Ankylosing Spondylitis Exercise Regimes

Many people would like to start an exercise program but aren't sure where to start. For ankylosing spondylitis people may also be scared they'll cause a flareup or worsening in symptoms.

AS is tough enough on its own without making it worse. So because of a hesitancy to hurt themselves (and no one wants to hurt more than they have to) exercise is shelved as something that would be nice but can't be done.

It can also be difficult to use the energy for exercise if there doesn’t appear to be any positive results. You only have so much energy in a day. Why not enjoy yourself as much as you can.

All of this is unfortunate. These thoughts crossed my mind when I was diagnosed. How will I stay in shape? Will I be able to play tennis, soccer, football, windsurf, run, bike, ski, etc.?

Well I just got back from playing tennis so there's the answer to that question ;). But it certainly didn't happen overnight, and gaining the knowledge regarding what types of exercise were the most effective, how to stagger workouts and how to recover while still having a normal life were among some of the problems I faced. I'll begin chronicling my journey back to full health and strength in my upcoming posts.

Live to be 100

Interesting article pointed out to me today. Some things I found interesting:

• Reference to a belief in god/religion making a difference
• Abstaining from alcohol and smoking

But what didnt't surprise me was what they found concerning exercise.

IT WORKS!

Leading an active life is the one faction of everyone's life that can be manipulated for benefits. As for the old adage "It's never to late to to get active?"

Looks like it has some empirical proof after all.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23115268/

The Ankylosing Spondylitis Website: Update

I haven't mentioned it much, but I've been working on a website for Ankylosing Spondylitis and exercise. So far I've just use googlepages. The positives are that it's free. The negatives? WAY too many to list...ans it messed up my homepage for the (insert your choice of a positive integer here) time. Based on this and other faactors, I'm going to back what I've done so far on google and go ahead and begin building in earnest with a host. I don't think my time was wasted, however, but I'm not sure there's really much more to gain. I'll keep the updates coming.