CHRONIC PAIN HERO: FIT TO FIGHT PAINS
CHRONIC PAINS AND THE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE AS PART OF A PAIN MANAGEMENT ROUTINE
The benefits of a daily exercise regimen can't be overlooked in our battle against most of the chronic pains that we endure. Keeping our body in shape and giving the cells the proper of food and energy helps our bodies as they fight back against the pain that ravages us. I know that when you are hurting the last thing you want to do is move around but if you can fight thru it and at least make a minimal effort everyday to exercise, you will see the benefits.
Don't get carried away with your exercises now. Be sure to see YOUR doctor before you begin any exercise or diet regimen and always follow their advice. In the beginning the best step is a little step and then build from there. Don't get discouraged that you can't run and jump like you once did and keep in mind that you are in one of the toughest fights you will ever be in when you battle severe pains. I found that it helps if you can get a family member or friend to go along with you as you exercise. Whatever it is that you have to do to motivate yourself to get started and keep going, please do it. I have found that I am able to maintain my weight and on days when I have the most severe pain flareups I have been able to bounce back much quicker since I began my exercise regimen several months ago.
So, go ahead, get yours started and please, let me know how you are doing. I've added an exercise page http://www.vinicent-d-holland.4t.com/blank_13.html and also included some great products to help you workout at home or even on the road when you go to visit your family and friends. Check them out and give me your feedback. hollandwebsite@comcast.net I really do want to hear from you.
THE STRUGGLE TO WIN: A BODY IN MOTION
Exercise. The word brings fear into the world of many pain sufferers. The very thought of making our body move when we are already in such pain that we barely can take a deep breath. Why would I want to exercise? To push myself? To physically exert myself until my muscles might ache, I'm short of breath and I'm near exhausted from the effort?
If you're in the middle of a severe pain flareup, there isn't an answer in the world that I could give you other than NOTHING can make you want to exercise. It's not those times that I want to implore you to try to exercise. It's the days when the pain level is a little more tolerable. When you feel better and want to find ways to not get back to a pain flareup.
Those are the days that I believe we need to try to exercise in some form. I'm not talking about military level exercises. Not even talking about health club level unless you are physically fit and pain tolerant enough to undertake that regimen. I'm talking about chronic pain sufferer, fibromayalgia sufferer, arthritis sufferer and other pain sufferer levels. When you can do 1 or 2 situps or foot rotations or exercise bike ride for a couple of minutes. When you can squeeze a hand exercise ball or maybe do a buttock crunch.
For some of us that may be the limit but any exercise is better than NO EXERCISE. There are plenty of tools and toys that can help us make the most out of each exercise. Chronic pain sufferers know the value of maximizing theo moment and seizing the day. I just hope you take advantage of the access to great exercise tools, toys and techniques that are on my website. I believe you will see the added benefit and the impact on your life and your fight against your chronic pain