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Brand Names: Aerobic exercise, BowFlex TredClimber, club house equipment, Currently: Stationary bicycle, Cycling, Elliptical Trainer, Exercise/Body Ball, figure skating, Flexicisor, Football, hippotherapy/equitation, I walk two miles a day., Karate, Kung Fu, multi disciplines - yoga, skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, and similar, Physical Therapy, Pilates, Running, running, Scout, sit and be fit, Spinning, stationary bicycle, Stationary bicycle/aerobics, stretching and exercise, Stretchs/weights/treadmill/bicycle, Swim, swim 1000 to 1500 mtrs, swim and work with trainer, swim as I can--goal is three times/week, Swimming, Swimming, T-Tapping, Tai Chi, Tennis, Total gym and treadmill, Tree-climbing, woodsplitting, stacking firewood, etc..., walking, Walking, walking - biking, walking and resistence training with a stretchy tube, walking, yoga and aerobics, walking/stationary bike riding, Weight lifting, Weight Training

Exercise is recommended to help you remain healthy. It can help you maintain a healthy weight and generally improve how you feel. It takes many forms. Finding the excercise that is right for you is key to keeping it fun and doing in on a regular basis. Read more...

Why Patients Take Physical Exercise

General health	331
slow my disease's progress	85
Other	50
Stiffness/spasticity	38
Not indicated	14
Fatigue	3
Disease-related symptoms	3
Balance issues	2
Pain	2
Back pain	1
Difficulty walking	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1
Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders	1
Neck and shoulder pain	1
Pain, back	1
Slowness	1
Don't know	1
Foot and leg numbness, weakness, need splints to walk.	1

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Physical Exercise

Why Patients Stopped Taking Physical Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other	14
Side effects too severe	5
Course of treatment ended	5
Not indicated	5
Did not seem to work	2
Expense	2
Doctor's advice	2

How Long Patients Took Physical Exercise Before Stopping

Average: Physical Exercise Ratings

	51
	11
	2
	2