Exercise and Fitness?

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ccflewallen

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Hey I couldnt help but notice that there were only to threads in the "exercise & fitness" room. I was just wondering how many CFers made time or were able to exercise on a regular basis. I ask because I believe that CFers who exercise on a regular basis have better lung function and live longer than those who just sit inside all the time.

I am not exercising much right now, and my PFTS were lower the last time I went to the doc, but when I was in high school and ran track, I was never sick, and my PFTS were 106% FEV at one time. I realize that some of us may not be healthy enough to get out and run 3 miles a day (no I do not do that either), I was just wondering.

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Emily65Roses

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I am inclined to think it goes both ways.
Those who exercise regularly have better PFTs.
But also...
Those with better PFTs are *able* to exercise regularly.
It's hard to decipher which causes which. A chicken or the egg type thing. Plus I imagine it goes both ways, and just changes from one person to the next.
 
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65rosessamurai

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Someone had started a thread related to the Martial Arts, and it's benefits quite a while back.
Unfortunately, after my comment a few weeks ago, there wasn't much expansion on it, and it seems apparent to me, a lot of threads seem to be automatically erased if not used within a certain time limit.
I had a serious injury two years ago, which has affected my exercise routine. My way of life had also changed, and I'm still adjusting to it.
However, I'm still very active in which I hardly feel the chance to just sit down and watch T.V. all day.
I sometimes wonder if commuting to work and back for an hour one way, standing all the way with a rare chance to sit down, would be considered as a form of "fitness".
As a CF'r who's been in both situations, I agree that it's better to be moving around than to sit inside all day. But somedays you gotta take it easy, agree?
I couldn't run track in High School, mostly because I didn't see the challenge in it. I wanted to play football, but my mom was against me doing something that strenuous. However, during the age of 9 to about 13, I was in Hockey. But good for you to have been able to do that kind of athletics!
I've heard bicycle riding (one thread that may still be left) is good excercise and if in a good place can have great scenery. I'm also currently without a bicycle so will be shopping for a decent MTB or so.
 
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julie

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My husband avoids cardio, although he knows it is good for him, it makes his weight drop really rapidly. Instead, he goes to the gym a minimum of 3 times a week (sometimes every day) to lift weights and focuses on a different body part every day. We also have a weight set at home for those days he just doesn't feel up to the gym.
 
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princessjdc

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I go to the gym and walk on the treadmill about 3x day, I also do a little more on the weekends, sometimes. I just finished my softball games for the fall, but I do have a chance to play flag football in the cold mornings in November, girls can play,so I dont know about that one yet. I try to stay active as much as possible.
 
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ccflewallen

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Julie, lifting weights is good for him as well. It not only builds strength in muscles, but it builds lung endurance as well, at least thats what i have heard. Yeah, cardio can make some lose weight. Especially when you are going through a spell of a low appetite.

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BaylorCrew07

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i exercise 6-7 days a week; my drs said that's the best thing i can do for my lungs (plus treatments of course) and I love doing it...so I'm enjoying while I am still able to do so. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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wuffles

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Throughout school, I played volleyball and cricket, as well playing the flute and percussion and doing debating. My lung function was usually around 120%.

Throughout university, I played no sport and basically did nothing except study, sleep, eat, etc. In those three years, my lung function went from about 120% to 110%. Keep in mind that in that timeframe I caught pneumonia and cultured pseudemonas for the first time.

Now, I am working full-time, play competitive volleyball, am very active in general with walking etc. My lung function is now somewhere between 90% and 100%.

My doctors have often said that most females have a sharper decline in health in their late teens and upwards, which is sometimes thought to be because of the differences in exercise. Personally, I have no doubt that exercise can act as a good mucus clearance tool, but that's about as much as I've seen it do for me, CF-wise.

In other news I've met wonderful friends, have something to look forward to and keep my body "fit" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
 
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cfcndlelady

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Hi everyone,

I currently am doing Pulmonary Rehab at a nearby hospital. (not at the hospital that I go to, my Dr wset it up closer to me!) Anywy, I've been going 2-3 times a week. I do the treadmill for 17 minutes and the stationary bike for 17 minutes and the arm machine for 5 minutes. But the past week my exercise tolerance has really declined. I've been oral antibiotics since 10/10/05 and called the Dr office last thursday still not feeling well. I'm going to the Dr today and most likely will be admitted. I really enjoy going to Pulmonary Rehab, even though the other patients are much older than me! Everyone is really nice, and it gives me a set time to exercise! I wish i could afford to go to a gym!

Caren
 
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anonymous

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I love to work out and I have a membership to our local YMCA. However, any time I start going to the gym I cough up blood. It's like my lungs cannot handle breathing hard. It's so annoying because I love to work out and I need to work out because my butt is like Jell-o. Ewwww. I just wish I could work out without having to cough up blood every night when I lay down to go to sleep. Grrrrrrrr.
 
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WinAce

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<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Emily65Roses</b></i><br>I am inclined to think it goes both ways. Those who exercise regularly have better PFTs. But also... Those with better PFTs are *able* to exercise regularly. <hr></blockquote>

No kidding. I used to think it was all in my head, and that I put in the willpower (like Kipling's poem, "If" suggests), my "heart and nerve and sinew" would "serve their turn long after they were gone," but that delusion was shattered this year when I nearly fell over just from <i>standing up in bed</i>. "Exercise in THIS state; you have got to be kidding me" was the only thing I eeked out.

When I'm feeling okay, on the other hand, I generally like to be outdoors, recycling boxes, getting the mail, cooking things for Jessica. I don't need to put much conscious effort into it; it just seems like I have an excess of energy that makes me restless and bored if I don't use it.

Then again, there was the time in June where I benefited, massively, from UNC's pulmonary rehab regimen. So while I would say your overall health will dominate, you can *try* to work within it to increase your chances (i.e., a 5% bonus here, 15% reduced weakness there will add up--ask any Dungeons and Dragons fan).
 
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