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Fitness & Reduced Mobility For Gym Freaks

Reduced Mobility can result in a pause or difficulty in your workout regime.

By Uncle BerryPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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Fitness & Reduced Mobility For Gym Freaks
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Physical activity is an important part of your mental and physical health, but some people can be restricted by their bodily movements for a number of reasons, whether you are of old age suffering from arthritis or just have a leg injury. Reduced Mobility doesn’t actually mean you can’t do anything to improve your health, it’s just about everyone’s perception, there are 100s of examples today of people with disabilities that have gone above and beyond in their physical fitness.

They are great for your back and chest workout. It helps build a strong posture. Begin by sitting on the edge of a chair then hold your hands out in front of you, with your elbows slightly bent and your thumbs facing towards the ceiling. Draw the elbows back in a controlled motion, squeezing your shoulder blades together.

Arm & Shoulder Exercises

This is great for arm and shoulder exercises. Hold a 1-pound weight in each hand keeping your back straight. Slightly bend your arms. Raise your arms slowly above your head and then lower them back to the starting position after a pause. Repeat this movement for 4-5 minutes.

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This will help in keeping your thigh muscles active even if you have to sit all day. Sit on the edge of a chair, place a ball between your knees. And pressing your knees together squeezing the ball, keep pressing for 3-4 seconds. Stop pressing but don’t let the ball drop to the floor. Do this movement for 5 more minutes.

This simple exercise is great for multiple muscles in your body including your legs, your core, and your glutes. Lift your right knee towards your chest and then bring it back to the starting position. Repeat with your left leg. Repeat this for 5 minutes on each leg.

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This exercise will strengthen your legs. Sit with knees slightly bent near the edge of your chair. Keeping your toes pointing towards the ceiling extend your knee outwards. Lower your leg back to the starting position. Repeat this for 5 minutes on each leg.

CrossFit & Low Impact Workouts

Low impact workouts will hurt a little less the morning after. And they’re great if you’re just starting exercise again after a long time. Following are some 7 exercises you can do without any injury:

Walking: Walking is a very simple exercise, you can do it anywhere and any time without any fear of getting injured or getting muscle aches. Start your every workout with some slow walk in the park.

Swimming & Aerobics

Swimming: It is the best low impact workout you can do. There’s zero strain on your joints because of water buoyancy. It is also an efficient cardio exercise for your whole body and it is a kind of strength training exercise as it strengthens your muscles.

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Water Aerobics: All Water Aerobics are great exercises for your body. You can achieve any desirable body shape through it. You can lose weight, get fitter or build muscle through water aerobics. There are zero chances that you will hurt any muscle of your body but the resistance that water provides can give you the strength to move mountains. You can even use several gym equipments in water aerobics.

Rowing & Yoga

Yoga: It’s no secret that yoga is amazing for your body. Firstly, it’s great for flexibility and strengthening your muscles. You can say that it is the lowest impact exercise there is. You can also get quite sweaty doing it. To find out about the different types and find the right one for you.

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Rowing: Rowing machines provide the best workout for your arms, legs, back and core. And it’s proven to be the low impact exercise for your joints.

Biking & Badminton

Biking: Biking is an amazing way to get your cardio hit while looking after your joints if you wear the proper safety gear during riding it. Also, look for a plain road for your outdoor adventures to ensure a low impact on your joints.

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Badminton: Badminton is very easy to play and it’s fun. It’s a great exercise to get yourself out of the house and play some light badminton with your friends and family.

Gym Equipment and Lifting Gear can be utilized to make the normal workout routines better. To be exact the normal sporting activities and exercises can help with mobility issues.

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