I am supposed to have a rest day today but I have woken up full of energy. It's the first day after a gym session that I don't wake up feeling exhausted. I must be making process! There is a study from Bangor University recently which showed that progressive resistance training helps with both fatigue and joint pain in people with well-controlled RA (a definition which includes having stable RA for the previous 3 months). I have not exactly been stable with my medication regime recently but I have the encouragement of my rheumy team.

The upshot is that I am getting to know how my body responds and today... I might do another gentler gym session. He, he.

Alice

PS I can feel the usual unexplained wave of fatigue coming on but I know from experience it will have gone away within the hour.

Hi There,

Well I kept my promise to myself I have done 30mins vigorous exercise on the wii. Jogging, Aerobics , Hula Hoop, Muscle workouts and I am well and truly exhausted. I feel a real buzz now but I am tired. I would be overjoyed if I can keep this up as the weight is the only thing I have still to complete. My trouble is I am too contented with my life and its a real chore to do regular exercise but I am really going to try to keep this up. Im positive in all other ways so positive vibes please. Lorna x