my migraines were extremely bad last year to the point where I had to stay home every day for about 3 months. Now, I still get migraines but less often, and I can cope with them. Even though I'm better at managing my migraines...I find it very difficult to stay in shape as my headaches usually come at about the time when I want to work out. Any advice?
Okay I’m going to start off by saying this ask sounds like it could have been written by me. I’ve experienced spending three months straight at home due to horrible migraines and I too find my work out schedule affected even today. So I will try to give my advice, but I invite my followers/anyone who may be reading this to respond with their own advice (or message me).
You will have to accept that some days you just cannot exercise. Family, friends, even physicians, will try to urge you to workout every day despite how you feel, but there are just some days that is not possible. Accept this and don’t hate yourself for not working out on these days. For example, there are days where even walking to the bathroom is a struggle, so I know the gym is out of the question.
There are days where I feel just slightly better than described above. I know the gym is too much to handle for the day, but at the same time I don’t want to spend the entire day in bed. These days, I try to walk around campus a bit, but nothing too demanding. I like to walk to the little convenience store on campus because then I could reward myself with things I typically need on these days, such as a sports drink for hydration or a smoothie for a meal.
I try to go to the gym whenever I feel okay. Many times, I get a migraine while working out. When this happens, I stop right away. I try not to get frustrated that I didn’t finish my workout. I also am trying to work on not letting my fear of possibly getting a migraine stop me from going to the gym. Haha sorry this long post doesn’t have more solid advice; I’m trying to work on it myself. This actually made me feel better knowing that I’m not alone in this.
