Tidybeard
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Hello all,
About four years ago I suffered a slipped L3 disc which caused a lot of pain down the front of my left leg, to the point where the muscles pretty much disappeared. I eventually had an MRI and subsequently an injection into the nerve to calm inflammation, which resulted in a lot less pain.
Since then my back has been stiff and sore (not painful) almost every day and I'm getting fed up with it. The MRI shows that there is very little "soft" disc left and if I overdo anything related to my back it gets extremely sore.
I used to play a lot of tennis competitively until I was 32 (I'm now 37) and was pretty fit but the usual stuff (a job with a lot of travelling, kids, getting older, etc.) means I'm now very unfit and have put on a lot of weight (around 50 pounds).
Before it gets too late, I'm determined to get to grips with this and get myself back into shape. I've improved my eating habits and have dropped 15 pounds but want to get back down to about 195 which means I need to lose another 35 or so. My knowledge on diet is good enough to eat healthily and lose the rest of the weight but I need a simple exercise routine that doesn't take a huge amount of time and is relatively flexible (i.e. the times and days can vary if necessary). Clear explanations/links to particular exercises would be great.
In the old days I would simply run and get on the mountain bike but both give me serious back pain at the moment and the last thing I want to do is more damage. I'm hoping this pain is because I'm carrying a bit of extra weight and that some exercises to strengthen my back plus some more weight loss will see me able to do them again.
I've done a search both on here and Google but there's very little specific info about exercise for my particular injury. In essence, I'm after some good back-friendly general fitness exercises (bearing in mind my fitness level is starting at a low point), plus any specific exercises to take the pressure off my my back and build the strength to be able to do other more intense exercise.
Sorry for the long post, any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
Cheers,
TB
About four years ago I suffered a slipped L3 disc which caused a lot of pain down the front of my left leg, to the point where the muscles pretty much disappeared. I eventually had an MRI and subsequently an injection into the nerve to calm inflammation, which resulted in a lot less pain.
Since then my back has been stiff and sore (not painful) almost every day and I'm getting fed up with it. The MRI shows that there is very little "soft" disc left and if I overdo anything related to my back it gets extremely sore.
I used to play a lot of tennis competitively until I was 32 (I'm now 37) and was pretty fit but the usual stuff (a job with a lot of travelling, kids, getting older, etc.) means I'm now very unfit and have put on a lot of weight (around 50 pounds).
Before it gets too late, I'm determined to get to grips with this and get myself back into shape. I've improved my eating habits and have dropped 15 pounds but want to get back down to about 195 which means I need to lose another 35 or so. My knowledge on diet is good enough to eat healthily and lose the rest of the weight but I need a simple exercise routine that doesn't take a huge amount of time and is relatively flexible (i.e. the times and days can vary if necessary). Clear explanations/links to particular exercises would be great.
In the old days I would simply run and get on the mountain bike but both give me serious back pain at the moment and the last thing I want to do is more damage. I'm hoping this pain is because I'm carrying a bit of extra weight and that some exercises to strengthen my back plus some more weight loss will see me able to do them again.
I've done a search both on here and Google but there's very little specific info about exercise for my particular injury. In essence, I'm after some good back-friendly general fitness exercises (bearing in mind my fitness level is starting at a low point), plus any specific exercises to take the pressure off my my back and build the strength to be able to do other more intense exercise.
Sorry for the long post, any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
Cheers,
TB