Suggestions of activities for a 19 year old male that needs complete bed rest for a week

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Asking for DD’s boyfriend who is laid up with a bad back. She’s given him a list of box-sets/movies to binge but is trying to come up with alternative ideas. I’ve suggested him trying to learn something or research something.

Anyone have any ideas?

Colouring, crosswords, suduko, give him a list of fabulous 'must read' books, mediation, DuoLingo to learn a language?

learn a language on duolingo

Origami? Painting Warhammer models? Building a model aeroplane?

They would require sitting up, which might be a problem?

I think staying in bed with a bad back is the worst thing you can do for it 🤔

Futurelearn

Duolingo
adult colouring books
puzzle books
airfix model

I thought you were supposed to move around with a bad back also (or is it post op?)

Michel Thomas language tapes (on audible iirc)

Crochet! 😄 he might absolutely love it. What I’d do for a week in bed crocheting (minus the bad back of course, poor thing).

Lego

I agree I don’t think he should lie in bed the whole time. He says that’s when it hurts the most. So I think sitting at a table for a bit should be doable. The point is he will be home alone for at least a week and will need to keep himself distracted.

Some kind of model building/construction/lego would be good I think.

I'm enjoying Duolingo.

Audiobooks? Rivers of London and anything by Andy Weir should fill the time.

I'm surprised bed rest has been advised.

I didn't realise that people were advised to do this anymore.

30 years ago I spent 2 weeks in hospital resting a bad back. All it did was make things worse. Nowadays the advice is usually to keep as mobile as possible and do exercises to strengthen your core muscles that support the spine.

Sorry DD got it wrong. They didn’t say bed rest but that he needs to rest as in not go to work, gym, drive etc. He will be having some physio sessions too.

Lego.

Can't he just play on his Xbox or ps5 for a week? That's what I do if I have a week off!

YouTube NHS physio back exercises and do them. Seriously, I first did my back in at 15, it's taken until my 30s to get proper help.

Yup exactly!

That's good he's getting physio.
Nothing worse than a bad back

I don't think a 19 year old lad needs advice from mumsnet on how to fill a week sitting around the house

This is not an activity advise but when I had a bad back, the most comfortable thing to do is to hang sideway prone on a hammock, or failing that lying prone on a large pouffe. He can listen to podcast / music / audible while doing that. Hope he recovers soon!

I think you and I have had the same thought 🤔

Books
Magazines
Podcasts
Duolingo
TV
Computer games

Does he have an interest in sport? There’s a great app called The Athletic that has loads of interesting articles to read on all sorts of different sports.