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Hudini
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APR 18, 03:55 AM
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Rowing machine will give you quite a workout for heart and lungs.
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Steel
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APR 18, 06:19 AM
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An 'Endless Pool' is amazing. It's very expensive though. A family friend in his late 60's had joint issues and weight gain and invested in one. He's been swimming for over a year and lost all the weight and went on an anti-inflammatory diet (basically adding concentrated fresh tumeric/ginger/berry) juice shots and bone broth to his daily diet and removing sugars and a lot of highly processed carb foods and has no joint issues now. He uses the pool 15-30 mins a day, sometimes more. I tried it out once when I helped install it, very fun swimming in place.
Otherwise everything mentioned above is good, Crosstrainers are amazing for cardio as well. I'd recommend a refrub'd Gym quality unit if you have the room they're so much better.
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Jake_Dragon
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APR 18, 03:13 PM
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You could just click this
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 [This message has been edited by Jake_Dragon (edited 04-18-2021).]
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Notorio
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APR 19, 12:19 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by theBDub:
I am a runner, and my knees are starting to go. The problem is I don’t have the same drive with any other exercise. Biking can provide a good workout but I just don’t get as into it. A rower actually gets close to the same level of workout, but it’s not the same kind of workout so not sure if that’ll scratch your itch. |
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Sour and BDub,
I am extremely pleased to be able to report that I may have The Answer for You. OK, it is the answer for ME but I think this is something you both should consider. As a former runner with two blown-out knees I have to be really careful what I do as exercise or I develop knee pain pretty quickly. Like BDub I tried several times to get into cycling and swimming but find it too boring to stick with it. Today I do two different things:
Elliptical Glider for in the house. Zero impact on knees (and I imagine on hips), and with variable resistance you can work your legs and arms as hard as you want. It can be boring but the TV helps in that department.
Classic Roller Skiing for outside, which I can do all year around here. Because this sport is relatively unknown I will go into some detail below.
Skate Roller Skiing is much like roller-blading except you have two Poles that give your upper body a workout, something totally lacking in cycling. You do the same side-to-side motion angling the skates as a way to push off and propel yourself forward. The roller skis are longer than blades and many people focus on maneuverability drills like jumping over obstacles and going around pylons, etc. There are competitions you can get into. With my KNEE problems I decided to not even try this avenue and went for Classic Roller Skiing.
Class Roller skis work like Cross Country skis on snow except you are on wheels. The Classic skis are much longer than Skate Roller skis so it gives you more stability. Also, one of the wheels on each skate is clutched to lock if you push backward so this propels you forward, just like the snow ski experience. This version also uses poles and since you are just keeping your feet straight and moving your legs back-and-forth there is no side-stress on the knees or hips. Between pushing down with the poles and kicking off with each leg, I get up into my cardio range very quickly. A concern I had was braking and there are some foot-actuated brakes and other gimmicks. I modified my classic skis with mountain-bike brakes so I can stop to avoid road hazards but also use them to provide myself resistance. That way I can ski Down a hill and keep my speed low while demanding more power to keep moving.
Guys, the Best Part: this all takes place Outside so I get the mental boost I used to get during running, and since Legs and Arms are working the cardio is intense. I'm going to stop here and look for a couple of videos so you can see the difference between Skate and Classic Roller skiing.[This message has been edited by Notorio (edited 04-19-2021).]
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Notorio
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APR 19, 12:32 AM
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cliffw
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APR 20, 08:20 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
I need the same lung and heart workout as running, because the hip joints don't like running. |
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Try the "stair master".
Find some stairs to climb, or hills. Do it regularly. Change locations for interest.
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Cliff Pennock
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APR 20, 08:35 AM
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Squash.
I've done a lot of sports and next to running, none gave me such a workout as playing squash.
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2.5
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APR 20, 11:56 AM
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Would biking work just in a low gear so it takes lots of peddling to move?
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williegoat
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APR 20, 12:22 PM
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Bicycling is the only choice for me. The stationary machines bore me to tears, I can't stand doing all that work and not getting anywhere.
The bike gets me out in the sunshine. There are things to see and people to talk to.
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maryjane
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APR 20, 12:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 2.5:
Would biking work just in a low gear so it takes lots of peddling to move? |
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You would need a good bit of discipline to keep it low gear for very long as the need for speed I think, is an All American construct that is hard to ignore.
On my 21 speed bike, (Ozone brand) staying in low gear would wear me out quickly and the whole concept is mostly (for me) the cardiovascular improvement that is gained over a longer period of exercise time, not to mention, no matter how fast you pedal in that gear, you would still shed forward speed on sharp turns and long low grade hills.
It's like the difference in a sprint runner and long distance runner, except with the sprint runner having to limit their running speed almost down to a walk.
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