tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post7103188031863932198..comments2024-03-19T09:10:47.280-07:00Comments on Reasonably Well: Get Moving, Girl!Julia Oleinikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857783768340014545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-81314878081461892972010-06-26T07:40:14.238-07:002010-06-26T07:40:14.238-07:00I also wonder about the chlorine, but if swimming ...I also wonder about the chlorine, but if swimming is otherwise an option, would one of the adaptive swimsuits on the market help, maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-24988010314815290192010-06-24T19:49:49.222-07:002010-06-24T19:49:49.222-07:00I feel just like you do about the swimming Julia, ...I feel just like you do about the swimming Julia, and I have been justifying my position over 20 years .<br />I also spent many years not exercising for many obvious reasons, but now I have osteoporosis and not much in the way of muscle. That means the balance often becomes worse. So finally I began doing a very simple exercise tensing my abs - luckily after a few months of that I saw a Dr who told me I had good abdominal muscles. And that was after ony a couple months of this. Finding out that it was possible to control something about my body was so satisfying that I increased my efforts (very slowly) and have seen good improvements. So good luck. I hope you can find a palatable answer. Mine has been modified Pilates<br /><br />AnnetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-41697540345786101932010-06-24T11:21:11.664-07:002010-06-24T11:21:11.664-07:00Julia, I live in upstate New York, and our winters...Julia, I live in upstate New York, and our winters are very rough--lots of snow, and below zero temperatures. During the late spring, summer and fall I like to walk, up to 4 miles some days, but as my Sjogren's progresses, I find that my feet have become more and more painful (burning, aching, feeling like there is no padding left in them). I have taken up swimming in an indoor pool during the winter months, although I can't believe that all of that chlorine can be good for anyone, especially those of us with autoimmune diseases! Have you ever heard anything about chlorine exposure causing a flare up of symptoms? By the way, I love your blog, and read it daily. Keep up the good, informative work, Julia!Leslie at SugarAndSpiceADK.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09311900004547134837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-29007180115699343262010-06-24T07:25:36.827-07:002010-06-24T07:25:36.827-07:00Julia, consider me one of your lazybutt team membe...Julia, consider me one of your lazybutt team members. I took an aqua fitness course a few years ago, and I had to quit halfway, due to the reasons you stated above....the prep before/after, the travelling, and the exhausting fatigue after the class that put me in bed rest the rest of the day. If a medical team could figure out how we can exercise without having that exhaustion afterwards, I'll gladly folow an exercise regime, otherwise...count me out. Have any studies been done with autoimmune disease and cardiovascular health? I know that in cfs (chronic fatigue syndrome), studies have been done that prove exercise worsens the symptoms, plus there is a real danger of heart problems. Can this be true also of autoimmune disease?annienoreply@blogger.com