Yesterday I went for a nice long walk toward the water. About 50 minutes total and at a steady, but not fast, pace. Today when I got up, my body was aching.
When I've explained this before, people (not doctors) have given me the advice to strengthen my muscles. Their theory is that I have no muscle tone, therefore any exercise is a surprise to my system.
I have been active since I was young. I played soccer for ten years, danced, was on the drill team in jr. high and high school. Played recreational softball in college. When I got fibromyalgia of course I did less. I didn't feel good. But I don't believe fibromyalgia to be a matter of being out of shape.
I describe fibromyalgia like this- you know when you learn to water ski for the first time and the next day your body is sore? That is fibromyalgia, only it's not just things you're learning for the first time. It's taking a walk or cleaning the tub or lifting some boxes.
And some days you can do somethings, and then you might not be able to do it next week. You never know. And that is one of the several frustrating things about fibromyalgia.
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