CFS_for_19_years
Hoarder of biscuits
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Ten years ago I was walking 35 minutes twice a day, with no PEM, but too sick to do any work other than some part-time work from home. I don't believe walking did me any harm as I was able to keep this up for at least two years, along with some swimming. Venlafaxine, which I was taking for erythromelalgia, gave me the energy to do this. I was also many years past the stage of always coming down with some cold or flu.
Today I'm mostly homebound and I don't exercise or walk at all. I blame this decline on menopause. I swear a lot when I have to go to the doctor.
I believe that some mildly affected people can exercise without causing themselves any harm. It took me several months to get to the point where I was walking 35 minutes twice a day. I started out with seven minutes once a day, kept a log and did my own version of GET. I would never recommend this for someone who was moderately or severely affected or felt sick with a cold or flu.
There are benefits to exercising, IF one is able, and that's a big IF.
Today I'm mostly homebound and I don't exercise or walk at all. I blame this decline on menopause. I swear a lot when I have to go to the doctor.
I believe that some mildly affected people can exercise without causing themselves any harm. It took me several months to get to the point where I was walking 35 minutes twice a day. I started out with seven minutes once a day, kept a log and did my own version of GET. I would never recommend this for someone who was moderately or severely affected or felt sick with a cold or flu.
There are benefits to exercising, IF one is able, and that's a big IF.