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Mich_x
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14 years ago

TO EXERCISE OR NOT TO EXERCISE

Hey pink ladies

There seems to be so much contraversy about exercise and cancer I am finding at the moment.  Between the media and freinds and family I am a bit bamboozled.

Do you exercise or do you rest.  I know which one is probably better for you BUT if you find it is just a mammoth task to get out of bed let alone have a shower etc. etc.  how are you meant to fight the fatigue to get out there and exercise.

What sort of exercise, when, for how long to exercise, when is it good for you, when is it bad, should you just push through the pain and fatigue barriers to get yourself out there and exercise. 

There is so much guilt already with no working, not earning, not keeping the house in the way it is accustomed to being kept and then on top of it you are made to feel guilty because you can't get out their and exercise.

Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated as I am sure I am not the only one going through this dilemma as they go through their treatment.

Mich x

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    TonyaM
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    14 years ago

    You are still having chemo aren't you? Darl,just do what you feel like.We all react differently to chemo and also some days are way worse than other days. When I was having chemo I would try and do one or 2 things around the house and on bad days it was doona time! I have my daughter and her fiance living with us while they build. They are forever going to the gym but I reckon I did a bigger workout for an hour scrubbing their filthy shower/bathroom!! Do a small walk and see how you feel. Only you know what your body feels up to and you will get your energy back a few months after it's all finished.Go easy on yourself.

                                     love Tonya xx

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    TonyaM
    Member
    14 years ago

    You are still having chemo aren't you? Darl,just do what you feel like.We all react differently to chemo and also some days are way worse than other days. When I was having chemo I would try and do one or 2 things around the house and on bad days it was doona time! I have my daughter and her fiance living with us while they build. They are forever going to the gym but I reckon I did a bigger workout for an hour scrubbing their filthy shower/bathroom!! Do a small walk and see how you feel. Only you know what your body feels up to and you will get your energy back a few months after it's all finished.Go easy on yourself.

                                     love Tonya xx