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[the-safety-pins]

absolutely cannot fucking stand when people warn me against using my wheelchair and crutches because my legs "will just get weaker."

well, given the choice, i'd rather use my medical equipment that strengthens more of my body than walking, prevents constant injury, and makes my leg muscles atrophy a tiny bit than put all my eggs in the walking basket and accelerate the deterioration of my leg joints until one or both legs are non-weight bearing and i become fully reliant on mobility aids i do not have the upper body strength or practice to use.

having super buff legs with joints that have nothing holding them together is, in my opinion, not preferable to reasonably strong legs with minimal joint damage. maybe that's just me though [/s].

[brightlotusmoon]

Husband merrily came over to warn me that after midnight, the storm pressure will make our brains feel like crushed aluminum cans and to prepare. Then he cooked up hash browns and eggs and cream cheese, so we'd have food.

[spoonie-fit]

Today’s workout was a 45 minute, hip focussed workout using balance board, fit ball and power circle (pilates ring)

Part 1-floor + power circle

3 sets, rep pattern 30, 20, 10 

Single leg hip lifts (15 on one side, then the other etc)

Reverse lunges, alternating

Power circle thigh squeezes

Part 2-balance board

5 sets, varying reps

Knee drives (one leg then the other) reps: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

Aeroplanes (one leg then the other) 10 reps

Squats with foot pedals, alternating, reps (total): 30, 24, 18, 12, 6 

Part 3-side lying

2 sets right leg then 2 sets left leg, reps: 10, 5

Clamshells

Leg lifts

Forward and back kicks

Part 4-fit ball

1 set, 20 reps

Bridges with legs on ball

Jack-knives

Walkout foot pedals

This might be my last workout before I go skiing, so I wanted to get in some last minute balance and hip stability to improve my skiing and hopefully help prevent aggravating my hip injury.

[spoonie-fit]

So I did quite a few exercises in all 4s and plank position today but I went on my knuckles to protect my wrists, except now my knuckles are sore 🙄

So I'm thinking of getting some of those MMA boxing gloves but before I buy them in wondered if anyone else has this problem and has a different solution?

I use triple thickness yoga mats and it really doesn't help, I still have red marks and sometimes get bruises.

[spoonie-fit]

Today's workout: 5 minute warmup with hurdle steps, high knees, jab combos, side kicks, and squat to highland jacks Then 3 sets of 20 reps of: Squats Arm and shoulder exercises--I did a different one each set from shoulder push-ups, YTWs wth 1.5kg in each hand, or power circle arm pullovers Crunches Scissor kicks Cool down: No 4 stretch, lying hamstring and quad stretches, butterfly, chest and triceps stretches, lying T stretch, standing and kneeling hip flexors, side bends and spine twists To finish I did some single leg balance on the balance board, challenged myself to see how long I could keep my eyes closed

[faggotisaacfloofs]

when i’m physically tired or fatigued, my joints get much looser and more likely to pop out. like, if i’ve been shopping for a while (which never happens, but this is an example) then my knees will give out or my hips will sublux or i’ll just be really wobbly. 

then it takes huge amounts of effort to keep myself upright, so i get even MORE tired and fatigued, and then it makes it even HARDER to keep my joints in place. 

If I know I’m going somewhere where I’ll be standing or walking a lot, I wear my knee and ankle braces, but the main source of my instability is my hips, so they don’t help a whole lot with that, and my knees will still give out even if i’m wearing them.

so i’ve been thinking about getting a set of forearm crutches to help take them pressure off my legs when they’re really tired. like if i can lean on the cart while i’m at the grocery store, it helps a lot. 

i’ll probably ask my eds specialist dude first, but it also seems like he underestimates the problems i have, so i don’t know. 

input appreciated?