Somedays finding exercises to mix into your normal routine can feel exhausting or discouraging. Trying something new shouldn’t discourage but help your mind and muscles work together to find new coordination. Making sure your exercises don’t add too much strain to already stressed joints and bones is something to remember.
Low-impact exercises are an effective way to work on strength and cardiovascular fitness without adding too much extra stress on our joints and tendons. A good rule of thumb for knowing if it’s low-impact is if you keep at least one foot on the ground during exercise and are easier on your body. Don’t be fooled, they can be just as challenging as high impact. Cardio isn’t the only form of exercise that can be low impact, strength training with dumbbells, resistance bands, and body weight can also be low impact.
The biggest factor when starting or continuing exercise is to listen to your body. If you need to rest, rest. If you need to just slow down, then do so. Getting enough rest is also essential for strengthening our bodies but don’t be afraid to move. Keep it up Myeloma Warriors!
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about the author
Linnley Sweeney
Linnley joined the HealthTree Foundation in January 2020 as the Fitness Events Manager. Her husband is a childhood cancer survivor as well as a cancer biologist. Finding a cure, better treatments, and balance through treatments is what drives their family. Linnley is an Advanced Cancer Exercise Specialist and focuses on finding what you can do rather than can't.
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