Running

[Bantamdyno]

Is it all down to muscle type, I know from my early teens I could climb up Snowdon mountain but I couldn't run quarter a mile. It got worse when I had malnutrition for 20 before I was diagnosed coeliac condition ,even then things didn't get better until I went on the Hate diet (Google Hate diet)🤔

[SteveWess]

I run a few miles once per week. I notice my RLS kicks in that specific night and I generally need to take another small peice (maybe .15 mg) of Suboxone. I use other cardio machines about 3-4 days per week and there does not appear to be any RLS effect from this.

Not sure why running worsens RLS but other cardio machines don't.

Are there others on this forum that notice stronger RLS when they run?

[Munroist in reply to SteveWess]

Many people have reported that intense exercise makes RLS worse the same night or even a day later. I don't run any more but I hill walk and cycle and generally the harder I work and the more intense the exercise the worse my legs that night. It's quite specific for me because the areas which feel the most sore e.g. the quads after a a hard hilly bike ride, seem to be the focus of the restless sensations later so it feels related. If I have a rest week then by the end of it I'm sleeping a lot better, getting up only twice a night compared to 4 or 5 times straight after exercise. I try to manage it by keeping my effort at 80% of maximum which makes very little difference to times etc, but gives the muscles a little relief and has the benefit that I don't exacerbate other issues such as a dodgy back.

I did read an article on here a while back about exercise stimulating the nerves in your muscles which makes them more receptive to the signals from your brain. Here it is:

sciencedaily.com/releases/2...

I've seen other research that says exercising early in the day reduces the impact for most RLS sufferers although a small percentage found it better when done later - it's a very inconsistent condition!

And of course a certain amount of moderate exercise each day helps most people, I try to do around 10K steps but at least 5K or 6K