Migraine

How long do you exercise for?

I'm surprised nobody answered this yet...

I exercise for one hour daily, 5x a week (running/jogging/walking).

Any other migraine exercisers out there?!

It depends. I always walks (unless I am unable to move thanks to a migraine) because I don't have a driver's license, so I walk for an hour, 2 hours a day.

But I do quite a lot on a good day (=some head pain, still vertical). I do yoga for about an hour and then in the afternoon I bike, around 50 km (30 miles) at a reasonably fast pace. If I feel the headache acting up I skip the yoga but 4/5 days I would still bike because why not, from experience I know I would get a migraine anyway so why do nothing. Sometimes I know it's not a good idea so I don't go.

I've been getting migraines since I was 19. Over the past few years, they haven't been that bad. About a month ago, I got a full blown migraine where I had to take an Immitrex and sleep it off-about 12 hrs. I've been getting a lot of ice pick headaches lately-they hurt really bad but pass quickly.

Now that you know what kind of migraineur I am, here is what kind of exerciser I am. I try to work out at least 15 minutes to an hour a day. I have several different vhs and dvds-yoga, pilates, tae bo, strength training, circuit training, cardio and ab work. I mix it up so I don't get bored.

We have an old bowflex machine and an elptical that I use occasionally. I walk with my neighbor or a friend- 1.3 mile trip. Or hubby, son and I take our dogs for a hike. Lastly, we have a pool so, I'll go for a swim.

Yvonne-MigraineMom

If it's at the gym, the workout is about an hour and a half. Of course, what I do is depending on how bad of a day I'm having.

On a good day I'll warm up on the bike, work on the elliptical trainer for 30-40 min., weights, and end with some yoga.

On a bad day if I go to the gym, I just stay on the bike for an hour and pat myself on the back for even being there.

I like to do yoga at home with the kids. It was especially fun when I was pregnant. We also go for walks in the evening or play fresbie after dinner. (With four young children, it's an active sport and is played more like fresbie football.)

Liz

I took my first water aerobics class last night, and I LOVE it. It's 1 hr 45 min, it's fun but it's actual work. Unfortunately it's just once a week, but it may get me motivated to do more.