Hypermobile Walking
As someone who used to be a runner before my symptoms flared post-covid, I have been incorporating walking on and off since then. The last 6 months or so, I’ve been consistent and it has helped me SO much. Let’s talk about all of the AMAZING benefits of walking (or low intensity cardio) for someone who is hypermobile.
Tomorrow, April 3rd, is national walking day!!
Having a walking routine can literally save your life. Some of the benefits include lowering cholesterol, regulating blood sugar, improving heart health, and so much more!
For someone who is hypermobile, I use walking to regulate my blood volume and blood sugar. Walking consistently (instead of trying to jog) has been a huge component in helping me to manage my dysautonomia symptoms. Cardiovascular exercise helps improve the one thing that you remember from biology class, your mitochondria. Essentially, your heart health and energy at the cellular level improve. Your circulation is also improved which can help with dysautonomia symptoms.
What matters is consistency, which means we need to find a REALISTIC starting point. I challenge you to start walking for 1 minute per day. If walking isn’t accessible to you, try doing seated marches, ankle pumps, or arm pumps for one minute.
Our end goal is to be up to around 20-30 minutes, but you can always break this up into multiple small walks throughout the day. The key is not doing too much where both dysautonomia and joint symptoms increase.
Post your 1 minute (or more!) walk/march/pump tomorrow for national walking day and tag me on instagram @thehypermobiledpt so we can all go for a walk together virtually. 👏🚶♀️
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