I would like to try yoga, I think it would help with my stress, too.

I have found that I can do lots of strength exercises without getting too tired but I can't do aerobic activity that gets my heart rate up. Anything that makes me breath fast makes me lose muscle strength and get so tired I just can't do it and then I have to rest for a long time.

I have been outside working (shoveling, trimming, even carrying heavy things..basically gardening) and it is working out great for me. The only thing I have trouble with for some reason is bending/kneeling down...I have a hard time getting up!

One factor that might make it easier for me to do strengthening activities is that I have always been very strong.

I do miss running, I love to run but it makes me so tired very fast.

I do wonder if this is typical of MG or if it is just me.

I know exactly what you mean about bending and kneeling...I look like a toddler getting up sometimes!


Running is not an option for me - - but twice this week I took the dog for a walk in a meadow near the house. Found out really fast that walking in meadow is much more difficult than pavement. Lifting my legs to 'clear' the uneven ground was fine for a bit - then I felt like the weights got strapped on. I slowed the pace, but once I began to notice the shallow breaths; I stopped to 'enjoy' the scenery.

It took a lot longer to get home than it did to walk out!! I keep hoping that if I do a little more and then a little more, I can work up to a decent long walk like Jana was talking about in another thread. (Even though neuro has said that this is not a 'conditioning' kind of thing. Somedays you'll be fine - - others not so fine.)

I used to be very athletic and strong - now not so much. I do miss many things - but am glad for what I can do. I think the most difficult thing for me is that I can not do as many activities in a day as before. I used to be on the go ALL the time - and now, I can try for either this or that (but not both) in the same day.

Sue