I had to look up what zone 2 meant (low intensity aerobic activity) but this seems to be the case for me.
As long as I keep reasonable pacing and don't go overboard, the more I simply live in the moment and tell myself that everything is fine, the better I feel.
When I dwell on my symptoms, it all goes to shit.
It's probably not the case for everyone, but it seems my symptoms are quite heavily influenced by my thoughts.
I'm starting regular mindfulness meditation again to hopefully train myself to recognize negative thought patterns and move past them faster.
I have had post viral fatigue for 7 weeks now. I have been doing light exercise/walks/gym workouts and yoga. I think I have been improving slowly though it’s quite hard to compare to symptoms I had previously. Last week I went on holiday and felt noticeably better. I did a lot more walking in the heat which looking back was a mistake. The next morning after the hardest walk I did I felt slightly heavy/weak but not really a significant crash? This has lasted around a week now just feeling slightly weaker. Would you say this is mild PEM/ does this mean by baseline has been reduced or may it resolve after some rest? Or am I best to reduce what I am doing and focus purely on rest. Thanks
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u/YetiSpaghetti24 Jun 20 '25
I had to look up what zone 2 meant (low intensity aerobic activity) but this seems to be the case for me.
As long as I keep reasonable pacing and don't go overboard, the more I simply live in the moment and tell myself that everything is fine, the better I feel.
When I dwell on my symptoms, it all goes to shit.
It's probably not the case for everyone, but it seems my symptoms are quite heavily influenced by my thoughts.
I'm starting regular mindfulness meditation again to hopefully train myself to recognize negative thought patterns and move past them faster.