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“How Can I Afford to Exercise?” This question has been passed to me from a health care worker and is a very valid question. Many people with chronic conditions are on a limited budget. How can we afford the costs of exercise?

(2/2) I was trying to keep this short, not a strength of mine.

Anyway, I am a living example that #MovementAsMedicine does work (not for every disease, of course).

There needs to be more financial support though, as it is not cheap.

E.g.

@johnquiggin.bsky.social to avoid any confusion, this is also me, i.e. KoparaFallsKid, with my chronic illness 🧢 on. FIRM advocate of #MovementAsMedicine. Given your background & working role, I'm sure you can see links: economics of better care for those of our era where movement works. (1/2)

Be Prepared For De-conditioning During LONG Post-Ops How I de-conditioned after surgery. Plan ahead if possible.

If, like me, you use #MovementAsMedicine watch out for de-conditioning during any long post-op periods. Prepare beforehand if possible!

#ChronicIllness #arthritis

One of very pink roses in bloom

Another rose about to bloom.

Freshly painted nails. Don't quite match the roses!

Just for the record, I don't just do #MovementAsMedicine stuff!

Here's roses 🌱 and nails. And I think I'm out of matching lippy.

It is going to be a hot afternoon, so I got my 4 kms walking done early.

However, I'm still only at 6,443 steps so to reach my daily goal I need another 1,057 steps. Don't want to go to the gym just for the treadmill!

#MovementAsMedicine #Arthritis #ChronicIllness

It is only midday. Will see.

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I have a #ChronicIllness account if that counts (+/-). @limberation.com Talk about #MovementAsMedicine over there. Here is all the "P"s - Personal, Politics, Puzzles

I disagree. Sure, some do, but I can assure you many of us exercise our whole adult life, especially if, like myself, we are using #MovementAsMedicine.

I havecalso seen a LOT of very unfit mid-20s.

None of which changes the fact this 70 y/o took my own weights into rehab hospital 'cos their

(3/3) Others, like rear delts and leg extensions that I could not adequately maintain at home, need work! But I'll get there!

#MovementAsMedicine #Strength

#Surgery was Dec 2nd. I see the surgeon next week for my FINAL post-op. Today is the start of week 12, 2nd week in actual shoes! YAY!

As of yesterday, the foot is starting to return to normal. Still a bit swollen, but I'm walking multiple little walks each day.

#ChronicIllness #MovementAsMedicine

#MovementAsMedicine!

Ohhhh! That did not come up in my google search!

Thanks, will watch!

My psoriatic arthritis is classified as a spondyloarthropy, and as we know, I use #MovementAsMedicine for basically the same reasons - stay off the big meds.

He is higher profile proof than I am! 😉👏

Movement can heal when practiced mindfully. This Ramadan, restore your body with gentle stretches and light activity, not exhaustion.

#NationalHospitalAbuDhabi #MovementAsMedicine #HealthyRamadan

Lifestyle Choices | Movement as Medicine
Your body was designed to move.
Dr. Paras Saleem at National Hospital Abu Dhabi explains how simple, consistent movement supports long-term health.

#MovementAsMedicine #NationalHospitalAbuDhabi

Strength Training – Getting Started! (Part I) Don’t worry, I am not trying to turn you all into Olympic Weight Lifters. I am definitely not an Olympic weight lifter, by any means! More and more studies are confirming that strength traini…

Thanks! I'm a qualified fitness trainer myself. BIG advocate of #MovementAsMedicine. I write stuff like the article below. I have had both knees replaced & have some spinal degeneration/damage which I manage by maintaining posterior chain strength. Other joints are fine (hips, shoulets etc). (1/2)

Weights I bought for use during ankle fusion recovery. 4 x 2.5 kg plates, 4 x 1.5 kg. Each bar and locks = 2 kg.

I'm very stubborn! Plus #MovementAsMedicine works for many diseases. Did you see the weights I am taking into hospital with me next month? 😁 The rehab gym's heaviest dumbbell is 5 kg. I need more! 😊

#ChronicIllness #Surgery With ankle surgety looming, I'm gearing myself up for maintaining #MovementAsMedicine at home for the recovery duration.

Fitness Age per Garmin! Chronological Age 70 FITNESS AGE 65! Target 63 - can I get lower?

Bragging!!! Despite my damn diseases, I have managed to use #MovementAsMedicine to chop 5 years off my age! 🏋🏻‍♀️💪🚶🏻‍♀️🏊‍♀️

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. Adding a little mindfulness is perfect for those of us who 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘴, working with computers.

#selfcare #mindfulness #computerwork #wellness #movementasmedicine

Yes, it certainly did, Joan. When I was commuting, getting to work the energy levels were OK. Coming home at night? Not great.

However, now I'm retired! 💃💃

I just concentrate on #MovementAsMedicine! 🚶🏻‍♀️🏊‍♀️🏋🏻‍♀️

I gave up management positions when I got sick. Went back to sys admin/sys analyst roles. I could reduce my hours if needed too.

Management roles required too much energy when fatigue/lethargy is a major disease symptom.

Plus I needed to keep the #MovementAsMedicine going, needs energy + time.

Pacing For Beginners Pacing in the context of managing our pain relates to our rate of activity or our performance progress. In this article I am using walking (that’s why the feet!) as an illustration, but the s…

To introduce this account on this platform, each day I will post an article from my archives.

Today is Pacing for Beginners, about how to start on a #MovementAsMedicine path. Don't rush it! Pace it!

#ChronicIllness #Health MedSky (might be useful for some of your patients).

Strength Training – Getting Started! (Part I) Don’t worry, I am not trying to turn you all into Olympic Weight Lifters. I am definitely not an Olympic weight lifter, by any means! More and more studies are confirming that strength traini…

Now I have this account up and running, I'm going to use it! #MovementAsMedicine!

Strength Training - how do we get started? A two part article.

🧵 1 Hi Everyone. While I wait for BlueSky to restore my KoparaFallsKid personal account, I have created an account with my own domain, which many of you will recognise as my writing #ChronicIllnes, #MovementAsMedicine website.

Cc #WQuers

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