Serenityfreaksout„No pain, no gain“ is the wrong way for people with ME/CFS, Long Covid, and Fibromyalgia.
Why it is important not to exercise too intensely and know your physical borders.
Health Risings Article about Exercise and the Autonomic Nervous System in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM)
Several studies demonstrate that too much exertion produces an autonomic nervous system hit in ME/CFS and FM.
ME/CFs and fibromyalgia studies have also found that intense exertion impacts the autonomic nervous system negatively. For instance, the parasympathetic nervous system should quickly brake the sympathetic nervous system and return heart rates to normal. While in the healthy controls, they did, ten minutes after exercise, the heart rates of the ME/CFS patients remained significantly elevated.
The relative risk of dying in the participants (average age 57) doubled over the next six years in those with delayed heart rate recoveries. This did NOT mean they were likely to die, but their risk of dying had increased. Since then, several studies have shown that quick heart rate recovery after exercise is a function of a healthy and responsive parasympathetic nervous system.
(The website also offers an audio version of the article, the gist and long version)
healthrising.org/blog/2025/04/…
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Too Much Exertion Produces Autonomic Nervous System Hit in Long COVID, ME/CFS, and Fibromyalgia - Health Rising
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