best cardio for low back pain
I've been off the gym for 4 months for low back pain.
Recently I started doing some exercises with light weights with accent on abs/lower back. I'm dying to do some cardio though, although I'm not sure I'm ready yet.
What type of cardio you think is most suitable to start with?
I have degenerative disk disease
I have a problem with going to the grocery store. Within 5 to 10 min my legs go numb and I have to either find a seat so I won't fall down or I have to bend over to realease the pressure on my spine or my nerves whatever is causing it.
I started out walking in my fat zone heart rate level and I can go longer walking on a treadmill than I can in a store. But lately within 5 min on the treadmill my right leg is numb and I have to grab the handrails and bend over. I keep walking and the numbness goes away for a short while. In a 30 min walk I probably have to bend over 6 times.
I can do eith bike without any back pain but I don't like the bike.
I cannot do elipticle, stairmaster, the skiing machine, or any other machine without pain and or numbness except one.
THE ROWING MACHINE!!!!!!!! I got a tip from a guy on here once to try rowing. Heck I never see anyone at my gym rowing. So at least I have never had to wait on it. I absolutely love rowing. I feel it all over my entire body. Chest, arms, abs, back, legs. There is no pain at all not even after I am done. I will be a rower for life. I will always recommend rowing to anyone.