LIVE WELL PODCAST | EP #44 - Exercise and autoimmunity with Andrea Wool
Andrea Wool is the creator and founder of Autoimmune Strong which is an online workout program designed for those with autoimmune disease. Andrea struggled for years to find a fitness professional who understood how to work with my body's chronic flare-ups and pain and developed the Autoimmune Strong Program for her own personal healing and to help others traveling the same path.
For people struggling with autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, and other chronic pain issues, exercise is a double edged sword. As Andrea explains, exercise can definitely help us manage our symptoms and flare-ups. Chronic pain conditions are exacerbated by inflammation, and, if done properly, exercise can help to reduce inflammation and pain caused by inflammation. We know that movement is essential, but too much movement can stimulate a flare-up of the worst kind.
Join us as we speak about what kind of exercise is right for those with chronic pain and autoimmunity and how to get started!
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Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Introducing Andrea Wool founder of Autoimmune Strong, NTP and Certified Personal Trainer
2:00 Andrea speaks about her own personal journey with autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Celiac, Fibromyalgia and mixed connective tissue disorder)
“I was exhausted in my bones”
7:00 What is exercise intolerance?
Why do those with autoimmune disease feel more fatigue?
10:00 Exercise as a stressor
11:00 I have chronic pain and I’m so tired, what kind of exercise can I do?
Acknowledge where you are at, not where you think you should be
11:50 Andrea busts common exercise and weight loss myths
16:30 How to keep an exercise (and symptom) journal
19:00 How to shift the “no pain no gain” mindset we might find ourselves in
20:40 The importance of strength, flexibility and mobility
Core strengthening to reduce structural pain
25:00 The benefits of foam rolling
30:06 Exercise for chronic pain
39:30 Learn more about the Autoimmune Strong Program
42:40 Outro
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