Things I did for me

[mme_hardy]

 After six months of having the prescription and dithering, I am off to a physical therapist.  This was an idea of mine: every time I start exercising, I exhaust myself and wind up in bed the next day.  I can't walk for 15 minutes, the standard recommendation.  The physical therapist is going to design a workout that starts low and slow, but can be ramped up at home as I get stronger.   I need this, and I finally took time out of all the arranging for family to arrange it.

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[kore]

Oh yeah, one thing I found v helpful from Strong Women Stay Young (which might get rec'd to you, as low-impact exercises) -- you can use 5-lb cans as hand weights. I chose canned beets, since that was insurance I would never eat my DIY weights by accident.

I think the first book was based on Tufts studies: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553588737?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwbewellcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553588737 (The website seems to have an unfortunate emphasis on weightloss blahblah; I got interested in the first book because of my pretty bad RSI, which means I cannot do nearly any gym workouts.)