Quite often parents of kids with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) believe that exercise will boost up their kids’ spirit and energy. According to The Better Health Channel established by the Victorian (Australia) Government, it’s not true to every CFS patient.

Here are some exercise suggestions provided by the government:

• Aim for no more than three exercise sessions per week.

• Experiment to find the type of exercise that works best for you. Choose from a range of gentle activities such as stretching, yoga, Tai Chi, walking and light weight training.

• Stretching seems to be well tolerated by people with CFS. You may prefer to perform your stretching program while lying down in bed.

• Aerobic exercise seems to cause relapses for many people with CFS. If this is true for you, try non-aerobic forms of exercise like weight training with light weights.

• Learn from past relapses. For example, if walking for 20 minutes worsened your symptoms, try walking for five minutes and see how that goes. It may be helpful to keep a diary to keep track of what works and what doesn’t.

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Chronic fatigue syndrome and exercise [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

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