Log Your Daily Exercise

[City Slicker]

Tonight I did about an hour of weights - P90X chest and back and then the Ab Ripper X. Then a 5k run on the treadmill while catching up with Nurse Jackie. Life is good.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Took a walk in the cold. It was worth it though.

 

[ms spock]

I walked the dog I am minding twice today. Two short walks.

 

[Lionheart]

Today I walked to the kitchen and back to my room, then I went and walked to the bathroom and back. :p

Sorry but that qualifies as exercise for me LOL:laugh: I really wish it wasn't so cold outside or that I could afford a gym membership, but with CFS a lot of people die from pushing themselves too hard and I am so out of shape. This spring though, I plan to get more serious about exercising and will update then.

 

[Kintsugi]

About a mile today with the pup. Squeezed it in before work. He's been carrying four pounds. I... have not. I'm going to start him on six pounds next week in his pack. Maybe I should start carrying a backpack, too, just to be fair. ;)

 

[ms spock]

@Lionheart777 have you looked at pacing? Each day build up a very small increment of exercise?

For example, today you walked to the kitchen and back to your room, then you walked to the bathroom and back.

Tomorrow you could do that twice.

The day after three times.

You don't have to do a lot but steadily increasing each day, or maintaining on a low energy day, or even resetting to the basics of the first day when experiencing a relapse.

Pacing can really be helpful for CFS sufferers.

Also just gentle yoga stretching three times a day. Rotate wrists three times every hour for the first day. Second day rotate wrists and also rotate ankles three times each hour. Or start twice a day to start off with, depending on your level. You know your body best.

I am doing The Alexander Technique and one thing I have found is that what my body tells me is okay use, is often not good use.

Even mindfulness exercises could help.

Just a few suggestions.

 

[Lionheart]

Thank you @Ms Spock I will do just that. I have heard about pacing, but didn't really know what it meant. I appreciate your suggestions and will give it a go. :)

 

[HëllaBubz]

3.8km walk with the woof. Right thigh seems to have copped it pretty bad, is still very sore 3 days later.

Might start lunges tomorrow if it's healed enough.

 

[City Slicker]

@TheBubzilla - take it easy with that thigh. Hope it feels better soon.

 

[HëllaBubz]

Went for 2.8km power walk with the woof. Really awful sleep again, so proud that I managed a walk and don't feel run over either.

 

[Tanishq]

2.5 km power walking, felt like going crazy at times. :laugh:

 

[City Slicker]

Krav Maga yesterday and probably a rest (curses) day today. I say 'probably' because I did schedule a rest day today. I find like everything else if I don't actually schedule it, I will do a workout and then risk injury. It's important to let the body rest because healing comes with rest.

I just really, really love that endorphin rush, oh, and that blissful, blissful fatigue and that awesome sleep that comes afterwards... no other drug in the world like it (but I do believe I have raved on about this already so I will stop now ;))