I am a very large man and I weigh far too much, and I am tired of it. I have decided to try everything I can to get down to a decent weight, a very strict diet, exercise, and possibly if needed surgery. I would like to get an exercise bike that will support my weight so I can exercise more often, but most I have found support only 300 to 400 pounds. I realize I am much larger than most people ever get, but I hope somebody knows of a machine that can hold at least 620 pounds. Thank you in advance for any help to point me in the right direction.
2007-01-28 15:47:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Congratulations!!! First things first, I want to say how proud I am that you've decided to get healthier. I hope that you stick with your plan and make some changes for the better! At times you may get discouraged, but please don't give up.
As for an exercise bike and other equipment you could use, I honestly don't know where to find this information. Perhaps you should ask your doctor to find you a good dietician and a good physical therapist to help you. These people are highly trained and can help you in your journey by giving you advice, teaching you about how to lose the weight, and encouraging you along the way. They may also know places for you to find what your looking for as far as equipment.
In the meantime, before you go investing in lots of exercise equipment, try some small things if you haven't already.
Go for daily walks (even if you can only make it around the living room for now). Do this a couple of times a day, every day, and each day or each week increase the distance. Maybe now you can only make it around the house, but work your way up to going around the house twice, then more, then down the street, increasing your endurance a little at a time.
Another idea is to buy a cheap work out video and some cheap little wieghts at walmart or someplace. Even if you can't do 30 minutes of hard core workouts jumping and dancing around like the 20 year old fitness-guru on the video, at least try and do just the arm movements with the wieghts, or try and do just the leg movements. Again, the goal is to steadily increase your activitiy each and every time.
It's hard to give you advice because I don't know your baseline level of activity. Remember, you aren't going to runa marathon overnight, your goal for now should be to increase your activity level each week, to burn more calories. burnburnburn!
It will take little bitty achievements, small steps, one at a time. But in a matter of weeks, months, years you will look back and see how far you've come.
Again, consult your doctor, try to find a good dietician, physical therapist, and trainer to help you along the way. They can give you better advice than anyone here, as well as cater it to you personally and help you along the way.
GOOD LUCK!
2007-01-28 16:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by happily_ever_after 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the bike, but I would really suggest you try something else, such as walking for awhile. Walking IS exercise, and it is incredibly good for health. I have scoliosis and I was always told to walk, walk walk...never anything like biking or weights, for my health problems.
I wish you the best, and I think it's great that you're trying to get down to a healthier weight. But the key is not to be too strict, or too hard on yourself...just keep trying. Every little change you make is going to add up over time.
2007-01-28 16:22:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, no offense but that is seriously overweight. I would recommend seeing a doctor before even worrying about an exercise bike or any other exercise equipment. At that weight, you could very likely have serious health problems such as cardiovascular disease. It's good to see that you are taking an interest in weight loss, but honestly, you should see a physician to get things checked out, and then get a recommendation for a weight loss plan.
2007-01-28 16:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You will probably want to talk to your doctor, who can direct you to a local physical therapy/rehab center for bariatric (morbidly obese) patients - they have access to all sorts of special equipment that is not generally available, and may even have a gym you can use (I work at a hospital that does). At this point, you probably should not be exercising (at least to start out) without medical authorization and supervision, just in case of injury. Your doctor would be a good place to start, I think. :) Good luck and keep up that motivation! :)
2007-01-28 15:58:16 · answer #4 · answered by Julia L. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I tend to agree with the other posters that walking is a good start. Start small just around the living room and/or up and down the stairs. You can go farther as you gain more endurance. I also think you should listen to your friend Kathy she knows about these things and she is smart..umm and I am not her...
2007-01-28 16:41:27 · answer #5 · answered by Katt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations on your choice. You have along road ahead of you, but it will be worth it.
You don't a bike for this, though. What you do need, before anything else, is the approval of your doctor for your increased level of activity and a referral to a registered dietitian to make certain that you are doing all of this safely.
Once you have all of that, you still don't need a bike. You don't need to spend that much money for anything. All you need is a good pair of shoes. Then, start walking.
2007-01-28 15:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just join the Y or REC center, man. They'll help you learn how to lose all that weight, if you're not too stubborn enough to listen to them to help you. That's all. Good enough, yes?
2007-01-28 15:57:48 · answer #7 · answered by FILO 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wouldn't just walking around carrying 620 pounds be exercise enough?
2007-01-28 15:55:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I would suggest googling for it. I wish you luck.
2007-01-28 15:52:01 · answer #9 · answered by Julia B 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋