Contents:
- Medical Video: Lupus
- What are the benefits of exercise for people with lupus?
- 1. Make bones stronger and flexible body
- 2. Improve and maintain mental health
- 3. Reduce fatigue and fatigue
- 4. Prevent various side effects from treatment
- What types of exercise can people with lupus do?
- Tips for exercising for lupus
Medical Video: Lupus
Lupus is a chronic disease that makes the body's immune system unable to recognize its own body tissue and attack it and make normal body tissue damaged. People who experience this disease feel tired, so many avoid to do regular exercise. In fact, routine exercise has become a necessity that must be fulfilled by everyone, even for people who are sick.
What are the benefits of exercise for people with lupus?
If you often hear that exercise will only make the patient's condition weaker, of course that is not entirely true. In fact, exercise does not at all make lupus worse. In fact, many things can be obtained if a person with lupus does regular exercise. Here are a variety of sports benefits for lupus:
1. Make bones stronger and flexible body
One symptom that is often experienced by people with lupus is muscle and muscle pain becomes stiff, so it takes exercise to make it more flexible and relieve these symptoms.
2. Improve and maintain mental health
Many studies have shown that around 60% of people who experience chronic illness also have mental disorders, whether it's mild to severe depression. Therefore, exercise is recommended to make mental health back. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine also stated that the same thing is that 20 minutes of physical activity in a week can improve mental disorders in patients with chronic diseases.
3. Reduce fatigue and fatigue
One of the things that makes patients with lupus or other chronic diseases avoid exercise because this activity is considered to make the body tired and tired. Whereas in contrast, as many as 70 studies state the same thing, namely exercise carried out routinely is effective in overcoming fatigue. Of course, in patients with chronic disease, physical activity must be planned in advance.
4. Prevent various side effects from treatment
Some drugs given to people with lupus, especially prednisone, can increase body weight. Some others can make sufferers experience increased blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels. even steroid drugs can also increase appetite. All these side effects are of course bad for the body. therefore, regular exercise is needed to keep it under control.
What types of exercise can people with lupus do?
The type of exercise for lupus is actually adapted to each patient's condition. However, the American College of Rheumatology suggests that people with lupus should do this type of exercise:
- Sports to increase flexibility
- Exercise to strengthen muscles
- Cardio exercise
Some types of exercise are safe for people with lupus, namely:
- Swimming or water sports
- Tai chi
- Yoga
- Low intensity aerobic exercise
Tips for exercising for lupus
If you want to do sports, there are several things that must be done to prevent the body's condition from getting worse, namely:
Discuss with your doctor. Every lupus patient has their own level of strength, this also determines what type of exercise can be done and how often the activity can be applied. So, ask your doctor what activities you can do.
Start slowly. No need to rush to do it. Start with exercise or easy physical activity, most importantly you keep doing it routinely and consistently.
Listen to your body. if indeed you feel less well, then it does not need to be forced to exercise with high intensity. You just have to stay active, such as taking a leisurely stroll or gardening, and other things that make your body move.
