Thursday, May 25, 2017

Self-Care with a Chronic Illness: Move

It's Arthritis Awareness Month! This month I am challenging you to take a little time each day and practice better self-care. Each day in May, I plan to share one simple way you can show yourself some love and appreciation.

Move. Not every day is a good day to move. Some days we need to recognize our limits and rest. However, when possible, MOVE! 

  • Lots of pain today? Try gently rolling your ankles and wrists as you veg out on Netflix.
  • Stiff but able to get out of bed? Go for a short walk. The sun and wind often change your mood instantly.
  • Not sure how movement will affect you today? Julie, over at It's Just a Bad Day, Not a Bad Life shares some great tips for chair yoga.
  • Feeling like you can take on the world? Go for a bike ride, lift weights, hike, hold hands and skip with your kids. We don't have these days every day so embrace them while you can.    

2 comments:

  1. After two good days of bicycling I had to park it to rest my ankle. But wow I ma ready to get back on ASAP. I do love my bicycle.

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  2. Swim! Always a great way to build endurance, improve or maintain joint mobility, stretch, or simply float. A great non-weight-bearing exercise for any form of arthritis.

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