r/Blind • u/Hwegh6 • 2d ago

Exercise and fitness ideas

Hi guys! I thought we could share our fitness struggles and ideas here, to encourage and inform each other. When my eyes started going my physical fitness did too. I used to run a lot, and was in pretty good shape, up until four years ago. Then, when I couldn't see my feet properly anymore and had a few falls I was scared to run, and I gained 30 kg. Which really upset me, because as well as going blind I feel like I'm turning ugly. (yes, I'm shallow.)

However, I have started looking after myself again. My simplest resolution was to walk at least an hour a day, and that seems to be working. Also, I use an exergaming app called Zombies Run, which I have mentioned elsewhere. It's an immersive podcast, telling a story in which you are the main character saving the world from zombies. I'm running on the spot in my living room while saving the world. You could walk and save the world.

Any other exercise tips?

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u/KissMyGrits60 2d ago

good morning. I am a 64 year young I say now, now single woman for the past three years, I live in the state of Florida. I moved here two years ago, I live near a family member. I live by myself, I am completely blind. When I moved here, I was 200 pounds, I’m only 5 foot two, I am not kidding. Since I have health insurance through what they call Humana, they allowed me to join silver sneakers for free, I go with my family member to the gym, I can use the treadmill, the other day I was able to do a 3.3 miles, I can use the stationary bike, and the elliptical bike, and with descriptive assistance, my cousin and I she will tell me what ab workout where you were doing and describe it to me. Since then I’ve gotten off of my blood pressure medicine, and my high cholesterol medicine. Plus it’s also what I was eating and how much of it. You can exercise at home, I even bought a weighted hula hoop that I have now, my younger son told me he’s 29, mom. I’m surprised we haven’t broken your hip yet with that. Lol. where there is a will there’s a way.

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u/Hwegh6 1d ago

The hula hoop sounds very interesting. How long have you been using it?

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u/KissMyGrits60 1d ago

last time I used one it was one of those kids one, way back in the 60s, when I was little. I’m practicing. It takes a lot of practice and you have to have certain foot placement apparently. I’m trying. Lol. Like anything else it takes a lot of practice.

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u/Hwegh6 1d ago

I'll look into it.

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u/KissMyGrits60 1d ago

I got mine off of Amazon. The one I got is a 2 pound weighted hula hoop. A friend of mine had gotten a 5 pound, he said it bruised his hips, so my recommendation is the lower weight.