MS Exercise Guideline #shorts

MS-specific research 🔬 shows that ANY amount of movement is BETTER than massive movement!

When it comes to neuroplasticity 🧠, a little movement can go a loooong way towards reaching goals of improving your walking quality & endurance + your strength and balance!

Bust MOST of the time, when a client of mine with MS feels like they're barely moving with a specific exercise... they think it's not a good fit for them and move on to something else 🤦‍♀️.

Which is the WORST thing you can do!

Keep practicing specific muscle strengthening exercises 💪… even when the amount of movement you see is small (almost non-existent) movement!

Continuing to practice in this way will allow your brain to find & strengthen neural pathways that will result in better strength AND movement 🚶‍♀️!

→Will it be tough (& frustrating)? 😩 No doubt.
→Worth it? 💃 Absolutely!

Effort is greater than Movement. Remember that!

I believe in YOU and your movement. You’ve got this!

Comment below if you'll give your exercise 100% of your effort today! 👇🏻

[mcgowananderson]

Thank you. The bad days outweigh the good days, but motivation like this makes things better

[ejohnson]

Great information. Movements that should be so simple are difficult but still trying. Thanks for the motivation!

[pamxer]

It is so encouraging to be reminded of how much any movement can help with neuroplasticity!❤
Thanks again

[jennytaggart]

I spend a lot of time sitting, this encourages me, even a little bit is better than nothing.

[kevinrmackey]

I was told, years before my diagnosis, just thinking about exercising is beneficial. Not just neuroplastisity, there are changes in hormone levels and chemicals in the brain.
Thanks for spreading the word

[KettererInspire]

Thank you! Each time I do some foot/leg movements, I keep in mind, lifting if barely continue to do so raise/lift, raise/lift.

[tinytattoomike]

Ok you got me
I’ll start exercising and not just sit here 😉

Oh yeah and sipping water and drinks instead of gulping helped a lot with my bladder issues who would have thought 🤔

[grinch]

Thank you ever so much for posting this: it’s really encouraging 👍😀

Although I don’t remember where, I have heard of people who could make only minimal or even imperceptible movements (or attempts) and after continual (&
crucially, I believe, unending) perseverance made monumental improvements in mobility 😃😃😃😃

[AlAl-xdep]

Thanks Dr Gretchen😊 My right leg is getting heavier by the day, I have foot drop on the right leg😢 what can I do to get better🥺

[vahid-T]

I love your comments I am going to swimming right now ❤

[jabhookjabcross]

Yes anything you can do is better than nothing. 👍