 [ Symptoms ] my dad is 73 obese & recently bedridden are there any exercises to help him regain muscle  he needs a hip replacement & has a hernia that needs to be addressed but doctors always wanted him to lose weight first  recently he fell and is now afraid to get out of bed i am hoping to find exercises to help rebuild muscle so that he does not deteriorate even more is there hope he could regain quality of life [ Disease ] you are very kind to your father have a physical therapist come to your home his doctor will need to arrange a referral the physical therapist will review his medical problems and design a special exercise regime for him he can also work on his weight at the same time men can be very stubborn so you will need to convince him to participate you know your father so do what you can to get him to move and not remain in bed the rest of his life