Today I have been thinking about exercise.
Anyone who has Fibromyalgia, Lupus or other chronic pain issues knows that exercising is never easy for anyone, let alone a person with chronic pain.
Like many of you, I was once a very active human who bounced out of bed first thing, ready to tackle the events of the day. Now, I can barely peel back the covers and sit up. I have to will myself to do just about anything anymore and exercise is one of them.
I will myself up in the morning by 6:30am, slowly brush my teeth and then, even slower, put on exercise garb, and elastic arch bands for my feet so I can walk and then hobble downstairs to an exercise room I created last summer. It is equipped with EVA foam flooring that I installed myself and an all-in-one exercise machine and a large exercise ball, which, after a horrible accident in 2024, where the one had been using split wide open while using it, I crashed down, breaking my coccyx in 2 places, I now only use while lying on the floor, haha-click here to see the brand I now use.
I also use free-weights and a bench.
Yes, please click on all of the links to see what I use.
I have elastic bands for my arms and an Aridyne bike that my hubby got for me back in 2015 when I was first diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.
I have an Amazon Music list of good Christian music that I play on shuffle and listen with my favorite ear buds.
The music gives me a sort of worship session of encouragement while I stretch and make myself become useful, if only for a couple of hours. I exercise to keep myself as healthy as possible. Most days it is a mind-over-matter dealio. Well, okay…every day is mind-over-matter, haha.
Some days I can manage a lot; some days I may have silent tears streaming down my face due to the pain. But most days, I manage by praying through it, knowing it is helping me even if it DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT.
I am a wife of over 35 years and a Momma of nine blessings on earth, two who still live at home, so I need to keep on keeping on!
This is my prayer for you!!!
First, you need to BEGIN. Start slow and build up.
Slow and Steady Wins this Race.
May God Bless You Today!
~The Fibro Momma of Ten
