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<blockquote data-quote="BooJewels" data-source="post: 1092344" data-attributes="member: 181094"><p>A few years ago I did a deal with my diabetic nurse that I could come off Metformin, which was causing me difficulties, if I'd take an 'exercise on prescription' course - which was basically 3 months free gym membership. I totally loved it and for the next 2 years or so, paid for myself and went routinely 3 times a week. I had a medical emergency and my husband had a bad hip that put paid to that for a while and we decided to set up some gear at home instead.</p><p></p><p>One of the pieces of kit that I especially liked in the gym was the rowing machine - I felt that it gave a good full body workout as you use your arms, legs and stomach and back muscles and it's very aerobic. We currently have a treadmill and bike in the cellar (which I'm heading down to when I've posted this) and have been contemplating if we have space for a rower at some time too. I liked the cross trainer as well - that's easier on the joints than walking and does involve arms as well (but not in the same way as the rowing) - we don't have the head height for one of those, hence looking at a rowing machine instead.</p><p></p><p>Like any home gym equipment, you get what you pay for and being able to set different levels of resistance would be important for me, I always liked to use it at maximum resistance and feel like it was making me work. I'd see other lasses in the gym sat on it at the lowest level for 5 minutes and they just looked like they were sliding up and down on their bums and kidding themselves abut how much work they weren't actually doing.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of more serious exercisers here than me, so hopefully you'll get some more informed answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BooJewels, post: 1092344, member: 181094"] A few years ago I did a deal with my diabetic nurse that I could come off Metformin, which was causing me difficulties, if I'd take an 'exercise on prescription' course - which was basically 3 months free gym membership. I totally loved it and for the next 2 years or so, paid for myself and went routinely 3 times a week. I had a medical emergency and my husband had a bad hip that put paid to that for a while and we decided to set up some gear at home instead. One of the pieces of kit that I especially liked in the gym was the rowing machine - I felt that it gave a good full body workout as you use your arms, legs and stomach and back muscles and it's very aerobic. We currently have a treadmill and bike in the cellar (which I'm heading down to when I've posted this) and have been contemplating if we have space for a rower at some time too. I liked the cross trainer as well - that's easier on the joints than walking and does involve arms as well (but not in the same way as the rowing) - we don't have the head height for one of those, hence looking at a rowing machine instead. Like any home gym equipment, you get what you pay for and being able to set different levels of resistance would be important for me, I always liked to use it at maximum resistance and feel like it was making me work. I'd see other lasses in the gym sat on it at the lowest level for 5 minutes and they just looked like they were sliding up and down on their bums and kidding themselves abut how much work they weren't actually doing. There are a lot of more serious exercisers here than me, so hopefully you'll get some more informed answers. [/QUOTE]
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