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Have you checked your Vitamin D?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 9, 2025 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
@linda7 if you focus on some strength building exercises this will help build bone strength health -
1. Weight Bearing Exercises like Walking, Running, Jogging, Dancing, Stair Climbing
2. Resistance Training like Bicep Curls, Squats, Lunges, Push-Ups
3. Balance Training like Tai Chi, Yoga, Single-Leg Stands
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@jabrown0407
Former physical therapist here, so I'm familiar with the benefits of exercise. I prefer gardening, riding my bicycle, hiking and birding (carrying a telescope a mile or two). Then I get the healing benefits of nature along with the activity. I do my best, probably a third to a half of what I previously could do physically with pain being the limiting factor. I believe the bone loss caused by prednisone is beyond what exercise can counteract, especially for women. I minimized my time on Fosamax to when I was on higher prednisone doses. I think the vitamin D is needed especially since I do wear sunscreen after enduring a chemical peel for a pre-cancerous skin condition.