One of the best things you can do if you have fibromyalgia is exercise. Begin with stretching exercises and gentle, low-impact activity, such as walking or bicycling. Start your exercise program slowly because if you start out doing too much it will make the pain worse. Some muscle soreness is normal when you're starting to exercise, but sharp pain may indicate a problem. Make sure that you do not overwork your muscles because it will cause more harm than good.
As you progress with exercise, it will become more comfortable for you. For exercise to help, you must do it regularly. The goal is to get started and keep going, to gain relief from pain and to improve sleep. Below are some exercises you might want to try:
Walking: Start slowly by walking a few minutes the first day. The next day, add a minute to this total. Keep adding a minute or two each day until you are walking 60 minutes each day. When you reach this point, walk at least 1 hour, 3 times a week. If you find yourself struggling as you're working your way up to walking 60 minutes, go back to the amount of time that you were comfortable with and continue walking for that amount of time for several days. Then continue to increase the minutes again until you reach the goal of 60 minutes. Try to reach your goal of walking 60 minutes as many times as you can until you succeed. Just make sure you don't overdue it.
Walking/jogging: After you feel comfortable walking 3 or 4 times a week, you can alternate walking with slow jogging. Walk for a few minutes and then jog for a few minutes. Do this as often as it feels comfortable. Keep extending the amount of time you exercise as long as you are comfortable.
Bicycling: Stationary bicycles (exercise bikes) work great because you have the benefit of working out indoors. Set a goal of cycling for 60 minutes. Gradually increase your time as you feel more comfortable.
The type of exercise you choose is up to you. It's important that you start exercising and keep doing it.
To help ease the pain of fibromyalgia and to help with your exercising, Isotonix OPC-3 is highly recommended. This will assist in blood circulation as well as ease the joints.
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- Kevin and Elesha Winn
- Both Elesha and I grew up in Indiana which is where we met in 2000. Elesha graduated with a B.S. in Science from Ball State University. I also majored in Science at Indiana University of Kokomo and Murray State University. We were married in 2003 and moved to Florida that same year. In June of 2006 we were blessed with our first child.