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Posted 12/27/2013 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hello!

I just needed others like me to ask this question and not get judged.

about a month ago I started strength training 3 times a week. I have been able to keep it up, but as of late my knees have been showing signs of resisting it or not able to take impact from running up and down stairs. I also do jumping jacks and squats that I think could affect them so. Its not extreme pain, but just noticeably painful and like I have to go easy on them. I have started out slow and 2 sets of 10 on everything. I stretch out like one is supposed to. I have noticed results, but obviously not overnight ones which would be inhuman.

I know I should probably ice/heat my knees, but I'm trying to get over the hump we all have read about that fibro patients go through. I feel like a complainer about this, but I was hoping for advice on what others have experienced with fibro and exercise. I watched a blog video when I started that inspired me, but I also haven't found any other videos since, so I'm leery.

I'm also only 27 y.o. and haven't quite gotten over the fact that I'm "too young to have chronic pain.". Maybe my pride is gettin' a wee bit in the way of treating my aches. Not sure.

Please help. I feel like the only one of kind in my part of the world.
Posted 12/27/2013 4:46 AM (GMT 0)
Arianna,

It really is hard to be so young and not be able to do the things everyone else is doing...I was only a couple of years older than you when it started happening to me. I was in a prenatal exercise class with my 2nd child, and I realized the very simple exercises I was doing were too much for me - which was odd.  A while after my daughter was born, I tried to exercise through it, and it only made things worse. I had to cut back and back. Eventually, I had to stop going to the spa and working out on the Nautilus machines I loved - and I really missed that feeling of my body being well-toned (sigh)  mad

I'm not sure about that hump you mentioned (that fibro patients go through) - ? If you mean the initial process of getting moving after being sedentary for awhile, yes, that is important. We can't be still for too long without paying for it.

Why would you hold off on icing or heating your knees, if it would make them feel better? It's always good to listen to your body. If what your doing is causing pain, get it checked out - and stop, or at least cut back. I'm glad you're stretching...that's so important.

I walk and try to do my physical therapy exercises (mostly core-strengthening) which a therapist gave me after spine surgery. Once in awhile, I walk in a warm-water pool....should do it more often, it always makes me feel better.

Otherwise, just daily life - the things I have to do around the house - is enough exercise for me. If I had a maid, cook, and shopper, I'd be able to do more actual exercising - but I don't see that happening any time soon!

Debbie

Posted 12/27/2013 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
I am an exerciser and started after my diagnosis.

What you are doing would kill me. Just saying. Far too much intensity on the muscles for me. I am a 45 YO female.

For cardio, I bicycle and use an elliptical. I also walk, hike, and do deep water aerobics. I try to exercise 3-4 times a week for two hours a day. I generally do an hour on the elliptical (which is low intensity on how it interacts with the muscles but great cardio), and then another 45 in the either pool or on the bike. Today I took an hour long walk, and tomorrow we are going hiking.

My muscles hurt after, but I find exercise gives me more energy in the long run.
Posted 12/29/2013 3:51 AM (GMT 0)
The best medicine I learned here is do things in moderation. It does take time to put that in your brain cells..Lol


exercise is very important to fibro, but you over doing it will cause misery. I am 50 and I can do 50 mins on Cardo. I have bad knees so I went to something that didn't put too much stress on my knees. We are all so different in what we can do. many of us have other numerous health issues. I hope you can find what works for you.
Posted 12/29/2013 7:10 AM (GMT 0)
I started having health issues that interfered in my life in my mid twenties. You may need to try changing it up with some low impact exercise. I have bad knees and there's no way I could do those exercises. You have to listen to your body or the fibro will punish you for it.

I had a hard time adjusting, too. I was a very active 28 year old. I was constantly on the go and involved in lots pf outdoor activities with my kids. I have had to scale it back. I can still do some of the things I used to do but not for the same time period. I'm hoping an upcoming knee surgery will help in that department some.
Posted 12/29/2013 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
No longer a spring chicken at 61 but try to stay as active as possible. Walking is my daily exercise along with gentle stretching and putting all my joints through their range of motion.

I used to work out with yoga bands and weights up until a few years back, but it takes too much out of me now. Staying active is so important for a fibromite. Inactivity only gets you stiff and leads to muscle atrophy making people weaker. My level of activity is dependent on my lung issues.

All we can do is the best we can :) and love ourselves unconditionally. I always have to remind myself to appreciate what I still have and not focus on what I've lost.

Hugs, Robin
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