Working to Save Muscles

Training Beginners
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I am 47,female, with reflex sympathetic dystrophy and lipodystrophy. I was working out for pain management at curves and I came down with a bone spur in each hip, the dr.'s will not do surgery because of the rsds and so I saved up and got a x-flex and started strength training 4 months ago I have lost 23lbs and starting to get muscle definition but I am at 179lb and have a long way to go.

Since I can’t walk or run for any length of time because of the bone spurs, is there any other kind of cardio I could start doing? I don’t have access to a pool. I have been working out with nun-chuckas for 20 mins before my strength training, any suggestions?

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Tabatas would be the way to go. Since you can’t walk or run for any great time, use high intensity for a short time.

How to do tabata training: pick an exercise that works the big muscles (legs, back). Examples: squats (bodyweight to start with, add weight when able); sprints; stationary bike; elliptical machine. Go flat out at whatever exercise you have chosen for 20 seconds. Rest 10 seconds. Repeat 8 times.

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Thank you I will try Tabatas today and let you know how it works.