Strengthening Exercises

[Dhiny]

Week 8 approaches and I'm thinking about strengthening core & leg muscles. I've had a look online and most of them seem to be "Plank" and versions off - I cannot support my upper body on my hands due to arthritic shoulders & I wondered what everyone else is doing.

[ANewMe2022 Graduate]

Have a look on the NHS Choices website at the fitness studio. Pilates for arthritis on there...xx

[Dhiny in reply to ANewMe2022]

I didn't think of that....will do. Cheers x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

The NHS link to strength and flex is very useful too x

nhs.uk/Livewell/strength-an...

[Dhiny in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Oldfloss, I have downloaded the podcasts

[garyc]

I can recommend crunches, lunges, leg raises, squats, Russian twists, wall sits. I do lots of things on my rest days, but I was doing those before I started couch to 5k so don't push yourself too hard, cross training is good though

[Dunder2004 Graduate]

Squats and more squats.

[RainbowC Graduate]

There's also a page of knee exercises for runners, which I've recently stated trying: nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/...

[ianhtf Graduate]

Yoga! Loads of videos on youtube you could follow or try and get a local class.

[Dhiny in reply to ianhtf]

Yoga is on my "to do" list & have found a local class. I have also downloaded the podcast Strength & Flex so will be looking at that tomorrow