[SallyC]

Welcome Comstockgal. Nice to meet you.

I don't know if I'd go as far as to say, sore muscles feel good, but know what you mean. Exercise with MS is a give and take operation between keeping muscles and nerves strong and working together - and - MSfatigue. Don't push yourself to exhaustion. Rest between exercises..pace yourself.

Glad you joined us.

[Dejibo]

Originally Posted by comstockgal

I learned I had MS a few months ago, but I have exercised since I was a teen. Now I'm 67 and it is a habit in my life just like brushing my teeth. Often I don't feel like working out, yet once I start it makes me feel better. If nothing else, I feel righteous. Sore muscles feel good because they are a sign of growing strength.
How does a person handle exercise with MS? Are there times when you should not exercise? I've noticed that sometimes I'm really tired, so I slow down and watch my heart rate. My foot drags so I hang on tight.
Some things that help me exercise are to pair up with a friend, try different types of exercise to find one you enjoy, give yourself a treat when you finish, play music that pumps your mood, get a dog who needs to be walked, or buy a cool outfit to wear while you exercise.

There ARE times when you should NOT exercise. Be smart. If you are over tired, or feel that the walk, or bike ride will push you over the edge, dont do it! If you have a fever, or are stumbly, dont do it! If its very hot outside, dont do it! If doing your normal routine makes your symptoms flare like crazy please speak to your MD.

Most of us start off slow, and build our way up to our normal routines after a flare up of MS. I find I am wiped out, and feel like I havent exercised in years after a flare, so I will take my 5 mile walk and chop it down to 1 mile or even a half if I feel that I am pushing to hard. Please speak to your MD if you find the exercise makes you so tired you cant think or function.

Start slow, build your way up. Exercise is so good for you. it gets blood flowing to your heart, your brain, and helps burn calories. We find we slow down and many of us put on some weight since the diagnosis since we are not as active as we used to be.

Good to meet ya keep wiggling!

[Dejibo]

Walked 1 mile today. I felt let down that I couldnt turn that corner, and keep going, but I know to do so would wreck me, so I stuck at the one mile mark. maybe next week I will take it a few steps further.

Get out there and wiggle something in public!

[nemsmom]

Originally Posted by Dejibo

Walked 1 mile today. I felt let down that I couldnt turn that corner, and keep going, but I know to do so would wreck me, so I stuck at the one mile mark. maybe next week I will take it a few steps further.

Get out there and wiggle something in public!

Well, I'm not wiggling anything in public, people would be scarred for life

But I did 50 chair dips and 50 wall sitting wide leg calf raises, each in sets of 10 today.

I have been working out really hard for about a month, I was running for 45 minutes three times a week. With strength training three of the other days and one day of rest.

Then for the last week I started feeling really bad, with worsening of old symptoms and new symptoms added in. So I backed off, I actually hadn't worked out at all since Tuesday, until today.

I've been trying to lose weight for just over a month. As of Tuesday I had lost a whole 4 pounds Saw the neuro on Tuesday, she says don't lose any faster than that! Okay, well I backed off working out because of the way I feel.... I have lost three pounds since Tuesday!

I was loving running, I want so bad to do it again. Hopefully before too long I will be able to do it again!

Glad to see you are stopping when you need to instead of pushing too hard and hurting yourself. I have a hard time stopping when I should.

[SallyC]

Running!!!!! What's that?????

[Dejibo]

Oh My Goodness! I simply did not want to get out there today. I tricked myself! I bribed myself and I lied! I allowed myself to have the Ipod 4s and told myself I could hear any songs currently on it. Then I promised myself to download a new one when we got home. I promised myself a walk alone, but when I looked back, DH was shadowing me.

I did my mile. I did it begrudgingly and out of spite, and stomping like a small child. I did not want to go, and I am having massive panic/anxiety attacks which kept telling me things that are not true. LIARS! So, I soldiered thru it.

now im going to wiggle myself back to bed for a bit. yesterday was a bad bad day and I am going to ease myself into tomorrow.

[nemsmom]

I did 15 minutes of weeding the garden today (it's gorgeous outside today) then I came in and couldn't get out of the chair for hours! Now I'm trying to build the energy to clean house and cook



Edit: Okay, I made a very simple dinner, did a little laundry... Then the neighbor took the kids and me to the beach so our kids could play, then she took us all for ice cream. So I also got a few minutes of walking on dry sand chasing after kids!

[TXBatman]

joined about 13000 other riders and rode 161 miles on my bike over the last two days from Houston to Austin. Still carrying the batdanna, and I think it is up to about 20 signatures now, if not more.

[Dejibo]

its raining. im staying inside.

[Debbie D]

Wow, do I have energy!!

Started out by taking the pup for a 20 minute walk. Then went to the gym. I did as an MS video about exercise suggested: I worked on elliptical for 10 minutes. Then I did 15 minutes of upper body weight training. Hopped on a treadmill and walked for 10 minutes. Then did 15 minutes of lower body weight training. Then I was done...whew!!