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Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93
One thing I will also add, since Ghaati and myself offered several examples of exercises you can do, is what you should do your best to avoid if you have lower back problems.
Generally, you want to avoid exercise that is too high impact and also avoid significant twisting or torsion. You can modify a lot of exercises to avoid jarring impact to your lower back. You also want to generally avoid sports like golf or tennis that involve a lot of twisting.
For cardio, avoid jogging and high impact aerobics. Replace with walking on a treadmill at a brisk pace at an incline or elliptical machine. Or a seated bike. Or ideally for all your joints, swimming.
You can replace standard jumping jacks with just step outs (and still raising your arms), seal jacks etc. You can replace running in place with high leg lifts.
I often exercise at home and watch a lot of videos. I have modifications for many of the higher impact cardio exercises they do, and the instructors themselves often recommend modifications in the videos.
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I gave up golf several years ago after hurting for a week after playing 18 holes. I still have my clubs that I need to sell. I had worked up to five days of threadmill a week until my doctor changed up my blood pressure medication. The new medication made me start retaining fluid which made me gain weight and my blood pressure went up. After putting me back on what I had been taking I lost close to four pounds in three days. I started back on the threadmill again today.
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