Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 I will add this from my experience Jessie: My first LLMD told me to at the very least walk some each day which I did. Sometimes I could hardly walk a block - sometimes I thought I would not make it back to the house. Later I could walk more. Now I walk a couple of miles each day and quite a bit more on the Weekends. I have not missed a walk in the 5 years I have been dealing with Lyme Disease. I attribute this (and other things also of course) to my continued improvement. I know that there are five factors that make this important. 1) This makes the heart stronger which is very important. 2) Heat generated by walking kills Lyme (Lyme hates heated environments) 3) Increased oxygenation of the body cells and blood kills Lyme. (Lyme hates oxygen which increases as you walk) 4) The stimulation of the lymph system to " dump " accumulated toxins occurs with the movement involved in walking. 5) Exercise of joints helps keep the Lyme from stiffening up the joints in legs and arms. Better Health and Peace to all: Glen Wolfsen burg, NJ. At 04:00 PM 1/26/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Jessie- My specialist told me that the best thing a lymie can do is >exercise--its really good for us. Problem is most of us just don't feel >good enough to do it. I was going to a gym everyday before I got slammed >in October. Good luck with your new doctor. Best, JeriGet more from the >Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 > >Jessie- My specialist told me that the best thing a lymie can do is > >exercise--its really good for us. Problem is most of us just don't feel > >good enough to do it. I was going to a gym everyday before I got slammed > >in October. Good luck with your new doctor. Best, JeriGet more from the > >Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Glen, I have to second this. I truly believe this is what has made me better. I run a farm and have 3 kids. I call it pushing the envelope. The more I have pushed I have gotten better. I do housework, take care of the kids, feed/care for livestock. This includes hucking hay, cleaning stalls, watering. I also help w/the farm animals that arrive. This keeps me very busy. I thank you for all the insight on the reasoning behind the exercise working. Re: [ ] exercise- Jessie I will add this from my experience Jessie: My first LLMD told me to at the very least walk some each day which I did. Sometimes I could hardly walk a block - sometimes I thought I would not make it back to the house. Later I could walk more. Now I walk a couple of miles each day and quite a bit more on the Weekends. I have not missed a walk in the 5 years I have been dealing with Lyme Disease. I attribute this (and other things also of course) to my continued improvement. I know that there are five factors that make this important. 1) This makes the heart stronger which is very important. 2) Heat generated by walking kills Lyme (Lyme hates heated environments) 3) Increased oxygenation of the body cells and blood kills Lyme. (Lyme hates oxygen which increases as you walk) 4) The stimulation of the lymph system to " dump " accumulated toxins occurs with the movement involved in walking. 5) Exercise of joints helps keep the Lyme from stiffening up the joints in legs and arms. Better Health and Peace to all: Glen Wolfsen burg, NJ. At 04:00 PM 1/26/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Jessie- My specialist told me that the best thing a lymie can do is >exercise--its really good for us. Problem is most of us just don't feel >good enough to do it. I was going to a gym everyday before I got slammed >in October. Good luck with your new doctor. Best, JeriGet more from the >Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 This is great news - when they thought i had CFS I felt completely lazy - but they were telling me to REST - and I hated it. I think it made me depressed which made my symptoms worse. Knowing that exercise won't hurt helps a lot - mentally! Thanks all for your feedback on this and the IV questions. > >Jessie- My specialist told me that the best thing a lymie can do is > >exercise--its really good for us. Problem is most of us just don't feel > >good enough to do it. I was going to a gym everyday before I got slammed > >in October. Good luck with your new doctor. Best, JeriGet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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