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@sarahshift

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sarahshift

MS & Employment tweetchat

Tomorrow we're getting involved with a tweetchat on MS and employment. @TheGirlWithMS will be taking the reins of our account (@shiftms) and it would be great if those of you that tweet could support her and get involved. You can follow #WorkOutMS. It's happening between 16:00 and 17:00 CET and ...
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@Jkoiou

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Update to my cardio workouts...

So, if some of you remember I posted about starting my cardio workouts again a little while ago. And then 3 sessions in I posted that ibhad some pains around my heart, and stopped the workouts. Well, since then I had one workout with no major flare ups, and I just finished a 3 day Halter monitor te...
Brampton, Canada
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@Nancydthatsme

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Nancydthatsme

Workouts?

Hi everyone, was wondering if anyone can recommend chair workouts? I follow Caroline Jordan on YouTube and her workouts are great but I want to explore other options. Thanks!
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@crockett32

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crockett32

MS Workouts

I just signed up for 3 months of MS Workouts. It looks very complete and useful. Does any of you use it?
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@Kingnothing8106

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Kingnothing8106

Workout

What kind of workouts should be done in the morning I do a lot of stretching and I do a lot of basic calisthetics but I'd like to know if there's anything else
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@Kingnothing8106

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Kingnothing8106

Good morning everybody I knew to the group and I would love to talk

When I'm having trouble being mobile what are the best workouts that I can think of? I work out everyday and I never skip leg day lol
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@CdnTeacher

CdnTeacher

Monday Musing

Hi everyone! I go through phases at times where I feel burning from deep in muscle tissue - not a good burn from after a solid workout...more like I'm actually burning inside out - combined with pain. Specially thigh muscles - anyone else? If so, do you just wait it out because I haven't found any...
Winnipeg, Canada
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@Darlenemary

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Darlenemary

Workout

My workouts are better this week, last week I only lasted 20 min because gym was so hot and I had vertigo for 2 weeks and I was nauseous every time I turned my head
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@hayleighjayne

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hayleighjayne

Exercise..

I was diagnosed with MS in December 2021, completely unexpectedly. Before then I was very active, going to the gym couple times a week and doing home workouts/10-15k steps a day. Since then I'm really struggling to do anything, I don't know if its purely physical or if part of it is through fear of ...
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@Jaynemozza

Jaynemozza

MS specific gentle exercises

“Multiple Sclerosis Fitness With Jayne MSer & Warrior” is on U.K. YouTube & workouts are seated, lying, standing only . I was a personal trainer and fitness instructor before getting ill (14 years ago, now 2pms). PLEASE JOIN ME, THIS IS NOT SPAM, & I DO NOT EARN ! We just want to hug our kids!! 💋...
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@Jaynemozza

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Jaynemozza

I was a personal trainer and fitness instructor before getting ill!

I’m Jayne from Devon, U.K.!! Please do gentle exercises!!!!!! I have ms 14 years now 2PMS! I was a personal trainer before getting ill!! NOW I teach my fellow msers seated/lying/standing only workouts on (U.K. )YouTube “Multiple Sclerosis Fitness with Jayne MSer & Warrior “. I fully understand li...
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@mblafreniere

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mblafreniere

Exercise with *some* reward

Last Thursday, I set out to start exercising regularly again. Before my first major episode, I went to the gym 3-4 times per week, and had set up an at-home alternative in the form of weights and exercise-based videogames. I became fatigued so quickly after my most recent major episode that just doi...
Montreal, Québec, Canada
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@Dalex

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Dalex

BACLOFEN

Has anyone ever took BACLOFEN 10 MG TABLET? I'm still going through the process of starting Mayzent, but after telling my doctor about the feeling I was feeling after my workouts, he suggest this medicine to help with my stiffness in my left side of my arm and leg. It's like I can move it and feel ...
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@Dalex

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Dalex

please HELP!

Hi my name is Dominique. I went into the hospital last week because I had some type of stiffness, weakness on my left side. I instantly thought it was side effects to my medication, but long behold, after a MRI, they found lesions in my brain and spinal cord. Being diagnosed with RRMS and being a ...
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@mscyclist

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mscyclist

tec and exercise

Morning all, I've been med free for 15+ years since diagnosis but a couple of recent relapses (including my first learning to walk again episode) have put me on a treatment plan. I'm due to start taking tecfidera soon and wondered how it may affect my exercising? I currently cycle on a static trai...
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@Lindsay_Muir

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Lindsay_Muir

training during flare up

Hi! I have a question about how everyone manages working out while in a flare up. do you still push through or is it better to keep things calm while my body is sorting itself out? I just started my flare up 5 days ago and I’m having a moment of frustration ( make that many moments ) My fatigue...
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@arknat

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arknat

Endurance vs. Strength Training activiti

Hi all, While I'm trying to stay active by exercise/yoga, I do fine strength training (both upper and lower body workouts). But do poorly in cardio/endurance activities which I really need. Walking for more than 25-30 minutes is a challenge. Toward the end, I find it difficult to catch myself with...
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@Rel12

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Rel12

Workout/ activity during CoronaVirus

Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well & hanging in there with all that is happening. I’m trying to stay motivated & healthy (aren’t we all!) haha So my Physical Therapist has delayed all my appointments at the moment. I have been lucky enough to go on hikes on these beautiful days. Any ...
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@paradoxic

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paradoxic

MS, Exercise, Fatigue and Pain

So I'm a pretty chubby guy. I've been aware of it and I'm trying to take better care of myself. I'm watching what I eat and making sure I'm walking every day. Over the last 9 months I lost 15 pounds, which I'm aware isn't a lot, but for me it's something. I want to get stronger, and I want to be be...
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@KarmenMS

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KarmenMS

Working out?

Hello lovely people! As you helped me before I need your help once again. As we all know, fitness and working out is a big part of dealing with MS but there is a few things that I dont understand. I have days where my hand and leg are weak and I am not sure should I still work out on those days or s...
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