Oh gawd.....I've joined a gym.....again....

Gingernutty

I've been to Pump.

More lunges, more squats and more weights.

It's got to the stage where I'm wincing as I go up or downstairs and clutching the fronts of my thighs as I go to sit down or get up.

I got the time wrong and arrived an hour early.

Instead of going home, I tried some of the other gym equipment for the upper body.

As the equipment had been set for people taller and fitter than me, a large portion of the hour was spent getting on, measuring, getting off, adjusting and repeating the process until I could fit, reach or shift the weights.

I am very uncoordinated and some of the "dancier' moves have been beyond me.

That first lesson was embarrassing. We had to jump as high as we could. My feet barely left the ground.

It must have been like watching a baby elephant trying to shift itself.

Pilates tonight.....

Gingernutty

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Do they have seated cycles? I know my gym got a couple for people who couldn't use a normal bike.

Good luck

HBS x

Yeah, chopper style bikes.

Different bike, same problem. My legs are too short to properly work the pedals.

FeistyFidget

Big well done to you! I just wanted to say how inspiring I've found you're posts. Your in pain, struggling, but still going! You should be really proud

heartbreak_star

Gingernutty wrote: »

Yeah, chopper style bikes.

Different bike, same problem. My legs are too short to properly work the pedals.

Oh noes! I've never tried them, but I'm the same height as you so I bet I'd have the same problem

I think you're doing brilliantly. Best of luck

HBS x

Gingernutty

Gingernutty wrote: »

Pilates tonight.....

FeistyFidget wrote: »

Big well done to you! I just wanted to say how inspiring I've found you're posts. Your in pain, struggling, but still going! You should be really proud

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Oh noes! I've never tried them, but I'm the same height as you so I bet I'd have the same problem

I think you're doing brilliantly. Best of luck

HBS x

:rotfl:

I got to Pilates, signed in and we started with warm up exercises.

As we got to lying on our backs bringing our legs up and down, there was an awful pain in the very base of my back, just above my .....erm....ahem, 'arris crack.

My legs fell down and I had to stop. After working out I wasn't a complete cripple, I was allowed to leave.

There were no muscle twinges, no sciatica, no referred pain just an excruciating pain in the very base of my back when I lie down, which is relieved when I sat up.

Walking around doesn't pose the same problems as when I hurt my lumbar area.

This pain/injury is aggravated by sitting back in a chair and lying down on my back. It's a weirdly specific pain which I can touch when I reach around. It feels like a bruise, like I've received a massive boot up the rear.

I was able to look it up (I know, Dr Google isn't the best) as coccydynia.

Seriously? Bum pain?

I'm going to have to be very careful.......

dawyldthing

I'm in a similar boat, but go through phrases as I pay the money each month but sometimes don't go for a bit then start up again. Went to dance class Thursday which was fun. I like aqua aerobics but they are fixing the pool and I'm counting down to it reopening again in November. Will be following with interest and we'll all have to spur each other on

Gingernutty

FeistyFidget wrote: »

Big well done to you! I just wanted to say how inspiring I've found you're posts. Your in pain, struggling, but still going! You should be really proud

heartbreak_star wrote: »

I think you're doing brilliantly. Best of luck

HBS x

dawyldthing wrote: »

I'm in a similar boat, but go through phrases as I pay the money each month but sometimes don't go for a bit then start up again. Went to dance class Thursday which was fun. I like aqua aerobics but they are fixing the pool and I'm counting down to it reopening again in November. Will be following with interest and we'll all have to spur each other on

Aww....Thank you.

I've given myself Friday and the weekend off and trying again on Monday.

Weird lower back/bum pain is almost not there now but don't want to aggravate it it either.

YORKSHIRELASS

I dont want to sound like I am criticising you because you sound so determined but do you not think you are overdoing it a little? I am used to exercising and wouldnt go to a class every day, your body needs a rest. Have the gym given you any advice on this?

And if your bum/back really hurts - stop until it gets better.

Exercising when you are in pain is either going to do some serious damage or at best just get you so disheartened that you are going to give up again. The idea is that you will do this exercise for life, not as a short term fix.

Dont forget that brisk walking and cycling is really good too, even in small, regular amounts.

Good luck, you have definitely got the right attitude.

Gingernutty

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

I dont want to sound like I am criticising you because you sound so determined but do you not think you are overdoing it a little? I am used to exercising and wouldnt go to a class every day, your body needs a rest. Have the gym given you any advice on this?

And if your bum/back really hurts - stop until it gets better.

Exercising when you are in pain is either going to do some serious damage or at best just get you so disheartened that you are going to give up again. The idea is that you will do this exercise for life, not as a short term fix.

Dont forget that brisk walking and cycling is really good too, even in small, regular amounts.

Good luck, you have definitely got the right attitude.

I hear you, YORKSHIRELASS.

It's half an hour each day. That's the recommended minimum.

There's a warm up for each class, a little "who's not done this before" session and I really am taking it very slowly.

Low weights, one jump for everyone else's twenty, no going down to the floor when we [STRIKE]genuflect[/STRIKE] lunge, stopping and taking a drink when it gets a bit too hard.

I'm resting my sprained 'arris for a few days. I'm not going until Monday and even then I do have enough confidence to stop and walk out if there's so much as a twinge.

I need the structure of a class, otherwise, left to myself I'll just get bored and give up without stretching myself.

YORKSHIRELASS

Gingernutty wrote: »

I hear you, YORKSHIRELASS.

It's half an hour each day. That's the recommended minimum.

There's a warm up for each class, a little "who's not done this before" session and I really am taking it very slowly.

Low weights, one jump for everyone else's twenty, no going down to the floor when we [STRIKE]genuflect[/STRIKE] lunge, stopping and taking a drink when it gets a bit too hard.

I'm resting my sprained 'arris for a few days. I'm not going until Monday and even then I do have enough confidence to stop and walk out if there's so much as a twinge.

I need the structure of a class, otherwise, left to myself I'll just get bored and give up without stretching myself.

Very sensible post. Lots of half hour sessions are always the best plan. And yes, dont give a stuff what anyone else thinks, you do it at your pace. There is a lady in front of me at kettlebells who looks like she really should have a smaller weight so its probably doing her more harm than good. I have the smallest weight you can get and I still struggle!

Good luck with it.