Rebeccare
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Although I've been sick for years, in the past few months POTS symptoms have become much more difficult and disabling, so I'm new to POTS management. I know that exercise if often prescribed for POTS, and for people without ME/CFS exercise routines can make a difference. But how do you balance the need for exercise with the limitations of ME/CFS?
I'm trying to figure out what kind of exercise would be helpful and not harmful. In the past I've been able to successfully increase my strength with gentle recumbent cycling, so it seems like now is a good time to buckle down with that again.
I guess my big question is: with both POTS and ME/CFS, when I'm exercising does it make more sense to keep my heart rate in a low range, or try to push it higher? I'll tag @Sushi here just because I know she has had some success with very careful (and carefully supervised) exercise.
I'm trying to figure out what kind of exercise would be helpful and not harmful. In the past I've been able to successfully increase my strength with gentle recumbent cycling, so it seems like now is a good time to buckle down with that again.
I guess my big question is: with both POTS and ME/CFS, when I'm exercising does it make more sense to keep my heart rate in a low range, or try to push it higher? I'll tag @Sushi here just because I know she has had some success with very careful (and carefully supervised) exercise.