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granolamom
May 4, 2009 - 8:25pm
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hi mozart
hi & welcome to the forum
a chair is a fine substitute for a barre
when you start the exercises you'll see how much is right for you.
personally, I dont' have as much time to commit to it as I would like so I was doing about 5 min twice daily and that still was enough to bring me good results.
as far as a pessary, you'll see what works for you. the good thing about prolapse is that its somewhat forgiving. if you try a pessary and feel worse, you take it out, do some extra exercises & rest, and you'll be back to where you started from. the key is to learn about your body, learn what helps and what aggravates your prolapse and pay attention to what your body tells you.
I know it seems like you have to have all the answers immediately, but sometimes it takes time to find the right answers for you. be patient, take it one day at a time and the answers will come.
but don't hesitate to ask all your questions here. this place was a lifesaver for me.
louiseds
May 4, 2009 - 10:51pm
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Hi Mozart
I figure that the exercises fit to the music on the CD, so the time signature and rhythm prescribe how many you do of each. However, you do need to know a little about music timing to make that work. I rarely get it right. I guess you will start of doing less, and do more as you build up strength. Sorry if my ideas are a bit low on numbers. I know your frustration when you don't know at what level to start.
I think Granolamom is right. It is more important to do them than not to do them. Just do what you can, and don't go over the top. It is not an endurance test or a competition. If your gym routine has been personally designed for you I would think that doing the workout to a similar level of time involvement would be OK, but maybe not doing both every day, or you might be overdoing the exercise. But if you take it easy with the workout, and maybe try and do bits of it throughout the day, that would probably be fine. You could also ask your trainer at the gym about adding another workout to your daily exercise regime.
Try not to prescribe what you will do in the future to manage your POP's. It is more important to grow your awareness of how you use your body in space and during activities, and respond accordingly. Passary use may or may not be a part of your life in 12 months or 5 years time. Every body is an artwork in continual construction. I never realised this until perimenopause. Nothing ever stays the same.
BTW, anything steady that is about waist high can be used as a barre. Chairs, chests of drawers, kitchen bench, car boot, bus stop post while you wait for a bus, pillar, fence while you wait for kids to finish school, tree, verandah post?
Cheers
Louise