By Guest Blogger Patti G.
I don’t look like there’s anything wrong with me. If you saw me you wouldn’t know that I’m in pain. Everyday activities are challenging and I never know how my body will feel from one day to the next. Simple things, like laundry and dishes, become impossible some days, barely tolerable others.
I live with Fibromyalgia.
I hurt my back in a fall eleven years ago. For many years I dealt with trying to learn how to live with the chronic pain from it. I tried everything; medication, injections, physical therapy. Nothing helped; my doctors finally told me …read more

In earlier posts, I’d written that exercise may help with some symptoms of fibromyalgia (Fibromyalgia pain may be relieved in swimming pools) and another study is coming up with similar findings, except with weight training this time.
According to Finnish researchers who published their findings in International Journal of Sports Medicine, women with fibro should be working on strengthening exercises in order to increase their physical ability and their quality of life: Strength training may help women with fibromyalgia.
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