Once I got better at sitting, I started to enjoy using a stationary bicycle to help build muscle in my legs.  It gave me a way to continue working out when I still had energy, but my muscles had become too fatigued to hold a correct standing posture on the treadmill or elliptical machine.

I found that it was difficult to get my heart rate up very high while using the Stationary Bike (heart rate was important to me because I was so out of shape from being in bed for so long) so I started doing arm exercises while on the bicycle!  The arm exercises really helped to get my heart rate up!

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I have no relationship with the exercises and therapies I describe and created this site purely to inspire others to go take control of their own back care and to provide some ideas of treatments to discuss with your doctor.  If you find this website useful, please add a link to it from your website or blog.