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15 minutes I was whipped after. I had been a little lightheaded but I worked through it I thought! When I got off the bike my body head felt weird and I felt a little unbalanced. Then I couldn’t eat dinner and had bad stomach cramps. It may have been constipation. What I’m saying is that I was trying to exercise and move like everybody says and instead of feeling good I felt worse than when I started. So disappointed.
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Members rallied around the frustration of trying to exercise with Parkinson's and feeling worse afterward, with the shared message being to... Read more
Back it off to 10 minutes for a couple days then 15 for at least 2 m weeks and then add 10 minutes every week in a month you'll be doing 30 or more
Rome wasn't built in a day. Have patience, pace yourself. It will come.
I ride for 15 minutes twice a day it helps with constipation and movement plus heart I suffer with dizziness but that's usually the meds and blood pressure, don't give up the exercise
Roseanne, 30 minutes is one heck of a workout!!!! Like others said ease back into it gradually
First of all — getting back on that bike after months away? That takes real courage. Don't be too hard on yourself. The disappointment is completely understandable, but what happened makes a lot of sense given the circumstances.
Jumping from no exercise to 30 minutes is a big leap, especially with Parkinson's. The Show Full Answer
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