Breath-holding exercise better for energy than cold showering(?)
After cold showering 2 mins, which often helps a lot, I went outside to play table tennis. But the cold outside was I problem and I had Ache and felt weak. In the break after the first game I held my legs up while lying down 5 mins. Got the exertion of the first game down. After the 2nd game I did two rounds of breath-holding (50 secs. & 100 secs.). That reset me completely, incl. the Ache and weakness. I was so relaxed I lost the next game, but then my energy went up and I only needed 2 min. leg-up-&yoga-breaks and won the 4th & 5th easily.
For work that means: proper breath-holding could help me more than cold showering (conveniently!..), but I will need a short break after the breath-holding. I also assume I will have to spread out my work day with lots of breaks in between, rather than getting things done quickly and not recovering before the next day. I’ll have to allow for and communicate that.
Cryo(therapy) after table tennis was good. But not as directly effective on my energy when it’s cold as when it’s warm/hot outside. I’ve reached the max. of 150°C/-250°F in the cold “barrel” (I started with -110, because -130 hurt at first, then as soon as it lost effectiveness I went “up”), so I’m now increasing the cold-effect by not wearing gloves anymore (just rubbing my fingers or putting them out to the top), putting my head under, doing deep breathing & knee bending and holding my arms and hands away from my body. Cycling home was pretty fast, alternately; going up the 23 steps to our flat was slow, but at least without breaks. When it’s warm outside I can run up stairs 2 at a time after cryo, like I used to be able to, as if I was well. Since it’s got cold, I feel the fibro all the time. But at least I’m coping with the cold much better than I thought I would. Wind is remaining a big problem tho.