Let’s Move Challenge
dalynnrmc
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Anyone up for a sedentary fibro appropriate fitness challenge?
For instance, my year average on steps is 300-500. I need and want to get them at least to 1000, maybe 2000. I can’t DO 10k yet. 8k almost killed me this week.
Another idea is to log minimum minutes daily, like... 20 minutes of something that qualifies as movement. I’m sitting too long in this chair, pity partying because of aches or just being scared of over doing it. I need to MOVE.
Other ideas? What do YOU need to work on this week? We can finish the month by personal weekly challenges and then maybe do a group challenge for May? I need motivation in this area and social stuff motivates me.
For instance, my year average on steps is 300-500. I need and want to get them at least to 1000, maybe 2000. I can’t DO 10k yet. 8k almost killed me this week.
Another idea is to log minimum minutes daily, like... 20 minutes of something that qualifies as movement. I’m sitting too long in this chair, pity partying because of aches or just being scared of over doing it. I need to MOVE.
Other ideas? What do YOU need to work on this week? We can finish the month by personal weekly challenges and then maybe do a group challenge for May? I need motivation in this area and social stuff motivates me.
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I would love to, I’m finally receovering from a bad flare which started just before Christmas and am now at the point where I think I could try to exercise again. I used to exercise every day and I really miss it.
How about a general aim for at least 15 minutes of purposeful activity a day? It could be any kind of exercise just something that gets us moving continuously for 15 mins or more?3 -
This is a really good idea... I do walk 4-6 km per night on patrol and get in and out of my vehicle over 40x but would like to have the energy to do more fun movement again on my off work hours. I haven't since I got back from vacation (we hiked and walked everywhere for 3 weeks) in early Dec. On bad days I just have to remember my guided imagery stretch and ROM CD from the Chronic Pain workshop I took. I'd count that for sure. I'd like to get back into the pool for some moderate aquafit too.
I'm also helping my elderly parents with an upcoming move from their home to a senior residence so there is a ton of packing and driving them around (no drivers' licence anymore). That, in itself, is exhausting.2 -
I plan to get the family membership for our local pool this summer and maybe join a water aerobics class or whatever they offer. I’ve found that being in the water helps the pain... for as long as I stay in the water. Lol
Sounds good! I’ll post it late tomorrow night for the week then, 15-20 Min a day of movement above your norm.. sound good?0 -
Sounds good!0
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Count me in!0
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How did everyone do today? It's not quite exercise for fun, but I did do a bunch of quick walking around to the stores and carried groceries and a big garbage bag full of shoes I'm donating to a worthy cause.. sheshoeswaps.com About an hour today.0
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Well done, exercise and charity! Not a good start for me, I ended up having to move a couple of bits of furniture to make my home working area more practical so I ended up not doing any exercise! I’ve promised myself I will do something tomorrow.0
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I managed 15 minutes on the exercise bike today, would have liked to do 20 but not up to it yet. Still at least it’s something.0
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WTG, melmerrit33! Sunday was a washout.... only two hours of sleep Sat. morning and again on Sun morning (my weekends are too busy) with overnight shift Sat night meant I was so jet-laggy exhausted that I couldn't even eat properly or do anything but watch a bit of netflix yesterday evening. Slept 10 hours on my first night off, so today will be a much better story, I'm sure. Gotta take my folks in to the doctor this afternoon, though.0
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Wow, very busy, definitely rest only after that! Hope today is better for you.0
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Managed to get a 20 minute brisk walk in while parents were in with the doc. Yay, me! It was sunny and warm today. Parents got really good news, all the lab results have improved and Dad's metformin will be cut slightly again because his blood glucose is down to 6 these days. They were also feeling perky and Mom was in a good enough mood for them to come over after supper tonight and sit around a campfire with us (first of the season). We enjoyed all the songs of the doves, blackbirds, sparrows, and flickers and then the frogs started up at the pond. Had a little glass of sparkling peach/grape juice and a few truffles (oops!) that were a gift from one of my husband's customers today.2
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Hey peeps, here's MFP's Sit Less Boot Camp - 21 days in May starting on the 1st. For everyone in shape or not. Might be interesting.... myfitnesspal.com/blog/themedalist/view/sit-less-boot-camp-returns-may-1st-on-mfp-9517041
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You had a really good day, glad your parents had good news.0
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Managed some house cleaning and another 15 mins on the exercise bike today, think it was too much for me though, need to keep to just 15 mins for now I think.0
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You can come and clean my house for 15 minutes, mel. You could multitask....
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You can come clean my house for 15 minutes, mel. You could multitask....
I did manage to get in a 15 minute walk while Dad was in with his doc to be fitted for a 24 hr heartrate monitor. We have to come back and return it tomorrow... Seems I never get one full day off.
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So yesterday I fought my girl to go to dance class, cooked food twice (go me!!), and sat on an exercise bike for 30 min while I played on my phone. Woke up a bit stiff and sore today but not bad.
Today I cooked once... might still cook again, not sure... and spent a couple of hours rearranging books on the floor-to-ceiling bookcase to make room for two more boxes of books I inherited from Grandma. I’m also almost up to 1000 steps which I really want to be my minimum. Feeling decent I guess, energy level is good.
Probably going to try to reach 1000 steps tomorrow and spend just a few minutes learning the first Pilates exercise, but not much else. Friday is our homeschool group classes and it always takes a ton out of me.1 -
canadjineh wrote: »You can come and clean my house for 15 minutes, mel. You could multitask....
Lol, I feel like that’s what I did today, moved some furniture around and I’m exhausted so I’m counting that as my full exercise allotment for today!0 -
So yesterday I fought my girl to go to dance class, cooked food twice (go me!!), and sat on an exercise bike for 30 min while I played on my phone. Woke up a bit stiff and sore today but not bad.
Today I cooked once... might still cook again, not sure... and spent a couple of hours rearranging books on the floor-to-ceiling bookcase to make room for two more boxes of books I inherited from Grandma. I’m also almost up to 1000 steps which I really want to be my minimum. Feeling decent I guess, energy level is good.
Probably going to try to reach 1000 steps tomorrow and spend just a few minutes learning the first Pilates exercise, but not much else. Friday is our homeschool group classes and it always takes a ton out of me.
Wow, that’s impressive, well done! Let us know how the Pilates goes, I used to do that years ago and have wondered if it would be worth trying again.0 -
I didn’t try it after all... I’m just using some books I found at the library to get started, so we’ll see how it goes.0
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Hi. I started exercise classes 2 weeks ago. Never before. I am 70...yikes. Fibrom is constant, i barely walk into classes and probably make a fool of myself with all the young women but my goal is to just move and keep mving before fm and arthr take me out
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Good for you, anything we can do is worthwhile.1
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Sorry I've been out of action here for a few days. My patrol colleague is away and I have taken over his shifts, plus I got called out for an emergency one morning so literally 6 days in a row working morning (have to get up at 7 am) AND working graveyard (don't get home til 5:30 am, then go to sleep). So that means extra exercise at work (loss prevention one day - hours of walking around the store 'shopping', plus city patrol walking). No time or energy to do extra
WTG, @lla1227 - let your instructor know what you are dealing with and they can help with options. BTW, in case you didn't know - people with FM have a drop in core temperature after exercise which is the opposite of normal physiology. Make sure you bundle up warmly after your exercise or use a hot tub.1 -
No exercise yesterday or Sunday as I overdid things on Saturday but I did manage a walk to and from the station for work today. Hopefully back on track tomorrow.
Interesting about the drop in temperature after exercise.0 -
Although this paper is originally from 1997 (published in Dec 2005) it still covers most of the basics of what's actually happening physically in FM: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/art.1780401103
More in-depth information has come to light since then of course, but it is still mainly correct as a base understanding.1 -
Why exercise/energy is a challenge for us: hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis disregulation1
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half dressed for exercise class. wanted to do dance but couldnt envision dance and strength training so I am doing the second. 1 hour vs 2. But I only do this class once a week. Wonder if I need to do it more for results?? anyone know0
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I used to do personal training and physio rehab. 1x/wk will work but 2x is way better if you can handle it. Welcome!1
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I’ve been ill so no exercise for me this week, hoping to feel better and get back to it next week, I was enjoying it.0
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Not doing much because I also have a chest cold, plus according to my latest blood tests (yesterday), I likely have subclinical autoimmune thyroiditis. In the last 6 months my TSH has risen quite a bit (after several years of being on the healthy low normal end of things) and the doc & I are looking at possibly utilizing a bit of Armour dessicated thyroid T4/T3. Updates to come.
Still walking approx 4-5 km at work, at least.1
