sparklehoof
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Hey ya'll,
Would anyone be interested in starting an ME/CFS Fitbit Community with me on the Fitbit app/site? (I don't know how to do this, but I'm willing to find out)
I'm struggling with exercise and want to find others that have a Fitbit who are at a similar level. On the MEA Disability Rating Scale, over the last 18 years I roughly fall into the 70%-90% DISABLED range with some differences.
I have never been able to maintain a steady or graded exercise regimen.
My best: Usually once or twice per month, on a good hour of a good day, I can walk for 10 min. on a treadmill, lift light weights for 10 min. w/ rest breaks.
My worst: Laying in bed in the dark, with earplugs, with flulike symptoms+ other symptoms too sick to watch a movie or tv show, read, play solitaire or listen to a podcast. Breathing feels like a sport.
The advantages of a Fitbit community for us:
1.) Use our Fitbits so that we don't have to exert energy manually recording our exercise
2.) If our goals are below the lowest pre-set Fitbit goals, we can share them with one another instead of feeling alone and unsuccessful.
3.) Because our day to day health changes, if we're all at about the same level of fitness, we'll be reminded that we're not alone if some days we only reach 25 steps.
4.) We can support one another in ways to stay strong mentally.
Who's with me?
Adrian
Would anyone be interested in starting an ME/CFS Fitbit Community with me on the Fitbit app/site? (I don't know how to do this, but I'm willing to find out)
I'm struggling with exercise and want to find others that have a Fitbit who are at a similar level. On the MEA Disability Rating Scale, over the last 18 years I roughly fall into the 70%-90% DISABLED range with some differences.
I have never been able to maintain a steady or graded exercise regimen.
My best: Usually once or twice per month, on a good hour of a good day, I can walk for 10 min. on a treadmill, lift light weights for 10 min. w/ rest breaks.
My worst: Laying in bed in the dark, with earplugs, with flulike symptoms+ other symptoms too sick to watch a movie or tv show, read, play solitaire or listen to a podcast. Breathing feels like a sport.
The advantages of a Fitbit community for us:
1.) Use our Fitbits so that we don't have to exert energy manually recording our exercise
2.) If our goals are below the lowest pre-set Fitbit goals, we can share them with one another instead of feeling alone and unsuccessful.
3.) Because our day to day health changes, if we're all at about the same level of fitness, we'll be reminded that we're not alone if some days we only reach 25 steps.
4.) We can support one another in ways to stay strong mentally.
Who's with me?
Adrian