How can you start to exercise if you have epileptic seizures? If you are one of the millions of people in
America who suffer from both epilepsy and being overweight, you might want to consider the following statement:
Exercise does not have to be taken in big doses.
While average people may exercise 20-30 minutes a week, you may need to exercise for very much shorter periods
during the day. Try walking for 5 minutes a day in a cool surrounding to prevent the overheating that can trigger a seizure.
Maybe you can walk 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes at night, totalling a 10 minute walk. Maybe you can add in some
weight bearing exercise as well, which will ask your body to burn more calories when you are not working out. One such weight
bearing exercise for a starter is a half push up, with the legs outstretched but bent at the knee for a lighter weight. You
can also do bicep curls, which involve taking a barbell (or it can easily be a soup can or a bottle filled with water) and
bringing it up to your bicep. With a healthy eating plan, such exercises can start you on the road to improving your fitness
so that you can get to a point where your
seizures are less frequent and you can do more exercise.
