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[lullabymoon]

HI! I'm lullabymoon, 22 and trying to get fit as well as manage my pain and fatigue. I'm basically starting from scratch, although I have been doing supervised gym workouts twice a week for the last 6 weeks.

For example today's workout consisted of  11 minutes of walking pace on the treadmill, 12 minutes on the recumbent bike, 13 minutes on the handbike and 40 reps of various weight machines. I'm going to try and get back into some yoga and pilates and I'm planning on going to my first Zumba class next week.

My question is: how do you manage to stop yourself from going overboard? I'm enjoying my workouts so far but I'm having to stop myself from pushing too far, too fast and screwing everything up. Any tips on how to get off the treadmill? 

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[lullabymoon]

It's more like being hit by a tonne of bricks. :D I am familiar with the slow decline however as well.

Definitely including some rest days, and I like your idea of a list of 'soft' exercises. Definitely will come in handy.

Yin Yoga sounds pretty good, although it may have to wait until I've strenghtened my joints some more. My hips will go in whichever direction they please at the moment, without any input from me. Tai Chi on the other hand looks perfect just now.

Thank you so much for all your advice! I shall endeavour to learn from your mistakes ;D