How do you balance exercise and MG?
We all know exercise is a key part of being/getting healthy, but overexertion is also a key part to triggering MG symptoms. Is there any tips or hacks to balancing exercise while trying not to trigger any symptoms?
At 76 and with a bad back, I had given up on exercise. But I had six face cords of firewood brought in that had to be hauled to the wood sheds. I decided I would do it myself, one ATV load a day. Bending, lifting, throwing, stacking. After five days, I felt great. Way more strength and energy. That's how I learned even a little exercise pays big dividends. And exercise is more fun when you are accomplishing something.
Zack's comment on dealing with MG, and daily travails!
hi panel.
As a senior who was diagnosed with MG at age 80, I feel that I am a lucky person as I lived an active life for many years, but I do miss my daily walk of two hours each day, as now a ten-minute walk will simply cause total body shutdown
Any form of exercise is out for me.
When food shopping, I usually try to cut my shopping trips into short missions and get home as soon as I am able. I use a cane full time, and a walker is in my near future. My symptoms seem to be subsiding, but my Doctor says that they are fooling me, and I continue to take my meds as prescribed. This MG plays with your body, and each day is a gift, but can be a challenge........ Cheers to all
Gerald
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I invite you to reach out to me. I am a co-creator and teacher of adaptive yoga. I teach gentle movement from my wheelchair and my partner teaches it standing. There may be some poses you can not do, but for those focusing on the breathe work and visualizing the movement will do. (This is what I do for some of the poses- especially due to severe pain issues related to a joint and connective tissue disorders as well as severe spinal stenosis on multiple levels and fusions.) I would like more information on your yoga.
I can tell you what *not* to do 😁! Do not attempt to walk up to where the 4th of July fireworks are going on when you live in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Everything is uphill here, and it was a long walk uphill what with the rollator and the little oxygen concentrator, and my daughter pulling me up. The fireworks were well worth the pain the next day though I don’t recommend this to any sane person.
