sidesaddlegirl
Well-Known Member
I fractured my rib on the bank holiday Monday being a tw*t and not concentrating when I was schooling. The doctor says no horse riding for a minimum of 4-6 weeks and even then when I start back, to take it easy and go slowly (looks like it's only Intro A tests for me again for the rest of the year).
I'm overweight and I'm fed up with it as the weight has been creeping up on me for the past few years as I get older and isn't coming off as quick as it did when I was younger. I'm not badly overweight but I feel more cumbersome with this extra stone- stone and a half of weight on me and I feel that I can't ride as well as I could when I was younger and a bit lighter. Hattie doesn't seem to mind the extra weight on me but I feel less athletic. My body is happy at 12- 12 1/2 stone but I've gone up to 13 1/2 now and I feel awful.
With my arthritis and other conditions that I've so "nicely" inherited form my mum's side of the family, I'm limited in my normal "unbroken" life of what sort of activities I can do. My doc told me no high impact things like jogging, aerobics- LOL he wasn't too keen about riding but he mainly said for me to stay away from high impact sports that jolt my bones like running. Basically, it's either walking, riding my bike or swimming is what my "unbroken" body can handle.
I had planned to start water aerobics this month in the evenings after my son goes to bed and my husband is home, to try and increase my fitness but my rib has b*ggered my plans for that and my ribs hurts like a good'un walking around for too long even with my heavy duty pain killers.
With my job, my business, the horses, taking care of my son, etc, I have very little time in the day plus the fact I don't drive and have to cycle or walk everywhere, going out and joining a gym is pretty much out of the question.
Is there anything I can do at home while my rib is healing that will help me to NOT gain any weight and increase my fitness in the mean time? Walking up and down the stairs 100 times, LOL?
I asked the doctor about swimming while my rib was healing but the answer was no so I can't do that just yet until I'm not broken.
I'm overweight and I'm fed up with it as the weight has been creeping up on me for the past few years as I get older and isn't coming off as quick as it did when I was younger. I'm not badly overweight but I feel more cumbersome with this extra stone- stone and a half of weight on me and I feel that I can't ride as well as I could when I was younger and a bit lighter. Hattie doesn't seem to mind the extra weight on me but I feel less athletic. My body is happy at 12- 12 1/2 stone but I've gone up to 13 1/2 now and I feel awful.
With my arthritis and other conditions that I've so "nicely" inherited form my mum's side of the family, I'm limited in my normal "unbroken" life of what sort of activities I can do. My doc told me no high impact things like jogging, aerobics- LOL he wasn't too keen about riding but he mainly said for me to stay away from high impact sports that jolt my bones like running. Basically, it's either walking, riding my bike or swimming is what my "unbroken" body can handle.
I had planned to start water aerobics this month in the evenings after my son goes to bed and my husband is home, to try and increase my fitness but my rib has b*ggered my plans for that and my ribs hurts like a good'un walking around for too long even with my heavy duty pain killers.
With my job, my business, the horses, taking care of my son, etc, I have very little time in the day plus the fact I don't drive and have to cycle or walk everywhere, going out and joining a gym is pretty much out of the question.
Is there anything I can do at home while my rib is healing that will help me to NOT gain any weight and increase my fitness in the mean time? Walking up and down the stairs 100 times, LOL?
I asked the doctor about swimming while my rib was healing but the answer was no so I can't do that just yet until I'm not broken.