tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232959836095813756.post8794716539765217627..comments2023-06-20T07:07:04.608-07:00Comments on Artful Abilities...Carpe Diem: Exercise, Autoimmune or Chronic Diseases, Pain.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055831296172845280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232959836095813756.post-84877423982456523082012-10-07T08:25:41.735-07:002012-10-07T08:25:41.735-07:00I will say much as I hate exercise (perish the tho...I will say much as I hate exercise (perish the thought), swimming at the gym and water walking is different than what I was expecting. It is making me feel so much better; I'm glad I'm going. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14055831296172845280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232959836095813756.post-49670185268139254472012-10-05T02:06:44.861-07:002012-10-05T02:06:44.861-07:00Fantastic post!! i like the fonts and thoughts bot...Fantastic post!! i like the fonts and thoughts both.Cartoon gives a great message and inspires me to do back pain exercises consistently. <a href="http://www.pilates-back-joint-exercise.com/" rel="nofollow">Pilates Exercises</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348655152068654044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232959836095813756.post-24746156522964477932012-09-11T12:58:25.123-07:002012-09-11T12:58:25.123-07:00Hi Wren, thanks for visiting my blog. Hopefully, y...Hi Wren, thanks for visiting my blog. Hopefully, you'll let me know how your exercising goes if and when you resume it. I'll be anxious to hear. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14055831296172845280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232959836095813756.post-68527599772838248262012-09-07T14:44:46.934-07:002012-09-07T14:44:46.934-07:00You're so right, Suzy. I had to chuckle as I r...You're so right, Suzy. I had to chuckle as I read the first paragraph of this post; you could have been writing about ME as a youngster and teenager, right down to sometimes actually being picked third from last for volleyball games. So I feel about exercise in just about all its forms about the same as you do.<br />But I also understand its value for those of us trying to live with autoimmune arthritis and other chronic, painful diseases. The last time I got into a gym routine, I got cocky and tried to add more reps and more weights and more resistance wayyy too quickly. The result was, after a few weeks of that, increased pain that hasn't eased even after several months of rest. I'm thinking about trying again--it WAS something I could do, after all, and until I overdid it I was enjoying and even looking forward to the challenge.<br />Exercise IS good for us. I don't know about you, but I have to learn to use a little more common sense--and humility--at the same time.<br />Thanks for your comment on my blog. I'll be replying to it soon. And I'm glad you found me so I could find YOU. I'm enjoying your blog and your wisdom.L."Wren" Vandeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587456557210335403noreply@blogger.com