Exercise with Vestibular Migraines & Daily Routines

As many of you know, I've always been focused on my health journey and the importance of exercise on a daily basis. Growing up in middle school and high school, I would stay active and walk to school every day. I was part of the volleyball, basketball, and track team in high school. I also participated in the jazz band at school as well. I would stay very active with rehearsals and practices after school.

There were days when I would feel tired out of no where, but I would still try to push my body through those days as I was an athlete at that time. I would make sure to get enough rest for school and whatever school events that I had after school. I would always make sure to get plenty of rest, food, and exercise to make it through my daily lifestyle routines.

According to the American Migraine Foundation, Migraine and Exercise | American Migraine Foundation

The types of exercise shown by studies to decrease migraine pain and frequency the most are aerobic exercises (walking, jogging, running, cycling, swimming), yoga, and a mix of exercise with lifestyle changes (like a sleep schedule and stress management).

Some exercises may not work for everyone. Some people get migraines attacks with certain activities. It is important to consult your doctor if you experience migraine triggers with exercise. For my daily routine, I have always work out doing some type of exercise at least 30 minutes a day, whether it is running, yoga, weight training, walking or jogging. Since I've been diagnosed with VM (Vestibular Migraines) and have severe vertigo episodes, some days are challenging to find what type of exercise to do for the day or just take a rest day to heal my body. It's okay to have those rest days as your body is adjusting to the migraine, vertigo, and the pain that comes and goes with it. To help me with my daily exercise, I like to do yoga (hot yoga and regular yoga), running, jogging, walking, hiking, pilates, and weight training.

Before I work out, I like to stretch my body for like 10 minutes. After my workout is done, I usually stretch again for another 10 minutes and drink plenty of water. Staying hydrated and drinking plenty of water or electrolytes will help with your body as well as prevent from a migraine attack. As I focus more on my path with my health journey, I am becoming more aware of different activities that I can still do with trying to prevent having a migraine episode or vertigo. There are also some activities that I may not be able to do. It's a lifestyle change. Only you can change your outcome. Be brave. Be consistence. And follow your path. See you on the next Footprints Path with Love.