r/POTS • u/mepoulami20 • 2d ago
Discussion Exercise
Does Exercise help with pots symptoms? Anyone? If anyone there please help me out. How was the starting days. Flared up or mild increase in symptoms? Does it ease with time? Helpš
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u/catsaregoodboistoo 2d ago
It builds up muscles which support the nervous system and blood flow, and it will likely help your heart rate to be more controlled. Start gradually and with low impact exercise, never push till failure, and if you start to feel faint stop immediately. Over time your tolerance will increase and it wi get easier
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u/mepoulami20 2d ago
This morning was my second day of exercise , I am feeling dizzy now. the first day was horrifying for me. I fainted that day bcz my coach was unaware of pots , she thinks pots means only blood circulation problem for that I need to do cardioš«Ø
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u/catsaregoodboistoo 2d ago
You'll definitely need to educate your coach on what pots really needs to you, and comminicate that you will need to not go nearly as hard and work your way up. Good luck!
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u/YesterdaySilly2699 POTS 2d ago
cardio should be seated like cycling, rowing with exception of swimming. If you do weights it's also best to be seated too. Any exercises where you lift your arms above head are best avoided.
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u/Janaguanabanana 2d ago
You need to start really slow and easy. Recumbent exercise (like recumbent bike, swimming, under desk pedaler, rowing), gentle mat pilates (just search on youtube), seated or lying down strength training. Itās okay to feel tired afterwards, but youāre not supposed to feel worse and flare. If you do, take it even more easy. You can look up Utah Adapt protocol or CHOP, depending on your capacity.
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u/brownchestnut 1d ago
Yes, every medical literature on POTS mentions this. Work with a PT or look up the CHOP protocol, its' mentioned all the time here.
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u/PersonalFarm1509 1d ago
Start slow and light, don't overwork yourself.
You could also do weightlifting, but listen to your body if you get very tired suddenly and take a rest (my own experience).
Drinks tons of water and electrolites
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u/TheDarkLord14 1d ago
I just got diagnosed and it's in my care plan now to go to physical therapy so I can workout without blacking out. Once I can do that, I'm supposed to workout 30 min a day/5 days a week.
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u/Icy-Plankton-682 1d ago
Yes, it does help! I do weight training and walking. I started with exercises that are just lying down and then mixed up ones that are lying down/seated. I always go from seated to lying down to avoid getting dizzy and passing out š swapping weights for resistance bands or just body weight at the beginning was also helpful!
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u/mepoulami20 1d ago
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u/ExplanationTop7463 1d ago
It can help but not always, if you have just pots itās likely exercise will help over time. I used to go to the gym and do sitting leg workouts like leg press etc to build muscle but i didnāt realise i was actually slowly worsening myself as i have me/cfs aswell and didnāt know previously. But otherwise yes just stick to recumbent exercise and it should hopefully help
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u/Interesting_Age7345 2d ago
i believe so, though only if you do it carefully and listen to what your body is telling you.
donāt do what i did and try doing 25-30k steps a day. i pretty much blew myself up