Exercise on same day as other activities?

I'm a believer in the benefit of exercise. However I struggle with knowing when I should push myself to exercise, in particular, when I have another activity planned on the same day.
For instance, tonight my husband & I are shopping for Thanksgiving. Also, today is a scheduled exercise day. If I exercise prior to the shop, will it help or hurt based on your prior experience? Or does it depend on what kind of day I'm having?
Thanks for sharing your opinions & experiences.

Hi rholmes27:

Welcome.

Do you have Fibromyalgia?

You do have to listen to your body. A lot of people do extreme exercise and repetitive exercise. Repetitive strain can be a problem too. You should always ask your Doctor what is safe for the medical condition you have.

I shop with my Husband too. I hate putting stuff away. My Husband helps with the heavy stuff but I put away the manageable stuff. It is hard for me to do too many tasks in one day. I do always do stretches in the shower in the morning. For me I know I have to take a break as I get flare ups of head pain. The day I went to Physio in a heated pool was my event for the day. Getting up, getting showered and dressed is demanding too.

Remember that when you move your body creates endorphins which help bring pain down. If you overwork your joints and muscles you will likely feel it when you go to bed. The next day you might be still very sore. My first Physical Therapist who taught in a Physio in a heated pool used to say - Gentle, Gentle, Gentle as we moved in the water. It is a better approach for me.

Loring

Osteoarthritis in Multiple Joints, Fibromyalga, Neuralgia, Chronic Daily Headaches, I.B., Hard of Hearing...

I work with a fitness trainer twice weekly. I would not plan my exercise day the same day as I am planning another activity because I most likely would pay the price. The unfortunate part of fibro is sometimes our body doesn't speak to us until it's too late and once he flare rears it's ugly head we can only ride out the storm.

I try to exercise every other day-either walking or yoga depending on the weather. I don't mind being sore if I feel good otherwise, if that makes any sense. I think yall are right-I just need to listen & pay attention to my body.
In an aside, I'm trying to be more diligent with my self-care cause the next 2 months over the holidays (our last event is not until the 3rd week of January) are going to be rough.
Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

Since I teach Yoga (Gentle) and dance, I get plenty of exercise. Exercise--IT's one of those always "depends". I wouldn't be surprised if some of the reason I simply crash at home so drastically (and why I simply don't want to travel today!!!! When I crash, I crash like a dead bed bug) is because I spend so much energy, mental and physical doing those activities. But that's what I love!!! I mean really. The dance kids make it all worthwhile. My exploring and creative choreography, that's my passion.

I teach an 8am Yoga class twice a week. What do I do when I come back home? Sleep it off for an hour or two. My students know I have Fibro. It's odd, but I think it attracts them. Just being honest. Some days, I demo but don't hold the poses and use more verbal cueing, explaining being gentle with oneself.

By evening I come back alive to teach the dance classes 2.5 - 4 hours of. As far as more than one activity in one day. If it were Sunday and I planned shopping, I'd only do mild, gentle stretches, a wee bit before the activity to relax the muscles, then some afterwards to wind down, nothing intense, unless the body calls.

This is a jumbled ramble. I'm in total crash mode.

With Fibro in rat-race of life, it is like I'm a rabbit having to learn how to lead a turtle's life.

Jen