My cardiovascular work has been almost non-existent for the three-plus years that my stenosis symptoms have been acute. I can't walk, run, use a stepper or treadmill for more than five to eight minutes without pain. (I am also not much of a swimmer.)The local "Y" has a good assortment of exercise equipment, but I could only use a few devices for any length of time.
The best was a recumbent cycling machine. The next best was a rowing machine, followed by a vertical exercise bike. I was also o.k. riding my old mountain bike, but my road bike with drop bars was no longer comfortable. The rowing machine, the vertical exercise bike and both of my bicycles also require an undesirable "hunched" over posture. Even the recumbent machine might be problematic in that it may have some sort of lumbar support. (I'll have to look again.)
Suggestions will be gratefully accepted.
Dan
The best was a recumbent cycling machine. The next best was a rowing machine, followed by a vertical exercise bike. I was also o.k. riding my old mountain bike, but my road bike with drop bars was no longer comfortable. The rowing machine, the vertical exercise bike and both of my bicycles also require an undesirable "hunched" over posture. Even the recumbent machine might be problematic in that it may have some sort of lumbar support. (I'll have to look again.)
Suggestions will be gratefully accepted.
Dan
2 hours 9 min ago
09/10/2008 - 8:36pm
In my Y they just replaced all the equipment so that there is no longer clearance for the buttocks to be behind in all the sitting machines (for the adductors, adductors, hamstrings, etc) - bad, bad, bad. I wish they would consult me on these things. One day...
8 years 9 months ago
08/10/2010 - 12:02pm
"Roman Chair" rang a bell, and http://www.backtrainer.com demonstrated it. I think you may have meant "Captain's Chair." Either way, neither one seems as though it would provide cardio benefits. The elliptical still seems far away, though. Attending the San Jose Jazz Festival required me to cover almost a mile each way on foot. I got to the performance by stopping to sit down only about four times. Coming back was lots tougher. It took almost 45 minutes, with eight or nine stops to sit (or lie) down.
Yet I have faith.
2 hours 9 min ago
09/10/2008 - 8:36pm
How about moving from one exercise to the next when the current one gets problematic? Swimming would be good - I realize you said this isn't your strength, but even if you splash around in the water or walk in the water, it would be beneficial.