the doctors advice help.

jeany123 · *Last edited by jeany123 : 04-11-2009 at 11:15.*

I was in the same position and I went along to the gym by myself and they were so friendly and helpful that I did not mind going the second time, you soon recognise people that go regularly and the staff are trained to put you at your ease .So if I were you I would go along and try it

Also they will advise exercises that are good for you and which ones to avoid .Swimming is one of the best for knees

queenlush

Most people go to the gym on their own. I think once you get over the initial first time you will be fine, plus you normally get shown round the first time you go. Ask when the quiet times are. Failing that go swimming when it's a womens only session, in our pool we only get 4 or 5 women in the afternoon session.

greyparrot

queenlush:
Most people go to the gym on their own. I think once you get over the initial first time you will be fine, plus you normally get shown round the first time you go. Ask when the quiet times are. Failing that go swimming when it's a womens only session, in our pool we only get 4 or 5 women in the afternoon session.

yeah i know in a way it is my best option and i will probably feel fab for it after a while its just something i dread doing on my own i am not a very confident person. which gym do you use?

ClarityofMind

as it your knees make sure you do low impact exercise too xxx

Swimming will be great xxx

Also most gyms these days have a creche attached so you might even be able to take the lil ones ... check with the gym xxx

Syzable

What terrifies you more.........going on your own or being a cripple??

Easy choice imo.

queenlush

I'm not a fan of the gym as it bores me stupid, i used to go to our local leisure centre, so it was only a small council run one. The staff were great though and i was like you, i thought everyone would look at me, but no one is the slightest bit interested cos they are too busy doing their own thing. You really need advice on the best excercise to do though, something pretty low impact i guess as you don't want to aggravate your condition. Swimming and the heat of a steam room would be ideal imo.

munnski

Take something with you to listen to music on headphones, you will be nervous the first time but you'll find most people go on thier own to the gym!

And as Sy says, your better to get over that fear than to be a cripple

Good luck!

landofdan

i prefer the gym on my own, i have tendonitis in my knee (used to be both), and do low impact stuff in the gym. i thought it would be boring in there too, but once you gt into its good push yourself a little bit more every week, adn then chill out in the steam rooms saunas etc.
and if you go to a gym with decent equipemnt you wont get bored, my gym has TVs up on the walls, and most of the stuff has built in screens so you can plug your headphones in and choose what channel to watch, they have sky sports, mtv film channels as well as the normal channels, sky news etc.

civms47

Alot of gyms do classes these days aswell, quite often included in the monthly fee. They can be quite a good way to exercise, as there's an instructor there giving you encouragement etc,

jennie-jack

i am in the same boat so to speak im 27 and i have a syndrome that effects my joints and i need to sort myself out, i dislocated my knee for the hundreth time and tore my acl on top of it so will be quite high odds for needing knee replacements or a wheelchair in my future.

i can do the gym equipment aside from walking so i swim, i also go to an aqua class this supports my joints while getting exercise. dont be scared of going alone. take your ipod ignore the world and do this for your mobility as it sucks when it has gone.

tallpete33

"they have confirmed it is arhritis but in my bones not my blood "

Thought it was only in bones anyway

queenlush

civms47:
Alot of gyms do classes these days aswell, quite often included in the monthly fee. They can be quite a good way to exercise, as there's an instructor there giving you encouragement etc,

I was going to suggest that too, Aquarobics is good fun. Isn't there anyone you could drag along with you for moral support?

greyparrot

jennie-jack:
i am in the same boat so to speak im 27 and i have a syndrome that effects my joints and i need to sort myself out, i dislocated my knee for the hundreth time and tore my acl on top of it so will be quite high odds for needing knee replacements or a wheelchair in my future.

i can do the gym equipment aside from walking so i swim, i also go to an aqua class this supports my joints while getting exercise. dont be scared of going alone. take your ipod ignore the world and do this for your mobility as it sucks when it has gone.

yeah i am going to go for it, i have just spoken to esporta and have got an appointment for tommorrow morning they are going to show me around and work out a fitness plan that will suit me i am really scared now but at the end of the day its to suit me i surpose i am going to have to take the i dont care what people think attitude lol.

greyparrot

tallpete33:
"they have confirmed it is arhritis but in my bones not my blood "

Thought it was only in bones anyway

no there is 2 types apparently i didnt know that myself its the docs that told me lol.

the doctors advice help.

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