Should I go or not?

My son, bless his heart, wants me to join the gym with him. He told me he would pay for it. I would like to go, but I know my doctor said light exercise. I do have a treadmill here at home but it's out in the garage..where it's cold now lol. This gym has no pool. I am scared if I try I am going to put myself back into my "sick" flares and increase my overall pain again. I am doing fairly good with it...but I don't do alot but clean up. I would love to lose about 25 pounds, but is it worth the pain, sickness and agony of fibro?

What would you do?

Thanks...that's what I thought. The thing is he doesn't understand, he is a healthy 20 year old boy who has no fibro lol. He thinks if I go and exercise I will feel or possibly get better.
I think what I will tell him to do is, my husband and I will walk and if he wants to pitch in .. instead of paying for gym membership to buy us veggie trays, healthy snacks and such. I'd rather have that than the gym membership. I don't work, so the healthy food would be a plus since we are on a budget.

thanks Acheybody, I tried my best, now I leave it up to God. He is a good boy...well young man lol.

Hi Klambert,
We all react differently, but I'm with Sherrine, they would have to carry me out of there.
My new Dr I see for fibro told me in his experience that his patients with fibro usually only benefit from water therapy or walking, not any kind of gym or PT exercise. He said that can make it worse.
I think walking is a great (and safe) way to burn the weight and get into better shape.
I like your idea about the veggies :)

I'm with Debbie, you must have done something right when you raised him! I hope my children are that sweet and considerate when they are older that they will care for their poor mama :)

Even just last year, I was doing about an hour of exercise a day... step aerobics, light weights, pilates, treadmill and kickboxing. I got away from it and quickly lost all stamina I had. I'm trying to get back into it, but it's really tough this winter. But my point is, even back then I don't think I would have gone to a gym. One, I'd be self conscious in front of other people, especially if I was struggling that day. And two, there were days I felt fine but soon realized that it was a bad day and I coudln't do much. I'd rather take things slower at home and be able to take it easier or quit if I feel I need to.

If you want to exercise but it's not always convenient to go out, I suggest you invest instead in some DVDs. Leslie Sansone comes to mind for walking. Pilates are awesome too for stretching muscles and strenghtening your core. It improves my posture and so decreases my pain in my shoulders and neck. Or even find some band resistance videos on you tube.

Good luck! I'm trying to lose about 25-30 lbs too, but so far nothing for the last 2 weeks :(

I really wish I had big jetted tub or a heated pool lol! I mean I wouldn't mind joining a gym with a pool, but I get kinda grossed out when alot of people are in a pool lol, esp a hot tub. yuck.
My sister has a pool so I use that in the summer. I love to swim. It's so relaxing to go under and just swim around and feel weighless.

I like your idea, Klambert, about the veggie tray.  And, like Mamanan mentioned, I too have a Leslie Sansone DVD that I use.  I use it for 15 minutes and it's like I've walked one mile.  There is a touch of aerobics in the first 15 minutes.  As the DVD progressses, so does the workout but I'm done after 15 minutes.  I hate to exercise. 

 

Sherrine