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Seated exercise?

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FurForksSake · 17/08/2025 21:48

I’ve damaged both my hips and I’m waiting for probable surgery. I can’t do aqua or swimming.

Has anyone got any bright ideas for home based, chair based exercise? Particularly cardio? That feels utterly impossible, but I’m very conscious that I am getting very limited steps and I am sat with my feet supported for hours every day.

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stilldumdedumming · 26/08/2025 20:00

I generally work on the principle that anything is better than nothing! Good luck with your op!

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FurForksSake · 26/08/2025 19:54

@stilldumdedummingthats what I’ve started doing alongside pretending I have a hand bike or I’m cranking in a sail. I can do 6/7 minutes and do a minute of fake hand cycling and then 3 1-minute sets of different boxing moves and repeat. I’m able to close my exercise ring and my Apple Watch shows my heart rate goes up nicely. I have to do it in 6-7 minute sessions as the lactic acid builds up after a while.

i don’t know how beneficial it is, but it’s got to be better than nothing!

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stilldumdedumming · 26/08/2025 19:47

Just scrolling through the exercise board. Seated boxing is pretty good I think. There are you tube videos for this.