Would this type of exercise be OK for a Lyme sufferer, if it is paced out enough to keep the heart rate from getting to high?
Posted by MDW005 (Member # 22706) on :
Lyme disease didn't say you couldn't do what you enjoy.
If martial arts and punching makes you feel good
then do it. Just don't over exert yourself. Sweating is good for you, and also participates in ridding lyme.
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
My dad is a boxing trainer with his own gym. there is no way on earth that boxing (even the work out) is a possibility for me.
IF you have a lot of pain I would not do it, start with something easier...
just my 2 cents
Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
Martial arts was fine for me at many times in my Lyme battle. It finally got too painful this fall but I'll go back to it as soon as I'm well enough to go once a week or so.
I'm currently running every few days, as my energy allows. I started with just jogging 'a block' and am working my way up to whatever I can do depending on the energy. In February I couldn't leave the house all month due to being too sick, now I'm doing pretty well.
Some people have severe exercise intolerance with Lyme (as in, they 'crash' for days after exertion) and others don't.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- I would think a punching bag could be very hard on the joints and connective tissue - and all the tissue and NERVES in the hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. The head and neck could also be jolted too much. But, it would depend on how hard you would hit it.
As a exercise in stability, etc. it may be fun and helpful but I would just BARELY TAP the bag, not punch it at all. Remember that, in addition to whole body swelling, the brain is also often swollen with lyme, even if sub-acutely. Any blunt force to the hands will also be felt in the brain and that could be detrimental.
Still, be sure to ask your LLMD about it. --------
Dr. Burrascano's Treatment Guidelines (2008) - 37 pages
Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., M.D.
* Page 27 for SUPPORTIVE THERAPY & the CERTAIN ABSOLUTE RULES
* Pages 31 - 32 for LYME DISEASE REHABILITATION and specifics in coordinating a rest / work-out schedule and Physical Therapy. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- I had this great idea while trying to nap when my fridge kicked on and just that vibration from the condenser's kick - from 20 feet away - hurt my head as if literally being hit.
And so was born the idea of a NERF punching bag !
That would not put pressure on your hands, body, brain. You would still be able to move around for agility exercise and some fun.
I doubt that NERF actually makes a punching bag but you can get a large piece of foam and roll it around, cover it with some cool fabric (or a cool pillow case) and secure in some fashion to an overhead bolt or arched rod.
A big ballon might work, too, but it would have more swing than a foam bag, I'd think. And, now I realized that there are (at least) two kinds of punching bags. I had envisioned the heavy one that could really hurt when it. The Ballon type punching bags may be much easier on the tissue in the body, especially if not hit with full force. -