What are some easy exercise I can do weight over 500 pounds,
I find exercise in a swimming pool the most helpful. Since I am afraid of the community pools with COVID, I have switched to a Nordic Track recumbent bike with the iFit program. It is great exercise and does not leave any sore muscles.
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Like you, I was well over 400 lbs and I had issues with walking. The pain it caused was hard and my doctor told me to refrain from putting too much stress on my knees and ankles until I could get to a weight that enabled me to stand and walk for longer periods of time without pain. So I would totally disagree with the one reply that you should walk.I KNOW how hard that is. My surgeon told me to do things that would get my heart rate up, but not put a lot of stress on my knees and ankles. Those included chair exercises. I used resistance bands for both upper and lower bodies while sitting in a chair. I also was very lucky to have access to a pool so I spent a lot of time walking and then swimming in the pool. I would highly recommend the chair exercises with a resistance band. You can find some videos on youtube that are specifically for that or you can just pump up the music and go at it. Once you start losing weight you should be able to go longer and then start incorporating some minimal walking to see how your lower body handles that.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I used to walk five miles at a time. It was fun and enjoyable. But as I got older it became harder to walk and my feet, legs, knees, and ankles et sore. I start to feel out of breath and want to sit down and rest.
The swimming pool and now recumbent bike have made exercise fun and pain free for me again. When people advise others that walking is the best exercise, they are correct if walking does not hurt. When an exercise routine causes pain, it is always abandoned.
Even though I am within 10 pounds of my goal weight, my body is older and I had to make the adjustments needed to keep exercising and not be in pain.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
whitedove, those are all very valid points. As we get older bones deteoriate but as we get heavier the joints too and my surgeon was adamant if it hurt hold off until it didn't. I think walking is excellent exercise but I am almost 100% sure it would be difficult for someone in a super morbid category like myself. I will have to check out a recumbent bike. Its too cold to walk right now.
