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When Exercise Recovery Becomes Harder to Handle: Troubleshooting Root Causes

Within the autoimmune community, I’ve heard many people talk about a decreased ability to recover from exercise. “I can’t do my workout like I used to,” “I take twice as long to recover,” “I’ve had to stop running.” It’s frustrating ...

Cardio, High Intensity and Resistance Workouts: Which is for Me?

Do you love to exercise, or want to love it? Maybe you wish you could exercise, but your autoimmune symptoms won’t let you… Most people know that exercise is a fundamental part of a healthy lifestyle. The benefits of regular ...

The Benefits of A Regular Walking Routine

  Before I got sick, I was an extremely active person, but I almost never walked anywhere. That may sound strange—instead, I chose to ride my bike to work and run for exercise. If you asked me why I never ...

Movement and Autoimmune Disease (Guest Post by Mary Lapp)

I’m taking a break from blogging this summer as I focus on my move, but in the meantime I have some great guest posts on various topics lined up from the autoimmune community. This post is by Mary Lapp, a sufferer of ...

Circadian Rhythm – Getting Back On Track

A circadian rhythm is a daily cycle of biological processes that the body undergoes in response to the environment, mostly as a response to light. I have found that regulating my circadian rhythm has been very helpful in managing my ...

My Struggle With Exercise and Autoimmunity

My entire life I have struggled with exercise. As a child I was severely asthmatic and therefore banned from doing P.E. or any sports that caused my heart rate to increase. Fortunately I discovered that I could ride horses, and ...