Exercise is a challenge for me. I want to exercise and I enjoy the boost of energy I get when I exercise regularly, but it has been a major challenge the last 10 years or so to find a method of exercise that I can do on a regular basis that doesn't result is serious hernia pain or hurt my bottom at my rectum surgery site, or squish my ostomy, or knock my wafer loose. I think I have finally found the perfect low impact exercise for me: YOGA!!
I have always been afraid to try it because the poses that require me to lay on my stomach or bend to much and squish my ostomy. I went to a class years ago where the teacher pointed out everything that I and everyone else in the class did wrong. I was terribly discouraged and never went back. My experience this time has been completely different. I spent a good bit of time talking with the teacher about my limitations and rather than pointing out how I was doing it wrong, or refusing to let me be a part of the class, she instead came up with alternative poses for me to do that worked the same muscles but didn't stress my hernias or ostomy.
I cannot tell you how excited I am to find exercise that I can do that doesn't leave my hernias constantly hurting.
What kind of exercise have you found that works for you?
