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stone · 11-05-2009, 06:27 AM

Hi Lavash and thanks.

I am 40 and 240 pounds at 5' 10", at leat 40 pounds overweight, totally unfit and then there is the M.E.

The M.E. comes and goes lasting months at a time with remissions lasting months and even years, I have had it since I was 16. The main symptom is fatigue, also aching muscles and joints but fatigue is the big one. The M.E. returned recently and it is a bad one, extreme fatigue, worse than I can remember.
If I over-do exercise on a good day it has a rebound effect and makes the M.E. worse (for days/weeks) so I have to be careful.

I just joined the gym today, I warmed up on the bike for 10 minutes did the upper body stuff yeahgr8 suggested (2 sets of 10 reps, need time to find out what weight is good) then did 15 minutes on the cross-trainer keeping my heart rate between 135 and 140bpm then cooled down on the bike for 5 minutes....I think I did about the right amount for my first time. My initial goal is to increase my time on the cross-trainer as I am able.

11-05-2009, 06:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	Hi Lavash and thanks. I am 40 and 240 pounds at 5' 10", at leat 40 pounds overweight, totally unfit and then there is the M.E. The M.E. comes and goes lasting months at a time with remissions lasting months and even years, I have had it since I was 16. The main symptom is fatigue, also aching muscles and joints but fatigue is the big one. The M.E. returned recently and it is a bad one, extreme fatigue, worse than I can remember. If I over-do exercise on a good day it has a rebound effect and makes the M.E. worse (for days/weeks) so I have to be careful. I just joined the gym today, I warmed up on the bike for 10 minutes did the upper body stuff yeahgr8 suggested (2 sets of 10 reps, need time to find out what weight is good) then did 15 minutes on the cross-trainer keeping my heart rate between 135 and 140bpm then cooled down on the bike for 5 minutes....I think I did about the right amount for my first time. My initial goal is to increase my time on the cross-trainer as I am able. __________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads