When "fitness" isn't an option

I date someone with the same conditions, and am a personal trainer. We figure out exercise plans together based on her capabilities, and have been making ground.

Fitness is always an option, it just might be a really difficult one.

Short walks and stretching are a good foundation to work from, swimming is good too.

Spartanmeup wrote: I date someone with the same conditions, and am a personal trainer. We figure out exercise plans together based on her capabilities, and have been making ground.

Fitness is always an option, it just might be a really difficult one.

Short walks and stretching are a good foundation to work from, swimming is good too.

Ooh, I didn't even think about water exercises. That might be helpful!

Just like happiness is a choice, physical fitness is always a choice.

check out the book: Pain free.

I suggest working on micro muscles and doing micro movements. Simply flexing your muscles is enough to keep them tone and working. Explore each and every muscle. Have fun tapping into each muscle of your body. See if you can flex and move each one with your mind.

Simply playing games and fun movements is enough to get your body moving.

Start small. do little things. find things that feel good and bring enjoyment to your world.

Let me know if that helps.

Spartanmeup wrote: I date someone with the same conditions, and am a personal trainer. We figure out exercise plans together based on her capabilities, and have been making ground.

Fitness is always an option, it just might be a really difficult one.

Short walks and stretching are a good foundation to work from, swimming is good too.

I would caution that not all two disorders/diseases are the same, Spartan, even when they have the same name. What your significant other may be able to do is going to be vastly different than what Cryo can do compared to...say... What my mother with fibro is capable of doing. Unfortunately for some, fitness truly is not an option...


That said. . . . swimming and other water exercises are good for some chronic pain disorders.

baru wrote: Just like happiness is a choice, physical fitness is always a choice.

Incidentally, the "happiness is a choice" fallacy still persists, and it is very unfortunate. I'd like to point to some of the neuroscience involved in cases of severe depression: When Happiness Isn't A Choice

A fallacy in brands, yes.
The Hero's Journey requires more than one skill set.
The article shows on two different environments; hence, two different skill sets.

Mareeka wrote: A fallacy in brands, yes.
The Hero's Journey requires more than one skill set.
The article shows on two different environments; hence, two different skill sets.

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you just said. :blush:

Hero's Journey = the life of a human

The article linked makes reference to - two different sets of circumstance a person might be in when needing to make a decision.

A) everyday, up and about circumstance (for which cognitive therapy words to some degree)
b) the qualities of incapacitation (the article uses depression as the example)

The author says: a+b do not equal
(as in cognitive therapy works except when it don't)

Since reasoning is impaired when other systems aren't functioning properly, what ever skills that are necessary for one's body are just as critical as skill sets for learning to choose. In my opinion, a weakness in the present healthcare system. There is no integration of bodies parts . . . (lol) in my opinion.

I hate to the hear the words "I can't" and "I quit". That being said as most the people have already said everyone knows their limitations, or at least thinks that they do. I was in a conversation with my son about his current training regimen yesterday and told him bluntly, "the mind will break before the body does." It was my way of explaining that the human body can be pushed beyond what the mind says it can. With the issues you have spoken about being a top tier athlete isn't a realistic goal, and that is completely acceptable.

As others have said, walking and hiking are good options, swimming is always a good option. Diet is important but if weight loss is an issue then calorie and macro tracking may be an option also to insure that you are not burning more calories than you take in.

I don't think there is much more that I can add to the conversation other than realize that even within the Jedi path the path of the mind is as important as the physical path, and everyone should play on their strengths.

Fitness could be an option with an exoskeleton