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Posts Tagged ‘Exercise’

Staying active

27th January 2009 by Hellie

I mentioned in a post before that I think the best way to combat fatigue is exercise. The subject of exercise seem to be a very hot topic at the moment, especially how to get kids and teens more active and fit. I think this is very important. Had 15-year-old me seen what 31-year-old me just wrote, she would probably have screamed at me and called me a traitor. When I was a teen I was very lazy, and I was very overweight (the clothes I had as a teen are still big on me and I’m six months pregnant). I didn’t really eat lots of sweets and unhealthy food; mostly it was due to inactivity. I used to hate (H-A-T-E, absolutely detest!) P.E. The only joy in it was that I fancied the super athlete in my class and there was the odd chance I would get to play on his team. (more…)

How to Explain MS Fatigue

11th January 2009 by Hellie

For me, one of the trickier things about having MS is how to explain fatigue to other people. So many times people have asked me how I am, and when I say “tired”, they reply with “Yeah, me too. I was up all night at a party and only got two hours’ sleep”. To which I can only reply “Oh, I went to bed at 10 and slept for 8 hours.

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