Re: Exercise & Don't Overdo It

[Guest guest]

Jane,

I'm a yoga teacher, and I'll share with you what I tell students. (By

the way, there are many types of yoga--some more strenuous, some more

gentle--I teach the gentle type)

In practicing yoga--and I believe it's the same with any activity we

do--it's very important to become more and more aware of your own body.

(I've found this to be even more important since I've had RA.) No

matter the condition of your body, try to develop a real love & respect

for it. Our bodies go through so much and try so hard to make us

survive! With that kind of attitude, take good care of your body and be

very aware so that you'll know *as soon as* you even *start* to feel

strain. As soon as you feel that, either take the movement down a few

notches or stop altogether. (You'll find that this awareness carries

over into other parts of your life; it'll be very useful.) Don't

compete, not even with yourself. Those of us with RA especially know

the painful results of pushing too hard.

There are some wonderful books & videos about gentle exercise or yoga.

Some even specify that they're for people with arthritis.

If you go to a class, be sure that the teacher is trained to work with

people who have chronic illness or disabilities--especially, of course,

joint problems. Be careful about this. Many wonderful teachers of yoga

and other exercise are *not* trained to teach people who face these

challenges; they might not understand what you're dealing with and

encourage you to push yourself. And you should *never* push yourself

when you have arthritis.

It takes some practice to make ourselves more conscious of our bodies'

subtle messages, but developing that consciousness is so worth it!

Wishing you easy, happy, gentle moving -

Prakasha

> [ ] Completely Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis?

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> >I went back to the Dr 2day. He says all my test come up neg. But I

> have

> > Inflammatory Arthritis. He says he has the same problem. He wasn't

> much

> > help in telling me what he meant by gentle exercise, and " The most

> > important thing is don't overdo it. " What is overdoing it. He says

> if

> > it hurts, dont, but if I did that, Id never do a thing. Can I get a

> > translation? On the upside, he listened, and didn't blow me off

> like it

> > was all in my head. I think he's really just at a loss.I don't know,

> > but if anybody has an idea or suggestion, by all means, send me a

> clue.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Jane

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[Guest guest]

Prakasha- Thank you very much for explaining this so I could figure it out. That

helped a lot. Why aren't we supposed to push it, tho? Doesn't that make us

stronger?

brightt@... wrote: Jane,

I'm a yoga teacher, and I'll share with you what I tell students. (By

the way, there are many types of yoga--some more strenuous, some more

gentle--I teach the gentle type)

In practicing yoga--and I believe it's the same with any activity we

do--it's very important to become more and more aware of your own body.

(I've found this to be even more important since I've had RA.) No

matter the condition of your body, try to develop a real love & respect

for it. Our bodies go through so much and try so hard to make us

survive! With that kind of attitude, take good care of your body and be

very aware so that you'll know *as soon as* you even *start* to feel

strain. As soon as you feel that, either take the movement down a few

notches or stop altogether. (You'll find that this awareness carries

over into other parts of your life; it'll be very useful.) Don't

compete, not even with yourself. Those of us with RA especially know

the painful results of pushing too hard.

There are some wonderful books & videos about gentle exercise or yoga.

Some even specify that they're for people with arthritis.

If you go to a class, be sure that the teacher is trained to work with

people who have chronic illness or disabilities--especially, of course,

joint problems. Be careful about this. Many wonderful teachers of yoga

and other exercise are *not* trained to teach people who face these

challenges; they might not understand what you're dealing with and

encourage you to push yourself. And you should *never* push yourself

when you have arthritis.

It takes some practice to make ourselves more conscious of our bodies'

subtle messages, but developing that consciousness is so worth it!

Wishing you easy, happy, gentle moving -

Prakasha

> [ ] Completely Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis?

>

>

> >I went back to the Dr 2day. He says all my test come up neg. But I

> have

> > Inflammatory Arthritis. He says he has the same problem. He wasn't

> much

> > help in telling me what he meant by gentle exercise, and " The most

> > important thing is don't overdo it. " What is overdoing it. He says

> if

> > it hurts, dont, but if I did that, Id never do a thing. Can I get a

> > translation? On the upside, he listened, and didn't blow me off

> like it

> > was all in my head. I think he's really just at a loss.I don't know,

> > but if anybody has an idea or suggestion, by all means, send me a

> clue.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Jane

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/20/2006 6:38:40 PM Central Standard Time,

brightt@... writes:

There are some wonderful books & videos about gentle exercise or yoga.

Some even specify that they're for people with arthritis.

I'd love to find one of those videos. Do you know the titles?

[Guest guest]

Hi, ,

Sometime this week I'll get together a list of the ones I know about.

Happy thoughts -

Prakasha

On Jan 23, 2006, at 1:59 AM, N2kids@... wrote:

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> There are some wonderful books & videos about gentle exercise  or

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