sport activity

Its hard to say. I exercise ALOT when feeling well, primarily crossfit, 6 days a week, some times training twice a day (for almost last 6 years). I also eat healthy. From the research I have done, over exercise like I am doing actually lowers your immune system, while light exercise actually helps your immune system.

Currently I have had a minor setback with my menieres and am not training at all.

I would try light exercise like what you just did, it could of been an off day. I have surprised myself sometimes, when not feeling well, I would exercise and ended up feeling better than when I started.

 

Moderate exercise has so many health benefits that it is a crime not to be doing it already. As I understand it, Meniere’s is a condition in which the blood flow to the inner ear is compromised, for many and varied reasons. Anything that promotes improved blood flow and helps the immune system is good news. I have found that swimming and cycling help, but over and above that it is recognised that moderate exercise reduces stress, and that is surely reason enough, whether you have Meniere’s or not!

 

Bike riding is excellent if you can.

Walking cannot be beat. You can do it at many different levels of fitness, with or without a walking stick or cane etc. In addition it is a balance exercise in and of itself. My dr recommended 'museum walking' when i was already doing pretty well. Museum walking is walking, not with your eyes on the ground or straight ahead on the horizon, but lloming from one side to the other as if walking through a museum looking at paintings on first the left wall, then the right etc. It is pretty advanced even for people who do not think of themselves as having balance issues.

 

Any time you can get outside in the fresh air and weather is a boon to health and happiness imo.

 

My tip for the exercise would be to keep a good posture on the head and the chest.

Don't worry too much on a temporary, a minute-long vertigo which is essentially different from the major vertigo attack of Meniere's disease. What you've experienced at the beginning of the exercise may be either BPPV or temporary arterial ischemia. The mainstream vertigo attack of Meniere's occurs by inflow of perilymph fluid into endolymph and semicircular canals, which typically lasts for hours and you can't even stand for hours. These mechanisms are really different. For the former cases, the vertigo and dizziness can be improved by continuing the exercises, and that exercise will eventually help prevent the latter vertigo attacks as well.

 

I still run and cycle, and plan on cross-country skiing all winter. I have stopped swimming in large lakes, as I am nervous about having an attack in the middle. Lane swimming is probably still fine, but I have not tried it in a while. I listen to my body and if I start feeling off, I stop. I find cycling in a straight line easier than very curvy paths as that seems to set off my vertigo.

 

I exercise daily and go hard each time. I refuse to let this disease make me fat or unhealthy.

 

Right on! Love that comment!

 

I find that going down steep inclines seems to make me dizzy (not bad attack but cannot walk without help). I was still able to climb many pyramids in Tikal but needed to figure out my decent before beginning the climb or have an escort to help me as I do the drunk walk and sometimes I had an escort and scooted on my butt so I didn't fall…some pyramids were beyond what I could do but was still able to participate and see some awesome views. I will always try to find a work around and just let people know that I’m not contagious if I push too hard and vomit. Sometimes I have to stop before I want to but I want to live and experience as much as possible. Try, you can always stop when you are no longer comfortable or symptoms are out of control. I always try an activity several times before making a decision as I could be just having a bad day. After all I still enjoy going downhill, I just have to make sure I'm safe doing it. I look forward to hearing about what you're up to =-)

 

I was very active during my meniere's issues. I did triathlons... swim bike run...up until I developed drop attacks then everything changed. Because I am so active I came to the decision to have a laby(plus I could not live with the monkey on my back) I now can do anything I want to do activity wise. If you are experiencing drops do not get on a bike or swim alone. Walking with walking sticks will help but no guarantees when a drop attack comes on. I agree with the above, don't let this disease take over your life. Exercise is a great way to relieve stress and we all agree stress is not good for any of us.

 

What do you mean by drop attacks? I don't mean that in the semantic/splitting hairs way. Trying to understand if you mean the sudden collapse version of the term, or the rather quick onset of a spinning attack.

 

I mean being hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat kind of a drop attack wham on the ground with no notice.

 

Yeah, that's what a drop attack is. Been there, done that. Sucks big time.

 

Remember Scott Tom, there is no is. Only our different interpretations and experiences.

I'm in a bad mood.

 

Oops didn't know that I shouldn't ride a bike. I have drop attacks but why shouldn't I ride my bike? Sorry to sound naïve.

 

In my opinion if you have a drop attack riding a bike it could be life threatening. Think about riding your bike on the rode with traffic around you or riding down a hill at 20mph where will you end up? A drop attack comes on with no warning. Don't drive a car and don't ride a bike. My opinion from my experience.