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One exercise you should consider is to chair dips. All they require is for you to have 2 chairs and yourself. if you want to add weight all you have to do is put some books is a sports bad and stick it on your lap while you are doing this exercise. Also your question about gaining " strength" and keeping up your fitness level. The answer is yes you can maintain your fitness level from home. The difference is with the home workouts you are going to have to go a little bit fast and allow yourself less time to rest. I worked out from home for years and i must say that i was a pretty toned and strong guy( i went to the gym and my bench was around 200 lbs for my workout). I could do anything my friends that went to the gym did, only i could do it longer because i had lifted in a way that my muscles didn't wear out as fast. I did all of this with just simple push up and pull up routines and variations, if you want to keep strong and in shape the traditional push up pull up routine works very well

Hey Dragonker, To answer your question, if you have a weak core your scoliosis will get worse and be more painful. It happens like this, if you have a weak stomach and legs then your back will take on the extra weight and you will get more back pain. I would start out going not too hard , especially if you feel like your back isn't strong to take that kind of strain. Start slow and work your way up to a routine that you can really feel the burn, as well as your core getting stronger. Starting out i would do something like: legs lifts 3x12-15 ( make sure to go controlled and slow, if you start to feel a heavy pull or pain in your back, your going too fast and you need to slow down) knee planks 3x15 sets ( is a lot like planks except you are doing them from your knees until your back gets a little stronger 3x15 crunches( make sure to go slow and controlled if you jerk then you are going to hurt yourself) As for upper body, doing push ups is a good solid upper body workout that works out the chest shoulders and arms. If you wanna work on your forearms doing normal curl or pull up ( like at a park) is a good option Let me know what you think !

your legs will feel a little tired from the barbell rows because between your back, legs and arms you have to support that weight. but just because you feel it in your legs isn't a bad thing. You will actually see better gains in your upper body when you work out your lower body. So if you feel it in your legs don't panic . As far as the curls go, it is super important to get a good squeeze and pinch while maintaining proper form. If you are curious as to what workouts are good for biceps, i would go to bodybuilding.com and click on biceps and they have some nice beginner exercises to help you get started

To answer your question, not you don't have to cut out oats. Actually if you do , you will have trouble losing weight. Let me explain why: Oats , whole grains, fruits, vegetables are all the kind of carbs that you are wanting to get in your diet. Its healthiest if you get 30-40% from whole grains and the other 60-70% from fruits and veggies. Carbs account for over half of your total bodies energy output. So if you are wanting to lose weight and get in shape, cutting these kind of foods out will only hurt your cause. What you want to avoid is the simple carbs because they overload your system and they will be made into fat if you are not burning them off quickly. Examples of these are sugars, sweeteners, and enriched grains. So try to cut out those simple carbohydrates and moderate the grain based complex carbs and you will see a steady drop in weight