There's a couple of yoga videos I've enjoyed a lot, which I wanted
to share in case anyone may be interested. One is a really old VHS
tape made by Rodney Yee (one of my favorite instructors). It's titled
Yoga Practice for Strength. What's great about it is that it's divided
into 3 self-contained segments, which gives you the option to stop
after each, or to do 2 or 3, if you're up for it. I usually use only the
first segment--which is a fairly simple, but strengthening, 15 minute
long vinyasa flow. It's very basic, and a good intro. to vinyasa flows--
which are postures that move from one to another, with the breath's
inhalations and exhalations. Rodney Yee has A LOT of other videos,
along with many newer ones I haven't checked out, but this is the
one I ended up using the most.

http://www.yeeyoga.com/cgi-bin/miva?vid ... 1045008196

The other, very beautifully filmed and very sophisticated in its format,
is Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti DVD. What's great about this disk is that
you can program it to create your own yoga workout each time you
do it. You can pick exercises from each segment, and do as much, or
as little as you want. Or if you want to do an entire pre-designed yoga
work-out, you have that option as well. This woman is very advanced
in her postures, but she's got a good teaching technique to guide any-
one who is not as advanced--like most of us. The scenery is stunning,
and the entire production of this disk is very amazing.

http://shop.soundstrue.com/shop.soundst ... a%20Shakti

Doing yoga at home at my own pace has been very satisfying. Even a
short 10 or 15 minutes worth of yoga can help my brain and my mood
adjust to a bad day. Yoga teaches you experience how to be in a "difficult
position" with as little stress as possible. It teaches you how to breathe
through it and relax into it. So in that way, it is like a metaphor for life.

One of the few things I CAN do and enjoy a lot is Water Aerobics (Exercise). The class is Arthritis Foundation certified. I couldn't do a regular water aerobics class. Some days I don't make it at all. Some days I can barely get there, so I just try to enjoy the water. But, whatever my condition, I always do only what I feel able to do. I've suffered too many times after pushing myself.

I have done Restorative Yoga and do find that very relaxing. The gentle stretching is good for my stiff muscles.

How often do you exercise. I was an avid exercise person and was typically at the gym 5 days a week for two hours. In 1999 I was diagnosed with FM after a screening for rhum arthritis. I was still exercising at that time I felt good so I didn't pay much attention. 10 years later I went back to the same doctor for chronic pain. Over the past three years my exercise had basically stopped due to my kids schedules. And I felt horrible every day. It took me two years to realize how much pain I was in. And I have to be honest the past six months I have worked up to a very challenging workout schedule and am back to 5 days a week. Not as intense as I used to be I feel 900 percent better. That with sleeping from the lunesta and I am thrilled with the progress. I did my own study, for a few weeks I didn't exercise by kept taking lunesta and the supplements. I felt so much worse within days. I am now a hard core believe that exercise is the major key to feeling good. I want to refine my workouts to maximize the results. Any suggestions or books. I have found very limited material in this area. I am keeping a log to see what days I feel less energetic and try to pinpoint if a new exercise did it....I would love to see some research on a rotation of programs or something. Cindy

I walk, either outside in good weather, or on the treadmill. 20 to 30 minutes is all I can handle and some days, I go slower than others. I try to walk at least 5 times a week but must admit there are a lot of days I have to force myself to do it. It's important to me to have some exercise tolerance so I just do it! I also do 8 to 12 (depending on how I'm feeling) reps of chest, deltoid, biceps, and triceps exercises with 2 lb. weights about twice a week. The key with this is I had to work up very slowly from 1 lb. weights and I do it right before a hot bath. Hope to get up to 3 lbs. some day!! Also, I do a routine of gentle stretches almost everyday. Helps with the pain.

Yoga and TaiChi is wonderful for both mind & body. Pilates is a wonderful exercise but would not recommend at the beginning as it requires a great deal of energy.

Hi
I use to do yoga I think its the best exercise and we should do it every day and early morning is the best time to do.Yoga is very beneficial for our body.It prevents our body from diseases and keeps our body fine and fit excess amount of fat and body weight deceases.Early morning yogas make our mind fresh, relaxed and full day becomes energetic.To increase the power of eyesight i use to walk on green grass every morning its really helpful.

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I take Kripula Yoga. It is great for both mind and body. Fibromyalgia is both a mind and body issue. Kripula provided me with the foundation to learn how to accept my condition and live my life to it's fullest.