spinal stenosis which confines her to a chair most of the time and is too overweight to have an operation on her spine. Oh, by the way, she is diabetic (type 1) and needs two knee replacements and is mildly copd as well.
All the doctors say is she needs to lose weight and to come back when she has.
Do any of you good and great people out there know of any exercises she can do, from her chair, to lose weight?
Thank you all in advance.
Brian M
Answers:
With the condition of your partner I would recommend basic muscle contractions. She just has to contract and release the muscles several times. She will not be moving very much but it still works the muscles and will help with the weight loss. I know this sounds a little funny, but sit and tighten and relax your upper leg muscles several times and you will feel like you have been on a walk. Exercising will also help with her blood sugar levels. The most important thing is that she keeps doing it.
I don't know where you live, but here in New York City there are a few exercise programs for seated adults on television. Look in your area for people or programs for seated adults.
You might also try diabetesincontrol.com. They have seated aerobic exercises on their web page. I found them by googling "seated exercise."
diabetesincontrol.com/sandsted...
I'm a fitness trainer. I hope this helps. Good luck to your friend.
Aquatic aerobics...the chair exercises are a good start, but she'll ultimately need to be able to get up her heart rate if she wants to loose weight...the water is a medium in which people who have spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis can exercise without much pain.
If this is not an option, I would seriously discuss gastric bypass or lap band with her doctor...if the weight is affecting the knees and the back, she is never going to get out of that chair and get her health back in order.
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All the doctors say is she needs to lose weight and to come back when she has.
Do any of you good and great people out there know of any exercises she can do, from her chair, to lose weight?
Thank you all in advance.
Brian M
Answers:
With the condition of your partner I would recommend basic muscle contractions. She just has to contract and release the muscles several times. She will not be moving very much but it still works the muscles and will help with the weight loss. I know this sounds a little funny, but sit and tighten and relax your upper leg muscles several times and you will feel like you have been on a walk. Exercising will also help with her blood sugar levels. The most important thing is that she keeps doing it.
I don't know where you live, but here in New York City there are a few exercise programs for seated adults on television. Look in your area for people or programs for seated adults.
You might also try diabetesincontrol.com. They have seated aerobic exercises on their web page. I found them by googling "seated exercise."
diabetesincontrol.com/sandsted...
I'm a fitness trainer. I hope this helps. Good luck to your friend.
Aquatic aerobics...the chair exercises are a good start, but she'll ultimately need to be able to get up her heart rate if she wants to loose weight...the water is a medium in which people who have spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis can exercise without much pain.
If this is not an option, I would seriously discuss gastric bypass or lap band with her doctor...if the weight is affecting the knees and the back, she is never going to get out of that chair and get her health back in order.
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