Re: CMT & Legs - strengthening

[Guest guest]

Dear Deb,

Reading at your email, do you find that we can make those calves muscle get

stronger at the gym? Not just the looks, but actually make the legs much

stronger after all? I wonder if we can improve it, what has been damaged?

Joana

[Guest guest]

Hi Joanna!

I do think we can make the muscles stronger with exercise, etc. My dr. tells me

that by keeping my legs strong I am able to compensate for the muscle loss and

atrophy in my feet and ankles. At the very least, I am sure that exercise would

help to keep what strength is already there. I walk a lot - outside when the

weather is good and with tapes (the Sansone series) when it is not. I

also do some leg strengthening excercises - nothing complicated or anything (I

am not coordinated enough for anything too complex) but like leg lifts and

things like that with ankle weights. (I also do a few weight exercises

for upper body just to keep strength and healthy all over).

Deb

[Guest guest]

Great to know that Deb! Gives me Hope!!! Wonderful is the fact that you can walk

afterall!

I find right now difficult to walk much because of the ache on my

hips and my weak foot and that is why I feel so insecure and scary.

I am going to continuing with those exercises and make sure I do not

over do. Slowly, I hope I will be able to get stronger and stronger!

Deb, how long you have been doing exercices? Can you tell me how old you are? I

am 51 and my problems with walking started after my menopause 2 years ago. This

is interesting to find out. I wonder if this only happen to me, feels weaker

after the menopause! Anyway, thanks a lot Deb!

Take care

Joana