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Originally Posted by MVTBI
Any of you guys find that sustained cardio is worse? I found with weights just spiking my heart rate and then bringing it down has less symptoms than the traditional bike or walking increased intensity, maybe I am imagining it because the weights make me happy! just curious.....
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Originally Posted by bobbyr
Thats very interesting. Goes to show how PCS can vary from person to person. I routinely jump rope for 15 minutes (5minx3). These excercises do not worsen my symptoms.
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I'm almost 2 years out. I can run hard intervals of 30-60 sec, and as long as I let my HR come down (recovery time early on is ~60 sec, increases up to ~2-3 min), I do ok. After 10-25 intervals (depends on heat, humidity, and variables I haven't yet figured out), I'll start getting a headache by the end of the hard run, but it calms down as I recover.
When I try to go for distance, even at a slow pace, I do ok for ~2 miles, and then I get nauseous. I used to get a headache first, but I started on amitriptyline about a month ago, and now sometimes I bypass the headache and go right to the nausea - that's progress, right?
I'm a lot more sensitive to heat, hydration, and nutrition issues - I'm trying to cut sugar and processed foods from my diet and need to start experimenting with sports drinks other than Gatorade - I feel as if my body wants more than water when it's hot, even for a short 2-mile run. I'm in Houston, so the heat and humidity are a big factor as it gets warmer.
Good luck, I know how you feel about not being able to exercise like you want!