rydra_wong: A dancer (Anie Hanauer) crouches in a performance by Candoco. She has a prosthetic arm. (body -- annie)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2018-10-04 10:14 am
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Tips on exercise for hypermobile people

Because I know a lot of y'all are, I thought this might be of interest:

GMB: Hypermobility Exercises: Keeping Yourself Injury-Free while Training

The article is appropriately clear that they're not qualified to give advice for people with EDS and other full-on connective tissue conditions, but it's got tips and some interesting exercises for building strength and stability at the point just before your end range of motion.

As always, I pass it on under Bruce Lee rules: take what works for you and discard the rest.

ETA: I'm not hypermobile myself so can't evaluate directly; if you are and this seems obviously off-base, please comment!
kaberett: a dalek stands at the foot of a flight of stairs, thinking "fuck." (dalek)
[personal profile] kaberett2018-08-23 08:57 am
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Exercising patience

Earlier this week, in my own space I wrote a lengthy post about pacing, bracing and exercise with hypermobility-type EDS. This talks (somewhat frustratedly) about the Many Physiotherapists I saw who had no idea what to do with me, followed by a specialist hypermobility clinic who did. Have not had the brain to link sooner, did not have the brain to cross-post, but please go play if you're interested and I'll do my best to engage over there! :-)