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Training with Fibromyalgia - a primer for Fitness Professionals

Fitness and Fibromyalgia The second of my posts about training clients with chronic illness ( the first on EDS is here ) Learning how to achieve fitness in a chronically ill body was first my way of life, and later, my profession; as I train or programme for a number of Personal Training clients . I have EDS and Fibromyalgia (which commonly presents alongside EDS). While the physiology and mechanisms behind EDS are relatively well understood, at least in terms of recognising the roles collagen plays in our bodies and the effects of an anomaly, fibromyalgia is a bit of a tricky one. The diagnosis, causes and management of fibromyalgia are not very well understood, and while progress is being made in terms of recognising physiological markers etc, we are still very much in the dark. One thing that is generally agreed on however, is that exercise is good therapy for fibromyalgia, and that's where we come in. Scope of practice Here we go again... Fitness professiona