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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/185/140
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Progress: 55%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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water exercise
hi everybody,
Water exercises are great! I have fibromyalgia, and for a few years, that's the only thing I could do that didn't cause horrid flare-ups. The water supports the joints, yet provides adequate resistance to work the muscles. And easy to work aerobically too .. you can really get the heart rate up, and keep it up.
There are some other strength and resistance exercises you can do too ... use 2 gallon-size plastic jugs (empty, but tightly capped) and push and pull them through the water in all directions ...gives a great upper body workout.
The one drawback is that because the water supports your bones and joints, you don't get the weight-bearing benefits that you would on land ... Weight-bearing exercise increases the absorption of calcium into bones, espcecially hips and knees.
Doreen
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