Exercise

[MiniMum97]

Have not been exercising for ages as not optimally medicated yet. When I am, will I be able to exercise as before or will I still get a post-exercise slump?

[Nanaedake]

I don't know the technical answer but I'm able to exercise as normal since everything's in a good range.

[MiniMum97 in reply to Nanaedake]

That's promising - I feel fat and sluggish not exercising and it causes me back problems and muscle pain - exercising cause me muscle pain and exhaustion - feeling a bit trapped and glad I may be able to do it again when optimally medicated.

[Nanaedake in reply to MiniMum97]

I started off with slow swimming and relaxation afterwards. Gradually increasing. Swimming shouldn't strain your back.

[MiniMum97 in reply to Nanaedake]

It's more not exercising causes my muscles to tense pulling on my back and the loss of my core strength. Too embarrassed for swimming at the moment - I look horrendous.

[Soprano67 in reply to MiniMum97]

Hi Mini mum , I started off building my walking and then started Pilates which was sore to start with but really helped my back as that's why I started gentle Pilates .

[Nanaedake in reply to MiniMum97]

Well, everyone's different shape and size, don't worry about it. Do what works for you, other people can keep their opinion to themselves. Find a small pool out of town??

[startagaingirl]

Hi - I take t3+t4 and an at an optimal level. I find that when I exercise I usually need to take a little bit more t3 to cover the extra consumption by the body. If I don't, then it can take a couple of days to recover. Before I was optimal I found that even a brisk walk could leave me feeling ' out of fuel' before the end. I'm still learning the balance and how to handle level of exertion vs t3 dose, but I really notice when I don't take enough.

Good luck

Gillian

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I had to start back slowly it took quite a few months but I am 71 years old so it takes longer.

[SilverAvocado]

I am not optimally medicated, but I've started doing very gentle Pilates and walking. I use a Fitbit to make sure I walk the same number of steps each day, and also to monitor how well I am. I do 3,000 steps each day, whereas a healthy person can easily do 10,000.

The Pilates I do is all lying down. I started out with about 1 minute routine, and I did that for almost a year without being able to increase the amount. But at some point as I increased my NDT I got to a point where I started adding extra exercises to me routine every month or so, when I knew I was comfortable. I focus on stretching my lower back, and my upper back and shoulders, and a little bit of core strength.