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Main Forums => Living With HIV => Topic started by: seekingtruth75 on October 30, 2007, 10:27:25 am
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Hey out there -
Does anyone have any good reccomendations for exercise classes or programs (or personal trainers that have experience with HIV+ clients) to share. I am member of Equinox here and I am really new again to the exercise routine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. What works best for your overall mental and physical well being?
* oh and do i need to be extra safe when at the gym..ie wearing gloves/ using hand sanitizer/ sandals in the shower etc. I am just about to start treatment (Atripla) and think that it might be best not to be in a very germ-friendly environements for a while. Last test had CD4s at 75, and VL above 100,000.
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You may want to ask at both the GLBT center and GMHC for suggestions.
I do ask you to be careful of being too worried of everything being sort of in HIV harmony. Your questions about gloves/sanitizers and germs are not going to be handeled much differently than someone who doesn't know their status.
BTW Equinox has some great trainers in general.
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Yeah i dont mean to come across as a newbie but I'm starved for knowledge. Is it smart to tell a trainer that you are +, can they tailor the routine around your particular needs?
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I think it is wise to tell the trainer that of any health concerns you have as part of your training program. I just am not sure if at this stage you are going to have any particular training needs in relation to HIV.
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I don't blame you for being cautious --- gyms are breeding grounds for nasty germs (especially now with that MERSA shit.)
I do one hour of cardio running everyday OR I bike ride through the park. Just start switching over to the tread mill because Fall has finally arrived.
Then I do free wieghts to maintain my guns, but not to get super-bulky. About a half hour.
You don't have to over kill yourself. Get a manageaable routine and stick with it.
Good luck!
Mike :)