Re: Exercise and cea

[Guest guest]

I stopped exercising for the same reason but now I've heard many fitness

trainers say that only 20-30 min of light or moderate exercise three times

per week is needed for weight loss. I was always working out for 45 min to

an hour or longer and letting myself get too hot and not drinking enough

water. I now have 100 pounds to lose and I need to exercise. I plan to

split my workout up some by doing aerobic exercise one day then toning /

weights another day. I also plan to keep a large glass of water nearby for

during the workout and a damp towel for my face and neck. I will only wash

my face before I work out, if I work out with makeup on it makes my face

worse. I don't go to a gym, I prefer workout videos at home, so if I need

to stop and get a drink I do so.

How long do you swim at any one time? Could you spend less time swimming

and work out with lighter weights? Could you swim 10 or 15 min in the

morning then again in the evening to split it up some, or dry off your face

after every few laps? I'm sure you can find a way to do something that you

enjoy.

in GA

Digest Number 1373

I know that exercise in general is NOT good for people with cea

because it causes more flushing.

However, I read that people who do aerobic exercises for long time,

develop lower blood pressure and lower resting heart rate.

Also exercise helps people to coupe easier with stress.

So lets see, aerobic exercise = lower blood pressure, lower resting

heart rate, less stress. *Seems* like a pretty good thing

for people with cea. So should we exercise or not???

I personally love swimming long laps in the pool, but altho the water

in the pool is pretty cold... everytime I get out of the water my

entire face is pink, almost red.

I havent been swimming for too long. Im really confused whether I

should stick with swimming and hope that overtime my health will

improve in general (blood pressure/heart rate/etc) OR I should forget

about any type of exercise completely until my skin doesnt flush

anymore...

I love exercise, I used to spend hours each and every day at the GYM

lifting weights, why I stopped? Because of cea, all those weights

were making my skin progressivly redder and redder, so I pretty much

gave up on GYM.

Now Im swimming in the pool to stay in shape... but even swimming in

cold water still causes my skin to blush...

So now what, should I give up on swimming as well???

Cheers,

SC