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PMR and exercise: What helps you?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 26 1:16am | Replies (182)Comment receiving replies
I always move and walk and do Pilates. I believe movement is critical. If you don’t I’ve noticed things tighten up more and it gets harder and harder later. I always hurt after exercise too but it hurts whether I exercise or not!
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That’s so true; it hurts whether I exercise or not.
I agree that regular exercise is very important. I feel worse if I miss a day of exercise. I find Tai chi particularly helpful, and attend two 2-hour classes a week. I also walk every day, and try to include hill-climbing (I have osteoporosis as well as PMR, and need to work at maintaining bone density). I love to swim as well, but haven't been to the local pool since the pandemic began.
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Welcome @ddonnagirl1, You are spot on, movement is critical with PMR. I wake up with some aches and pain each morning but I'm really old and thankfully my PMR is still in remission the past six years. Exercise and healthier eating helped me the second time around with PMR and I used a daily pain log when tapering down on prednisone and also found that it helped me recognize when I over did the exercising the day before.
How long have you had PMR?