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Raverlaw
Hi!
I'm awaiting AVR but am trying to plan ahead. I know that I will need to do cardio exercixe to rehab. We have a Nordic Track machine at home now, but I don't really like it and prefer to walk outdoors. Our climate is mild here, so I can go outdoors virtually any day of the year.
I've been thinking about getting a GOOD rowing machine (not one of the hydraulic cylinder types) because I've always liked to row and it seems like a good way to get aerobic exercise and also exercise thigh, abdomen (YES!) and arm/chest/back muscles.
Has anyone had experience with this post OHS? Will the sternotomy keep me from being able to do this for more than, say, eight weeks?
I will be asking my cardio but thought I'd check with this knowledgeable group while I'm waiting.
P.S. Has anyone ever convinced Blue Cross to buy them an exercise machine or pay for club membership?
I'm awaiting AVR but am trying to plan ahead. I know that I will need to do cardio exercixe to rehab. We have a Nordic Track machine at home now, but I don't really like it and prefer to walk outdoors. Our climate is mild here, so I can go outdoors virtually any day of the year.
I've been thinking about getting a GOOD rowing machine (not one of the hydraulic cylinder types) because I've always liked to row and it seems like a good way to get aerobic exercise and also exercise thigh, abdomen (YES!) and arm/chest/back muscles.
Has anyone had experience with this post OHS? Will the sternotomy keep me from being able to do this for more than, say, eight weeks?
I will be asking my cardio but thought I'd check with this knowledgeable group while I'm waiting.
P.S. Has anyone ever convinced Blue Cross to buy them an exercise machine or pay for club membership?