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Conference govt02::basingstoke

Title:	* BASINGSTOKE - Gateway to Wessex *
Notice:	BASINGSTOKE - John Arlott lived here - then left, I wonder why
Moderator:	COMICS::CORNEJ

Created:	Wed Jul 27 1988
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	925
Total number of notes:	5875

201.0. "Steel weight shoe wanted" by CRATE::CLIFFE (A Haggistarian) Wed Aug 16 1989 10:09

	I'm looking for a steel 'fitness' shoe (don't know real name for
	 them) that straps onto your foot and has holes that can take 
	 a dumbell with weights.

	I want to build up my knee and leg muscles as I'm getting
	  fed up with my knee giving way (due to knackering ligaments,
	  cartilidge etc. playing rugby). And no, I can't cycle
	  50 miles to work and back every day.

	Can contact me on mail	SHAPES::CLIFFET	or
			phone	7781 4352	or
			in the	Crescent A block,
				 top floor, facing the (sigh) pub.

		Tom

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
201.1	Worth a try....	LASHAM::NICHOLLS	Mad Dog 20-20	`Wed Aug 16 1989 11:38`	12
	I don't suppose this will be much help, but my husband is having to do the same due to a ruptured knee ligament. He has been using a pair of oven gloves with two large tins in each pocket and lifting his (straight) leg up and down for exercise while watching tv! Helpfully yours Alex
201.2	Knees that go clunk in the night	LARVAE::NISBET_D	Dougie Nisbet	`Wed Aug 16 1989 15:12`	25
	< Note 201.0 by CRATE::CLIFFE "A Haggistarian" > -< Steel weight shoe wanted >- I'd be very, very interested in how you get on. i.e. If doing these exercises solves your problems. I have knee troubles which I attribute to doing overly intensive weight traingin workouts a few years ago, and have difficulty with things like leg curls. Current thinking seems to be that building up the supporting minor muscles around the knee is a good way of strengthening the knee generally and getting rid of the various clunks & clicks you get every trip. I've bought a couple of 'bracelets' from Argos quite cheaply. Around five pound for 2 2kg bracelets. They have velcro straps which you use to attach to your wrists or ankles, and can be used to lend extra load to the exercise. Check out the BICYCLES Notesfile - there tends to be quite a lot of ailments related stuff on that. good luck Dougie (I hate haggis)
201.3	It aint heavy - it's my knee gone again !	CRATE::CLIFFE	A Haggistarian	`Wed Aug 16 1989 17:11`	29
	>> Current thinking >> seems to be that building up the supporting minor muscles >> around the knee is a good way of strengthening the knee >> generally and getting rid of the various clunks & clicks you >> get every trip. That's what I was told when I done my knee in. >> I've bought a couple of 'bracelets' from Argos quite >> cheaply. Around five pound for 2 2kg bracelets. They have >> velcro straps which you use to attach to your wrists or >> ankles, and can be used to lend extra load to the exercise. A bit light for what I'm wanting to do ! I borrowed a 'shoe' from a friend and I was using the weights I've got - around 20kg. I have found that the 'shoe' is the best to use for weight adjusting and there is no balancing act (see next). Another method is to use an old trouser leg (or similar) and fill with sand, but 20kg+ of sand can get messy ! >> Dougie (I hate haggis) WHAT !!! - what do you eat on Burns's night ?? Tom (I love haggis).