Staying Physically Fit

At 72 years old, I do not move as quick as I used to move nor do I exercise as often or as long as I used to exercise, but I do exercise unless that routine has been postponed by other issues like fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, or being hospitalized like I was recently.  Not only did that hospitalization keep me from exercising, the 28 days of antibiotic infusions 3 times a day kept me away from the gym for over 6 weeks.  In essence, I had to start all over again in building up my strength.

However, after 2 months of not taking my chemo treatments or daily meds, when I finally resumed those activities, my body had to re-acclimate my body to daily fatigue and nausea.  These types of conditions prevent me from exercising as I am waiting for my body to regain its strength.  My physical therapy on my lower back was also postponed during that time as well.

I have returned to my physical therapy but my lower back is not hurting like it was when I first started my therapy.  What I would like to do is finish my therapy and transition into the gym so I can return to a daily exercise routine.  This routine will no doubt start out as M-W-F one week and T-TH the next week before I can feel comfortable with daily activities that push my muscles...  that is to say I would increase time and/or reps rather than increase weight.

My exercise routine typically lasted 60-90 days and was shortened usually because of available machines I wanted to use.  I always tried to find an exercise time where the gym was relatively empty.