Got to watch out for that post-exertional malaise. It's a powerful tsunami.
I'm glad you brought this up, it's such an important issue for anyone with CFS.
The whole exercise question is such a delicate one. That is why even in mentioning the gentle ones like yoga, I issued a warning. For some (and I have been one of these at different times) the slightest exertion can cause a crash, long-term.
Some of us can exercise, and I have been one of those before as well. :-) I at one time was able to do up to half an hour of moderate exercise, and two half-hour walks, and half an hour of weights every other day.
But once again, I caution, this was something I worked up to over months, starting with only one or two repititions of one exercise, and then waiting for a few days before doing it again, to be sure I had no setbacks.
The main thing where exercise is concerned, I think, is this. Don't listen to anybody else. (Including me. :-) Follow your own instinct on this. Don't assume you should be working out in any way, shape, or form on someone else's say-so.
And always, with CFS, err on the side of caution. Do anything in small steps. Or, if in doubt, shelve it indefinitely and don't do it at all.
These CFS bodies need so much rest and regeneration, and we have to listen to them.
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Got to watch out for that post-exertional malaise. It's a powerful tsunami.
I'm glad you brought this up, it's such an important issue for anyone with CFS.
The whole exercise question is such a delicate one. That is why even in mentioning the gentle ones like yoga, I issued a warning. For some (and I have been one of these at different times) the slightest exertion can cause a crash, long-term.
Some of us can exercise, and I have been one of those before as well. :-) I at one time was able to do up to half an hour of moderate exercise, and two half-hour walks, and half an hour of weights every other day.
But once again, I caution, this was something I worked up to over months, starting with only one or two repititions of one exercise, and then waiting for a few days before doing it again, to be sure I had no setbacks.
The main thing where exercise is concerned, I think, is this. Don't listen to anybody else. (Including me. :-) Follow your own instinct on this. Don't assume you should be working out in any way, shape, or form on someone else's say-so.
And always, with CFS, err on the side of caution. Do anything in small steps. Or, if in doubt, shelve it indefinitely and don't do it at all.
These CFS bodies need so much rest and regeneration, and we have to listen to them.
August 14, 2009 - 12:38pmThis Comment
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