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(Message started by: islandtimefl on Sep 10^th, 2002, 8:46pm)

Title: Physical exersize during a cycle
Post by islandtimefl on Sep 10^th, 2002, 8:46pm

I just started a new cycle yesterday and they last about two months with me. I'm retired for an unrelated medical condition and also physically disabled. I've been going to a gym everyday for about a month now but don't know what to do. Does anyone have any advice or info? Do I continue to go to the gym? Do I slow it down or step it up? Any relationship in clusters and physical exersize?
Thanks so much everyone,
Robert in Kinston, NC
islandtimefl@earthlink.net

Title: Re: Physical exersize during a cycle
Post by domm on Sep 11^th, 2002, 11:31am

Island - being a couch potato myself, I don't know. But the topic has been discussed / explored here in the past. Click on the search button (upper right) and type in *exercise , then hit enter. It will bring up lots of previous posts about CH and exercise.
Good luck and I hope you cycle ends soon.
domm

Title: Re: Physical exersize during a cycle
Post by Karla on Sep 11^th, 2002, 1:11pm

Some people have found that if they perform strenous exercise when a ha hits that they can abort the ha. However, for me this does not work. It is free and easy to try and I would recomend trying it and see what happens. You may be in for a suprise! Good luck.

Title: Re: Physical exersize during a cycle
Post by Marc on Sep 12^th, 2002, 8:16pm

Robert,

I'm one of the lucky people that Karla was referring to.

IF I jump on it as soon I get a hint that a CH is coming, I can abort them almost every time with vigorous exercise. If I wait until I'm hurting, there is no way I could even think of exercise! I'm chronic so I use this method a lot. For me, it only takes about 5-7 minutes of peddling by bike (hard) to abort a CH.

Working out on a regular basis does nothing to prevent CH's from hitting me - but it's my best abortive!

Good luck!

Title: Re: Physical exersize during a cycle
Post by LTBulllitt on Sep 16^th, 2002, 6:01am

When I'm on the bright side of the Ch cycles exercise is about all I ever do. It seems I need it to deal with anxiety problem and depression from the headaches.
Overall I find this works (for me) by making my health better in general esp the blood circulation.
I usually do weight training every other day for 2 to 3 hours then job on alt days.
The problem I have found although it may only be another strange notion that forms during cycles that intense training works as a trigger.
Heavy weight in general tend to give me an attack about 10-20 min after I finish.