Motivate me to exercise

[Anonymous]

Or help motivate me. I have limited mobility and 10 - 15 pounds left to lose. I'm diabetic. I do mainly chair exercises. I'm 54 and need to work on strength and flexibility. I've gotten a handle on food.

I'm so bored with it! I would love to go back to the gym but that isn't in the budget, and I kept hurting myself.

Any words of wisdom? Or kicks in the butt?

[Anonymous]

Why do you have limited mobility? Is this something that could be improved by exercise?

I am motivated by exercise because I want to live a long active life. Your body is very much a use it or lose it situation.

[Anonymous]

I'm diabetic. I do mainly chair exercises.

I just want to say good for you for exercising despite those limitations! Every little bit helps.

[Anonymous]

For Hanukah, I bought myself the gift of therabands off Amazon - You can tie a knot around a chair and then sit in it, and do leg raises with them at various tensions. There are tons of resistance things you can do all from a chair.

[Anonymous]

Regular exercise, any at all that increases your heart rate, will do wonders for your insulin sensitivity. After 30-60 minutes of any activity, your blood sugar will be better regulated for a full 24 hours, reducing the havoc that excess insulin has on your body and reducing the amount of insulin you take if you are insulin dependent. Also giving you a little wiggle room in your diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have limited mobility? Is this something that could be improved by exercise?

I am motivated by exercise because I want to live a long active life. Your body is very much a use it or lose it situation.

I have a disability. Exercise helps with strength but it is a very fine line between "enough" and too much leading to exhaustion or injury. If I overdo it my legs go into spasms.

[Anonymous]

If you have health issues could you leverage your insurance if you are covered for physical therapy? It's often a good exercise and gets you out of the house and under the supervision, plus you won't get hurt. You may need exercise as physical therapy if you have limitations. This is to get all the benefits without the injury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have limited mobility? Is this something that could be improved by exercise?

I am motivated by exercise because I want to live a long active life. Your body is very much a use it or lose it situation.

I have a disability. Exercise helps with strength but it is a very fine line between "enough" and too much leading to exhaustion or injury. If I overdo it my legs go into spasms.

Then you may need physical therapy instead of conventional exercise. You can do all sorts of things as part of physical therapy, but it's more expensive than a gym unless fully covered by insurance.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

I started exercise therapy a year ago. I've lost weight, I'm more mobile and have gained strength.

Use it or lose it really does apply.

[Anonymous]

Every time I use my microwave oven I lean over to touch my toes and stretch my back.

[Anonymous]

It’s not about motivation. That doesn’t matter. It’s about showing up and being consistent. So whether or not you feel motivated to work out does not matter. Just look at it like you need to knock out thirty minutes of something every day. Do it and get on with your day. I actually love to work out - do it 4-5 days a week 45-1.5 hours a day - mixing running biking and strength training in my own home with dumbbells. And I’m pretty fit. That being said, most days I do not wake up “motivated” and often feel ho hum. But I know how great I feel when all is said and done, and how much more I like my body and the personal mental health benefits. So I just choose a time when and just start doing it. I just go for it. I’m not motivated it’s just part of my day. So stop creating the mental requirement that you have to feel up for it - just make it something you need to do consistently. And eventually it will become just that, a part of your routine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not about motivation. That doesn’t matter. It’s about showing up and being consistent. So whether or not you feel motivated to work out does not matter. Just look at it like you need to knock out thirty minutes of something every day. Do it and get on with your day. I actually love to work out - do it 4-5 days a week 45-1.5 hours a day - mixing running biking and strength training in my own home with dumbbells. And I’m pretty fit. That being said, most days I do not wake up “motivated” and often feel ho hum. But I know how great I feel when all is said and done, and how much more I like my body and the personal mental health benefits. So I just choose a time when and just start doing it. I just go for it. I’m not motivated it’s just part of my day. So stop creating the mental requirement that you have to feel up for it - just make it something you need to do consistently. And eventually it will become just that, a part of your routine.

I agree. It's like brushing and flossing my teeth. It's not something I feel motivated to do. It's just something I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or help motivate me. I have limited mobility and 10 - 15 pounds left to lose. I'm diabetic. I do mainly chair exercises. I'm 54 and need to work on strength and flexibility. I've gotten a handle on food.

I'm so bored with it! I would love to go back to the gym but that isn't in the budget, and I kept hurting myself.

Any words of wisdom? Or kicks in the butt?

Do you want to avoid a stroke or feel okay about being on ventilator?

[Anonymous]

The Peloton app has an option for chair/adaptive exercises under strength training.

[Anonymous]

No.