There is so much contradicting information im seeing online about exercise for someone with a chronic health condition (especially fibromyalgia)

I tend to go with what my body is telling me each day. I try my best to exercise or move in some way every day. It definitely helps me feel better even if it's just 5 minutes of stretching and that's it.

I have decided to create some exercise and stretching related videos for anyone like me with fibormyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis or another autoimmune disease or chronic pain condition.

In this video I'm sharing what I keep in my gym bag and use on a regular basis to help my exercise or stretching life. It's probably a bit different to a regular healthy person's gym bag, and that's the point of making this video to show and hopefully inspire you.

I've been using the gym since my late teens. I was too ill to do any exercise for roughly 1 year during my absolute worst times. I could barely walk or move my fingers let along do the gym.

But I gradually built up my fitness level, my little bit of strength and my flexibility. I couldn't start back on this journey until my RA medication started to kick in and allow me to move my fingers, feet and knees again.

Where ever you are in your (chronic) health journey, I hope that I can inspire you to do whatever you can personally do in your day. Work with your body and not against it, even if it's just a one minute stretch for your day.

Not all of my days look like me on this video. Some of my days are so bad I can't get out of bed. But when I can, I keep myself healthy, fit and as happy as I can.

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