My question answered by Dr Zoe in The Sun

[Bigscar]

My question answered looks like cycling could let you get fit without putting heavy pressure on your hips!

[CyclingTime]

Yep totally agree, I do cycling rather than running as it keeps the pressure off my knees. I love it 😁

[Lowerfield_no_more in reply to CyclingTime]

I have two bad knees, one worse than the other and although running is now beyond my capability, I find the only thing that aggrevates my knees is cycling more than five miles, and that's with an electric bike!

[CyclingTime in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

Ah that's a shame, I did have some knee issues but the physio gave me five exercises which I do four days a week and the issues have all gone

Certain muscles just get weak then you strengthen them and happy days, for me anyway!

[DWizza]

I’m waiting on a hip replacement, got pre op assessment end of this month then the op won’t be too long after. I’ll be back on my bike(s) 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[Bingo88]

Another good exercise is a rowing machine. Because its working the legs, Arms and Stomach area. And your sitting so can always sit and get a breather if you have lung disease. Used to help keep my weight down but I get breathless too much now to use it. Brian

[Hrty in reply to Bingo88]

I enjoy the rowing machine at my phase 4 rehab sessions. As you say it's a good exercise but from what the instructors told me there the key is not to put too much resistance on the rower. I have mine set at 5 or 6 and try to keep the strokes per minute constant. (same with RPM on the bikes). The once piece of equipment I'm not a fan of is the cross trainer - that can be brutal and certainly gets the heart rate up.

[Bingo88 in reply to Hrty]

Yes I remember struggling big time on the cross trainer

[baltibob]

I don't know about hips, but its a bit of a myth that running is bad for your knees. Cycling is obviously good too. You can get good enough exercise bikes cheaply. I bought a folding one (but have never actually folded it) on Amazon for just over £100 a couple of years ago. Its perfectly good enough for me.

As Bingo88 says, rowing machines are also really good as you exercise much more of your body.

[Hrty]

Cycling can be a great exercise, many 100s of years ago whilst in my 30s I cycled LE-JoG, but it can be harsh on your knees if you don't set the bike right. Your leg should never be fully extended at the bottom of of each revolution to avoid locking out your knee. Conversely you don't want your saddle so low your knees are rotating outwards as you pedal. Have fun