Recently I wrote a blog about an Alzheimer article that made me angry. Today I read a caregiving article that was so absurd, it made me laugh out loud. I am laughing now as I am thinking and writing.
The gist of the article is that caregiving is time consuming. (Tell us something we don’t know). HOWEVER, since we may not have time to go to the gym, we can compensate by making an exercise routine out of our housework. “New York fitness expert and personal trainer Sara Haley shared with AgingCare her tips on how to find time for a workout in the comfort of your own home.”
Ms. Haley lists a variety of ways we can tone our muscles and get in a good cardio workout while vacuuming (do squats at the same time), doing laundry (lunge while you fold), and make those trips up and down the stairs count by going faster.
I, and many more of you who do much more physical caregiving than I, are COMPLETELY exhausted from everything we already do, that I cannot imagine having the energy to do lunges and squats while folding laundry!
Please read the article – Frank, where are you? I can’t wait to read what you have to say about it!
The auther should try doing squats after maybe 4 hours of interrupted sleep. Don't think she be so smiley and perky. Who has time to put on the gloves she is wearing to protect her manicure.
That was hysterical! I was laughing so loudly downstairs DH's helper upstairs asked what was so funny. I sent it to her so the could read it on DH's Ipad. She thought it was funny also so we sent to to the home health agency. Maybe they can include it in their packets for new caregivers. I mean just look at that woman's face. She looks almost orgasmic.
Why limit yourself to "holding a wall squat" while snacking. I say - do jumping jacks. If you happen to choke on the snack, you may vomit and eliminate the calories altogether :)
I have always thought that I was in physical shape, and would often work 12-14 hour days, doing some very physical work, and I too am laughing at this blond airhead, who has no idea of the exhaustion that a caregiver gets from taking care of a dementia patient. Granted that it is not always physical, but also very mental. I thought I knew what it was like to be exhausted from working so hard, but I can say that only a caregiver can understand the real meaning of total exhaustion. If you really want to tone up, strap on leg weights, and 5 lb wrist weights, carry a backpack filled with 40 lbs of rocks (or a bag of cement), do pushups, situps, and chinups before taking a step, run up and down stairs (if you have them), then jump in a pool and swim 10 laps.....If you survive all this, you are toned up, and there is no need for you to exercise. I am amazed at the stupidity of so called "professional" experts.......what planet do you think they live on???? I also have a distaste for all the alzheimer experts, who cannot even agree with the stages of the disease.... mild, moderate or severe"" Heck, I order my chicken wings that way, and there is such a variation between mild and spicy....how about mid mild, or severely severe, or just average moderate?? Or if you believe in the 7 stages of alzheimers, keep in mind that we are all in stage 1....which is normal....so why bother to include that as a stage??? And now, we even break up stage 7 into stage 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e.......OK...how many stages are there really! All I want to know is "where am I at??? How much longer?? What stage is next?? How can I prepare for the next "Stage"? Experts have a lot to learn, and they all need to agree on certain measurements....there needs to be a standard which can be used to measure where we are in this journey//// My vote is that every year, there are approximately 365 stages of alzheimer's. Occasionally, you may get a few that appear similiar, but each year, there are 365 more stages....at least that is as accurate as the so called experts. Before we can understand how this disease progresses, we need to understand how the brain works...and the people who are studying it often have brains that do not work, and they cannot recognize it////
OK I am bitter and disappointed in all the miracle cures, the diagnosis, the treatments, and the expert advice on caregiving.....and I do not want to do knee bends, or jumping jacks, because I am way to tired...All my extra strength needs to be saved in case I must open my phone and push the 911 keys. Doing any other exercises will sap my remaining strength and send me into a coma. I prefer to drink coconut oil, and mix it with tequila..