Happy Sweating on Sunday! I have not done a Sunday exercise post in a very long time. As a matter of fact, I am still not back into the habit of doing regular posts at all. That is why I am setting a goal for myself to do at least 6 blog posts this week on the topic of exercise and CKD. There is a lot of research and studies that have been done that show the importance of exercise and Kidney Disease. This week I am going to focus on that topic. I personally feel like exercise has played a huge role in my getting to stage 2 and then continuing to hover just under stage 2. When I was first diagnosed I was close to stage 4 if not stage 4, but I wasn’t diagnosed until I was already improving and at the low end of stage 3.
Today, to start off I just want to share the video below. It is about an hour long, and not the most exciting video you will ever watch, but it has a ton of information. There are a few things I want you to pay particular attention to and they are: 1. She does not have CKD I don’t believe, so when she talks from her own personal experience it is not the same as a person with CKD. 2. Listen to what she says about blood pressure and exercise. 3. I want to stress the part about no pain no gain. Listen to what she says, it is important. 4. Last but not least, hydration.
Exercise is important, and the one area, out of the 4 she discusses that I definitely am lacking in is flexibility. I am very bad about cooling down properly, and I also don’t do regular flexibility exercises. Balance is the other one. So, this week I am setting a goal for myself to do at least three days of flexibility exercises on the days that I work. I work three to four days a week, and I am not going to do aerobics on those days as I already walk an average of 10,000 steps at work. So, they are perfect days to do flexibility instead. Next week, I will focus on balance.
Anyway, set a small goal for yourself this week to start some kind of gentle exercise, especially if you do not, or have not exercised in a long time. Always ask your doctor first. There may actually be reasons, as mentioned in the video, that your doctor may not want you to exercise. However, most people can walk, and it is a great way to begin moving more.
Talk to you soon.
I have put together a few more pantry stable bag meals for preparedness. I will share them the following week. They can be stored for long periods of time and can also be budget meal ideas. It is more and more expensive to eat healthily when you have to follow a special diet,
My disclaimer is short and sweet. None of the information on this blog is intended to be medical or nutritional advise. It is informational only.
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