Thanks for the welcomes /exerxise therapy

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The ideas given by Linda, Sparrow and others were all good.. just like to add a

few more money savers that are as effective as any high dollar commercial

equipment.<G> you know the blue rubber bands that they use as tourniquets in the

hospitals or Dr offices? I, and my health group, use them instead pf expensive

alternatives. Also, a roll of gift paper or a broom stick are excellent work-out

items. A straight regular chair is also very good as one may be used for many

exercises. A simple blanket or two folded up and placed on the floor can make a

good work-out pad for stretch and muscle/strength building exercises. All of

these things take up no extra space as you already have them available at no

extra cost. I've had the rowing machines, the by cycles, the treadmills,

barbells, AB builders, and on and on... the above make shift ideas work, too.

regular exercise like walking, aerobics, water walking etc are great according

to ones personal parameters. I can't do aerobics as too hard on me at my age e

and physical imparements, but do what I can. it's important to keep moving.

Love. Lee.

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Leona, Lee, Jackie, TKOs, Granny and Momma. We wish you all the best,

---- Sparrow R Jones <sparrow> wrote:

> I wrote:

> > I use therapy bands that someone gave me and I " pump water " (as

> > opposed to pumping iron) by using 4-pound jugs of water as

> > handweights. I'm very " low-tech " right now, but I am in total envy of

> > your new treadmill!

>

> Linda said:

> > these sound interesting.

>

> I get really creative when it comes to saving money! LOL

>

> The therapy bands are just giant rubber bands that are probably

> similar to the resistance bands on your pilates equipment. Some of the

> workout DVDs I use (I even save money there as I rent them from

> Netflix before I decide if I want to buy them or not so I never end up

> stuck with a " dud. " ) use the therapy bands for upper body workouts by

> anchoring the band around the waist and pushing the arms in different

> directions.

>

> The water jugs were my own innovation after I remembered my mother

> teaching me as a child: " a pint's a pound, the world around. " My

> husband likes to eat salsa that comes in 2 quart containers and I

> thought, " hey! if a pint's a pound, a quart is two pounds and those

> jugs should be four pounds when full of water! " so I washed them out

> and I can vary their weight by how much water I put in. I have a

> couple of workout DVDs that call for hand weights and I was just doing

> the movements without weights (which did cause some improvement in my

> body since I started out so out of shape!) until I figured out the

> jugs.

>

> They get a little awkward for the move where you raise your arms

> straight up, then bend your elbows so your hands are behind your head

> and move your hand up and down (great for tightening up the underneath

> part of the arm that gets flabby so quickly and wobbles when it hangs

> down.) But for all the other moves like shoulder shrugs or curls or

> tricep kickbacks (also good for the wobbly underparts) they work like

> a dream.

>

> And when I saw that a set of handweights in 1, 2, and 5 pound sizes

> cost $25, I knew my creativity had saved a *LOT* of money because my

> set of handweights only cost $3 and came with a gallon of salsa. :-)

>

> If I outgrow the four pound jugs, I have seen gallon jugs of apple

> juice with good handles (standard gallon milk/water jugs aren't very

> comfortable in my hands) and a gallon is eight pounds.

>

> Hopefully, by the time I outgrow eight pounds I will be into my grad

> fellowship and have more money for buying workout supplies. :-)

>

> Now I have to go negotiate with my living room. If I can figure out

> how to get just two more feet of workout space, I can try doing the

> NYC ballet workout. Emphasis on TRY, since this is supposed to be the

> actual workout that the NYC ballet troupe does and it's maked as

> intermediate/advanced, so I may be shooting way, way, way over my head

> with this one. LOL

>

> But I'm still going to give it a try. That's what's great about

> rentals! I'm not stuck with it if I can't do it.

>

> Sparrow