4 Secrets To Making Exercise Work For You, So You Can Get Back To Living Your Life
The idea of starting an exercise program seems daunting, right?
The idea that exercise could actually make you feel better is crazy, right?
Because how can you exercise when you are living with so much pain and fatigue?
This guide is to help you dispel some commonly held myths about exercise and autoimmune disease, so that you can be armed with the correct information about how exercise can help bring your body into health.
The Myth: Everytime I exercise, I get more exhausted, more pain, and more flare-ups. So I guess exercise just isn’t for me.
The Reality:
Not all exercise is bad for your body when you live with autoimmune disease and chronic pain. In fact, numerous medical research studies have shown that exercise can reduce autoimmune disease symptoms, like flare-ups, pain and exhaustion, while increasing energy.
The Solution:
You need do be doing exercise that works with your body’s needs. Most people living with autoimmune disease aren’t aware that exercise intolerance is a side effect of autoimmune disease. Exercise intolerance, defined as a lowered capacity to tolerate exercise without symptom flare-up, for some people can be caused by just 15 minutes of exercise, or by higher intensity of exercise. So, people living with autoimmune disease should be exercising according to their level of tolerance, which most people exceed. As the only online exercise designed for people with autoimmune disease and chronic pain, Autoimmune Strong is designed to help you identify your baseline of exercise tolerance and work within it, so you can exercise and feel good. The goal is to slowly build your exercise tolerance over time, to produce more energy and reduce pain and exhaustion.
The Myth: I have so many physical ailments and limitations. My joints hurt, I am waiting for a hip or knee replacement, I have limited movement in my shoulders, and I can’t get up and down off the floor. Exercise just isn’t for me.
The Reality:
If you have a body, then you can exercise. It’s as simple as that. Just because there are some moves you can’t do does not mean that you can’t do anything. The key is to find the things you CAN do, and work from there.
The Solution:
Autoimmune Strong is designed for all bodies and all physical abilities. In the Autoimmune Strong program, there are many modifications for each exercise- so if you have a physical limitation like painful joints or difficulty getting up and down off the floor- there are options for you. And if you need more hands on guidance, our specialized coaches can help you find a way to move that works for you.
The Myth: I am doing something else, like walking, yoga and water aerobics. This seems like enough to me.
The Reality:
Even “gentle” activities like these can still exceed our levels of exercise intolerance and contribute to our pain, exhaustion and flare-ups. If you are doing these other activities and feel great, then wonderful! Continue on. However, if you are having problems with pain, exhaustion or flare-ups, then those activities are most likely contributing to your flare-up continuation, and they aren’t best suited for you right now.
The Solution:
Autoimmune Strong is designed to help you build strength and exercise tolerance, so that you CAN get back to these activities- but in a way that doesn’t aggravate your autoimmune disease. Autoimmune strong even has its own cardio program, to teach you how to build up your cardio tolerance to be able to walk and run with ease.
The Myth: I am so busy right now, I don’t have time to take on the commitment of exercising. I am struggling to handle what’s on my plate already.
The Reality:
If you are a busy person struggling with autoimmune flare-ups, by NOT exercising you are making life harder on yourself. Through slow and steady exercise, your body becomes more able to handle the stressful requirements of your busy life, and you will be more capable at doing all the things on your plate.
The Solution:
The Autoimmune Strong program is designed with you in mind. Each video is less than 15 minutes long, and each exercise takes only a minute or two to practice. So- do think you could find 5 minutes a day to focus on taking care of you and your body? 5 minutes a day is all you need to begin to see results like increased strength, reduced pain, more energy and less brain fog. By just taking 5 minutes to take care of yourself, you are more likely to live a pain free day, which would allow you to do the things you want and take better care of the people you love.
Exercise has been medically proven to reduce your pain and flare-up caused by heightened autoimmune activity. The reason that it hasn’t worked for you before is because nobody has actually taken the time to sort through the research and design an exercise program that follows the guidelines laid out by these medical studies. Autoimmune Strong is the ONLY exercise program based on the research of what works and what doesn’t. AND- since hundreds of people have gone through this program before you, Autoimmune Strong knows firsthand what really works and how to get the best results.