No knees. Need exercise.?

sallymarga

I have no cartilage between my femur and patella (actually one sixteenth of an inch is all). Both knees are affected. I need to do aerobic exercises, but the only thing I've been able to do is swim, and I can't do it year round because there are no indoor pools here. I never get to a good level of fitness because it takes me all summer to work up to a good aerobic level--if I do it too quickly, my shoulders go. I have been told that a Lifecycle Recumbent bicycle would work for me, but others have told me no bicycle at all. What do I do? Help!

Answer
Cycling would be your best bet. A good recombent bike should allow you to work at a level to boost your heartrate. It is one of the lowest impact choices you have. Keep in mind that you do not want to set the bike up with your knees flexed very far, for this will increase the loading at the patellofemoral joint. At the bottom of the arc, you should be almost fully extended at the knee, but not locking out. Make sure you also keep flexible, stretching your muscles after a 5 minute warmup on the bike. Good luck to you!

My Lifecycle broke, would jump roping be a good alternative?

Q. Hi, today my lifecycle (bike that sits in one place) broke (it won't turn on). I want to keep on my daily routine. I jog about 1 1/2 miles and 30 minutes of the lifecycle. I want to keep on the routine, so I was wondering, how long should I jump rope to make up the 30 minutes of the lifecycle. On the lifecycle I burned approx. 250 calories, and I would like to do the same with jump roping. How long would it take to burn 250 calories jump roping?
Thank you for all your help,
Ronda

Answer
well that would depend on your weight. here is a site that you can punch in your weight and the amount of time for a particular exercise. Rope Jumping is the one you would be looking for to answer this question

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

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