oerganix
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Yes, drug companies wouldn't get away with this ("We know the other protocol for taking this drug is unsafe but this one is perfectly safe even though we haven't actually really researched it on many patients. Just trust us").
Yes, good points.
A general problem I have with exercise programs for the illness is that one doesn't know what may come up later in the day: most people have others who can create demands somewhat out of the blue e.g. children, partner, relatives, pets (e.g. get ill, dirty, etc). Perhaps responsibilities to do with a job. Or something happens where you live (a problem of some sort) or any other random or accidental event. If you've already used up a lot of your energy quota for the day exercising you can then over-do it. While it's hard to do a few exercise sessions across the day as that might mean a lot of showering, changing, etc.
For example, you start walking for five minutes or whatever. You gradually realise you might be able to work up to 10 minutes after a period. However, then you're hit with something later in the day one day which means you've actual overdone it. While if you hadn't done the walking or hadn't increased from five minutes, you might be ok. Keeping some energy "in the tank" seems to me can be safer. This is an idea in my head that isn't fully developed.
Quite right. Most of us also have lots of stuff that hasn't been done...a long "to-do" list that is never completed, so the idea that we should waste some of our energy on exercise is just cultish thinking...the cult of "exercise is good for you".
Also, denialists and non-understanders need to grasp the concept of our "energy tanks". We are not like batteries that slowly weaken. We are like gas tanks that, once emptied, have nothing left.