for mary re; swimming,scooter

[Guest guest]

dear mary,

My personal thoughts on exercise is do what you really want, providing

you can still function somewhat the rest of the day. I absolutely love

to swim, so I try to do this twice a week if possible. Then if I need

to use a scooter at the grocery store after that i do. When I swim it

seems to relax and clear my mind. Some days I can only do 10 , maybe

20 lengths on a good day compared to my usual 40 before illness. I can

walk about 5 houses then my left leg is exhausted. I can ride my bike

on flat road for about 10 minutes. All these things make me feel like

I am still in the land of the living. But I would only do one per day

or every other day. You will find the balance of what you can do after

a while. Love,thelma

[Guest guest]

Thelma:

I'm an avid swimmer, too. For the last 2-3 years I've been doing

water aerobics through my local rec department and also swimming

weekly with my (75-yr-old) mother. For the last year, that's meant

doing almost nothing else on the days I swim, but it's worth it. I

find that swimming is particularly pleasurable since I can move

without overheating and sweating like crazy (or at least I don't

notice it!) as I do with any other form of exercise.

I wonder, though, if there's any evidence as to whether exercise is

good for mito patients long-term?

[Guest guest]

I was told that exercise was good, but you must stop when the body is

tiring. I was also told that movement without much resistance was the

best. Just what I was told - I'm sure others have heard other things.

laurie

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> I'm an avid swimmer, too. For the last 2-3 years I've been doing

> water aerobics through my local rec department and also swimming

> weekly with my (75-yr-old) mother. For the last year, that's meant

> doing almost nothing else on the days I swim, but it's worth it. I

> find that swimming is particularly pleasurable since I can move

> without overheating and sweating like crazy (or at least I don't

> notice it!) as I do with any other form of exercise.

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> I wonder, though, if there's any evidence as to whether exercise is

> good for mito patients long-term?

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