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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: lunadatura on April 23, 2010, 01:55:05 PM

Title: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: lunadatura on April 23, 2010, 01:55:05 PM

People keep telling me to excercise. Before I got sick I competed in triatholons and rode my bicycle 50-100 miles in a day. Now I am lucking if I can walk a mile. I miss swiming - with a PD catheter i cant do that either. Most days excercising seems impossible as i am always so damn tired!!

What about you all - what do you do to try to maintain your health??

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: st789 on April 23, 2010, 01:56:51 PM

Light exercise such as walk or tai chi.

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: Zach on April 23, 2010, 02:23:13 PM

You'll find plenty of threads about exercise here at IHD.
A couple of examples:

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=3027.msg295656#msg295656

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=415.msg311977#msg311977

In health and strength.
8)

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: MooseMom on April 23, 2010, 03:01:44 PM

I've always enjoyed walking, so I still do that, though not as far nor as quickly as I used to.  It's gardening season, and my property is hilly, so I get a pretty good workout just hauling compost and digging up weeds.  In summer I swim most days, which is the one reason I will not be doing PD when it is time I go on dialysis.  I've given up too much already.

I also like light strength training.

I hate yoga as it gives me a massive headache.  Any exercise program that involves lying on a mat makes me sick.

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: BigSky on April 23, 2010, 04:07:02 PM

Walk, run, lift weights and ride a bike.

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: paris on April 23, 2010, 04:23:25 PM

Stationery bike, short spurts, but several times a day. 

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: karen547 on April 25, 2010, 12:33:19 PM

This summer hopefully we are getting a pool heater and I will be in the pool a lot more than last summer! Also we are getting a Jacuzzi in a couple weeks or so, and I will be using that a ton too, but that isnt really exercise lol/

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: RichardMEL on April 25, 2010, 09:56:35 PM

I am so visiting you karen!!!!  >:D  :rofl;

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: Stacy Without An E on April 26, 2010, 01:14:22 PM

My life has become quite ironic when it comes to exercise.  The longer I'm on Dialysis, the harder I fight to keep my strength and stamina up.  I also want to be in the best shape possible when a kidney finally arrives.  I do an hour and a half of cardio four times a week along with weight training, and hiking and bicycling.

I'm in the best shape of my life, but also the sickest I've ever been.

When it comes to Dialysis, you can never really win.  It usually comes down to a draw.

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: *kana* on April 26, 2010, 04:26:26 PM

Well, I work full time at a 500 bed hospital where I push around a 350# machine.  When I get home I play Walk It Out on my Wii game or mow the grass or clean the house.  I am tired out of my mind most of the time, but I refuse to stop doing the things I must do.   

Title: Re: What do you do for excercise when you have ESRD?
Post by: lunadatura on April 27, 2010, 08:31:23 PM

OMG you folks who work all day pushing around big machines and those of you excercising 1.5 hours a day -holy moly!!  and you are on dialysis - HOW DO YOU DO IT?? I used to be able to do those things but I dont have the energy - MAYBE walk and mile or two and a slow pace and I probably could do some sit ups but there is no way i can work out 1.5 hours 4 times a week - tell me what is your secert??