Favorite Exercise
Do you have a favorite exercise that you do? How often do you exercise?
I love riding my exercise bike. I try to ride it each day. I need to alter my swimsuit too so that I can go back to the pool at our gym. I love to swim, but walk laps in the pool with my husband who doesn't swim. We had worked up to an hour before surgery.
As a new post-op, I was only allowed to walk for the first 8 weeks. Now can start incorporating more exercise into my routine. I still walk every day and find that I don't have the hip and knee pain I had before and can walk faster too. So neat to be able to keep up with my hubby most times now.
Mary
I am with Debbie, i hate to exercise....i have a treadmill, tapes, pilates, yoga, tai chi,,,,,all in my home and i hate it...i used to be such a athlete but not right now.
noooo excuses for me at all....but i have a lot of trouble with me knees and my feet and it hurts to walk...my feet are still very swollen by the middle of the day and i work two jobs so usually leave my house at 6:30 in the am and get home about 8:30 at least 4 nights a wee****ep hoping that when i get a little more weight off that the feet/knee pain will stop and i will be able to hop on that treadmill with a big ol' grin on my face cause i know from past experiences that i feel better after i exercise.........
Favorite Exercise hmmm?? Isn't that an oxymoron?? 
To be completely honest all that I have been doing is walking. I walk my little dog daily as well as go to the gym 3 times weekly & get on the treadmill. I have found though, that in order for me to break a sweat anymore that I need to really add an incline as well as speed it up almost to a jog. I also find that I am able to go for almost an hour now, where as when I started, I was only at a 1/2 hour.
I tried a spinning class, but my rear end just couldn't handle it (literally) & I really wanted to try water aerobics, but I can't find anything that I feel comfortable enough in to wear (I called my local pool & they don't allow t-shirts/shorts). Hopefully that will all change soon though 
Amanda -36
To be completely honest all that I have been doing is walking. I walk my little dog daily as well as go to the gym 3 times weekly & get on the treadmill. I have found though, that in order for me to break a sweat anymore that I need to really add an incline as well as speed it up almost to a jog. I also find that I am able to go for almost an hour now, where as when I started, I was only at a 1/2 hour.
I tried a spinning class, but my rear end just couldn't handle it (literally) & I really wanted to try water aerobics, but I can't find anything that I feel comfortable enough in to wear (I called my local pool & they don't allow t-shirts/shorts). Hopefully that will all change soon though
Amanda -36 
Amanda,
Walking is wonderful exercise. I think that is great.
There are many new swimsuit styles that have what they call "boy legs" and are a short style. I bought a suit at JC Pennys today that was bottoms and tops sold separately. Tops were blouson style. Best part they were 50% off each piece.
Lane Bryant, Romans, LandsEnd all have the suit sold to mix and match the style that works for you.
Mary
Mary,
I never ever thought I would say this but...I love the treadmill! I go to the gym 3-4 times per week and walk 15 minutes on the treadmill then switch to a cross training machine then back to the treadmill. Next week I get to progress to light weight training and I can't wait. I have never liked to exercise and was always to embarassed to go to the gym. I finally decided - I had this major surgery and *****ally cares what I look like walking on the treadmill. I just want to be healthy! Good luck in trying out different types of exercise. You will find the one that is right for you.
Liz
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