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PMR and exercise: What helps you?
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I read people saying that exercise is important, but what type of exercise are they doing? Is it cardio or is it resistance training?
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Hello @paulwboy, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @cpd54 and @edwardh. You will notice that we have merged your discussion into an existing discussion on the same topic here so that you can learn what others have shared:
--- PMR and exercise: What helps you?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-exercise/.
My own personal experience with PMR and exercise has been that just getting up and moving around doing stretches, walking and daily chores worked well for me when my PMR was active. I also did some light cardio and strength type exercises on a recumbent cross trainer bike I have at home. The main thing I learned was not to overdo the exercises or I paid for it the next morning with some extra aches and pain.
What kind of exercises do you like to do?
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I was never officially diagnosed with PMR but all my symptoms were text book PMR. M turning point to getting well ( as in all symptoms gone) was daily swimming. My pool gets very warm during the summer and it was absolute bliss to just paddle around in it. I think the gentle stretching of my muscles with no weight bearing is what did the job.