Myasthenia Gravis Support Group

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...

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Exercise??

angela82
angela82
I was wondering if you all do any kind of work out routine when feeling good? My weakness is about middle of the road. Some days are worse than others as I'm sure it is with you guys. I'm just worried about the muscle atrophy and deconditioning due to not being able to do much of any exercise. I was working out with a trainer a year ago and started falling while working out ( my first clue that I might have MG). Now I'm not doing much of anything except working and some gardening. Just wanted to see what my MG peeps are doing to keep muscle strength. I feel kind of silly to ask because I know some on here are doing good just to be able to handle day to day tasks. Just know that everyone on here are in my prayers! Have an awesome MG day :-)
larissam
larissam
I exercise in the bathroom. Yep. Every time I go potty, which is frequent to say the least, I do a few minutes of something, anything, just to keep my body moving. I keep weights and a resistance band in the bathroom. Most days I wear a pedometer but the Florida heat is in full swing even at 5:00 a.m. which is my favorite time to go walking but will now have to wait until the humidity level drops in the late fall.
I purchased a very inexpensive Tai Chi dvd but cannot follow it. It's something I want to pursue and will keep looking.

Best of luck; proceed with caution.
Larissa ;)
Dizinerd
Dizinerd
I couldnt do much of anything for a while. I have asked my neuro about it and he said I could start going for walks. I have been doing that with mixed results. I'm still trying to find out what my limit is. I get a little adrenalin rush and can overdo it. Next visit I want to talk to him about yoga. They have some breathing exercises and it might help with my balance as well. If any of you guys need a good work out you are all more than welcome to chase my 2 and 5 year old daughters around for a while. They should make those things with a pause button or something!!!