PCS and exercise experts
 

Hello,

I created a thread a few days ago but I will create a new one here with a different question.

I've gone from working out at home to working out at a gym and while I was feeling fine working out from home, I was hit pretty hard with symptoms after working out at the gym and it's been like that for a few days now.

Now, I wonder what all the PCS exercise experts think about working out from home or working out at the gym? Should you expose yourself to stimuli at the gym while working out or is it better to do it from home (home is not an option anyway due to no space and much less equipment)?

Thanks

There is more stimuli at the gym so if it causes symptoms, do a short workout at first, then gradually increase the workout time and do a little more each week.

Sustained aerobic exercise promotes neurogenesis and improves circulation so it's good to incorporate light or moderate exercise as part of your routine.

Gyms are full of over-stimulation. Try to find a time when the gym is not so busy. Avoid the weight area. Plates, equipment slamming, and more can easily be too much. The sharp sound of metal clanging is a serious stimulation.

Unless you have a specific fitness objective for a job or endeavor, you can do everything you need to do at home.

Look up TRX. It was designed by Navy Seals who need to keep fit in a submarine.

That's what I'm doing. I reset the duration of the time I work in which is 50 min to 20 min and building it up again at the gym. I believe the symptoms I experience now are 50% better than when I first exercised at the gym.

I only do aerobic/cardio workouts and found that cardio literally helps me a lot with my injury plus makes me recover much faster at times from my setbacks.

The mornings are best, but exercising at mornings will not always be possible and exercising helps me with both my current brain injury and recovers me way faster at times when I get setbacks, so no exercise is not an option. For all the noises, music etc at the gym, I wear an earprotector that reduces noise up to 70-85%.

No, it's not for anything but my brain health and well-being in general.