Comments on: Question of the Week: What would you do if you couldn’t exercise?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:47:08 +0000

If exercise is not an option, I’d have to be even more strict with the diet. Lower calorie intakes and fewer empty carbs. Would have to cut back on the “cheat days” too

By: Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:05:36 +0000

It would take an awful lot to keep me from exercising. If I get injured, I will do something else, at very least physical therapy. I get anxious and depressed without exercise. Also, without exercise your body eats its own muscle over time and your metabolism goes down and you get fatter and fatter.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:53:36 +0000

I decided to return to my fitness program after a 2 year hiatus (for no good reason). Because I gained 50 pounds in that time, I hired a trainer at the "Y" to teach me to exercise wisely. After 3 sessions with her where I would faint or feel faint when targeting upper body exercises, she stopped the training and asked me to not return until I see a doctor. If the doctor comes back with disturbing news, then, I plan to switch from Weight Watchers to the AHA diet, and work within my new parameters. One thing I've learned is NO MORE EXCUSES!! I will work with what I've got and make what I have work for me.

By: FitClubScott

FitClubScott — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:52:41 +0000

Yikes! I've never considered what I would do if I couldn't do any exercise.

I'm also a runner and occasionally end up with an injury. I usually just switch to bike riding or the elliptical.

Could I keep my weight under control without exercising? I don't think so. I don't think I could consume that few calories for an extended period of time. It's one of the great things about exercise...you get to eat more and still lose/keep off the weight.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:12:33 +0000

My husband just had a 6-way bypass due to family history. He has always been very fit & in shape & it's driving him nuts that walking makes him feel winded now. Luckily, he can work his way back to where he was. And now he knows how hard it is for me to get in shape.

By: Misty

Misty — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:21:26 +0000

For many people, they are not willing to make exercise part of their lives at all, so perhaps this is a question that has a more wide application. If they knew what they had to do to maintain or lose weight without exercising, would they still be so unwilling to get out there?