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sir, i am a 51 year old man and had disc prolapse L-5/6 about 15 years ago . at present i have no physical disability and am living a normal healthy life.
which exercise should i avoid or do to keep myself more fit ?
Hello Amit
The back is 80% muscle, 20% bones. When you have bone damage, you depend MORE on your muscles to do the work your bones cannot do. The best way to make your muscles more stronger is to join a gym with emphasis on machines that control movement so you can exercise with precision and especially important - control. You do not want to be rocking about while trying to control a weight bar or dumbbells!
You will get your best results by exercising once weekly. Start out with aerobics to warm up your muscles, then do the machines. End with aerobics. Keep track of you lifting weight totals. SLOWLY increase the weight so your body will adapt accordingly.
Thanks for the question. I hope you have many years free of pain or problems.
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David Dickeson, A.S.
Expertise
Ask this! - Why do all the self-help books, the exercise books, the weightlifting books, and the weight-lifting magazines - are written by (mostly) guys who are in fantastic (photo enhanced) physical shape who are in their 20's and 30's in age, telling all of us how "we" can look like them, if ONLY we forget we have jobs, families, many physical limitations, daily life responsibilities, and especially NO TIME to go to the gym every day, only by the time they reach age 40-50, or older, we never see, or hear from them - ever again?
Experience
I am 59 years of age. I have been lifting weights for 29 years. I have learned 'first-hand' which exercises work, which do not. Exercises that you do NOT need to attend a gym to achieve, exercises that you will use very minimal equipment, and exercises for people with limitations such as sickness, age, and/or injuries. I can especially tell you which exercise machine you see in magazines or on tv; REALLY work. I have tried most everything myself.
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None. I do not have the time to belong to organizations.
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I answer questions on Yahoo questions. Search 'The Terminator Fan.'
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I have a business degree. For exercise, taught me to keep good diaries on what exercises I am doing.
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