How old is your niece? Would getting her nails done or something else less strenuous still create good memories?
I can't exercise when my pain is bad, makes it worse. But i do know others who exercise and it doesn't bother them. .. hope you were able to make some fun memories with her somehow... just remember to take care of you, if you overdue it with exercise today, would you be able to see her for the rest of her stay if it did make your pain worse?

Just WALKING too much makes my endo hurt. I tried a Zumba class once, didnt make it halfway through. Im sorry your endo is interfering so badly! :-(

I would and we could do our nails too I didn't think of that. She is only 10 and if I over do it today I could spend time watching movies and maybe spend the night with her. I wish we didn't have snow we could do more. Sometimes exercise helps but zumba is too much I think I have fun but its too much even with the pain meds the dr gave me.

I can't workout when in pain because I can't keep the correct form and I don't want injuries, especially with heavy heights. If I have mild cramps I'll do pilates, but pilates or yoga probably wouldn't be fun little kid.

Getting your nails done is great idea. If you do a slumber party too you guys can bake cupcakes/brownies/cookies or whatever and then do a movie marathon.

Hope you feel better soon and that you and your niece have lots of fun!

this topic comes up pretty regularly. Most of us find that we can't really work out that much because we have pain problems that hinder us from trying - or hurt for weeks to come after exercising.

I find swimming is nice, so is gentle yoga or walking. Other than that, I don't have a "go to" exercise which helps.

Oh, and if I'm in real pain, the yoga is out the window. Just walking or swimming.

Honestly, all exercise bugs me when I have pain. I usually do yoga or pilates anyway because I am stubborn and I like to be in shape. But I also upkeep with my PT for my back, so I have a safety net... If you think you will be in pain with doing zumba it might not be the best memory making situation, you know? There are a lot of fun things you can do together that won't put you in pain, maybe move to plan B?

Anything you can do to get your mind off the pain is good...Exercise is wonderful...Keep your mind above your pain and walk, run, yoga, stretch, anything that keeps your body moving. With endo sometimes your bowels, or bladder get knotted up, laying there is more painful than moving, moving is better...trust me. We are strong women, and we can do this.

I agree with most everyone on the thread, walking for me helps the pain go away (my dog gets to go for extra walks a lot, so no complaints from her. :) )

I also do Yoga, depending on how I feel I do my own stretches, and I have this great DVD from the Kripalu Institute for gentle yoga. You can do this tape in the full hour or it can be broken down into 2 1/2 hour segments depending on how you feel. I love this tape. Here is the link for it so you can check it out:

http://shop.kripalu.org/browse.cfm/kripalu-gentle-yoga/4,2.html

I agree, zumba is too much, I miss my days of going to the gym, however I think I might still be able to do strength training on the machines, that might help too.