Easy, Cheap Exercise solutiom

[Anthonyve]

Hi all,

I’m on ADT for Pca and got lectured by everyone in a white coat about the importance of resistance training.

I was doing fine at the gym until a bladder cancer reappeared. Combined with a bad case of radiation cystitis, I’ve had to have a bladder catheter in for a few months.

Found it impossible to do gym work, and was worried about not exercising.

A physiotherapist convinced me to try a $20 set of Progressive Resistance Tubes. (It’s a rubber stretch tube with a handle at each end).

I always thought they were a bit of a con, but the physio showed me how to use them properly.

They’re fantastic. You can get a complete work out at home.

I’m an Aussie and got them from a cheap dept store, Kmart. Don’t know what the US equivalent would be.

Just thought I’d mention it for anyone with no access to a gym or who might find gym monthly cost a bit of a challenge.

P S there are some great YouTube vids explaining how to do the exercises correctly.

I hope someone finds this useful.

Cheers, Anthony

[SimMartin]

always looking for a solution to help with ANY exercise resistance as I can do very little normally due to having had polio as a kid and a wheelchair user …. I’ll look these up!

[Anthonyve in reply to SimMartin]

I can imagine the exercises could be adapted for your needs easily.

Good luck with it, Sim. 😊

[Gl448]

Resistance is resistance regardless of what tool is used to create it. Glad you found something that works for you!

[GSDF]

That's awesome brother! So happy for you... Exercise is an absolute must in not only coping with side effects from all these treatments but also in fine tuning your body to help its own defense mechanisms to better fight the disease itself (immune system) ... Even though I go to the gym 3x/wk I'm buying one of these, just to have.... Thanks for the tip!

Stay blessed! 👍🤗