joanne of http://groups.google.com wrote:

On Oct 30, 4:45 pm, Steph Peters
wrote:
my back up plan is fast walking, but I know that even half an hour a
day will result in knee pain. So I would be grateful for any suggestions
for exercises that I can do without equipment.

You dont have to 'walk fast' to reap benefits from walking - you'll
only get to your destination faster ;-)
If you want to vary your walking, like adding some hills or stairs
thats fine to up your heart rate, but beyond that just walk for like
an hour a day - its totally underrated.
I'm not underrating it, I just know it gives me knee pain if I do it
consistently. I will walk some days, but every day is too much.

There's alot of good exercise examples here that you can do with
little to no weights:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/ex/all_exercises.asp
Thanks, that's got some useful things I can do. The ones with a ball are
practical as I can deflate and pack it. I can use a couple of water bottles
as small weights.
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