| For years it had been said that people with multiple | | | | patients to exercise without putting themselves at risk. |
| sclerosis should refrain from participating in heavy | | | | It is important to keep from overheating, so exercising |
| exercise and/or sports. The reason for this was to | | | | in an air-conditioned setting is strongly recommended. If |
| avoid from overheating, which can induce aggravating | | | | the patient is going to be lifting weights, it is helpful if he |
| symptoms. Additionally, the famous "feel the burn" | | | | she wears a cooling vest. Alternatively, working out |
| axiom is unsafe for MS patients, as they may over | | | | and practicing aerobics in a swimming pool is a great |
| exasperate themselves. | | | | option for people with MS. The cool temperature of |
| But, newsflash! A recent study has revealed that | | | | the water will help to prevent one from overheating. If |
| multiple sclerosis patients that participate in sports, and | | | | one should choose to workout in a swimming pool, it is |
| are physically fit, are healthier than those patients that | | | | imperative that they are equipped with the proper pool |
| do not. The study observed (via MRI scan) that the | | | | shoes and/or pool walker. It has been found that MS |
| brains of the physically fit multiple sclerosis participants | | | | patients are significantly more mobile in water, thanks |
| appeared less damaged compared to the | | | | to its buoyancy, but it is vital to take the necessary |
| non-physically fit. | | | | precautions of having either pool shoes and/or a pool |
| There are various safe ways for multiple sclerosis | | | | walker, to be safe. |