Hi @paelwell, are you taking any prednisone? I had PMR, then Giant Cell Arteritis for a year before diagnosis. With the PMR, my pain was constant, everywhere from the neck down. I could manage a morning walk, for about an hour, and could not understand why I still felt so stiff like the Tin Man after walking. I couldn't manage much other exercise because it hurt so much. Once in a while, I used a foam roller on the floor, very tricky manuevering on that. I got a little relief with some tingling. With the Giant Cell Arteritis, I had anemia (the anemia of chronic inflammation) so I was extremely fatigued. I was diagnosed late last May, put on 40 mg prednisone, now down to .5 mg. Everything's gone well so far. In discussions of PMR and Exercise, some members have mentioned flareups after exercising too much. I wish you the best.

Hi @paelwell , yep that's exactly my experience too. I'm pretty new to this PMR gig and trying to find the right balance of exercise that I can cope wth. Good luck!!