"Safe" Exercises That Aren't So Safe w/ Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Hypermobility

Send us Fan MailIn this podcast episode we talk about some seemingly "safe" or "benign" exercises that can REALLY trigger our Ehlers-Danlos & hypermobility symptoms. Once we understand that these exercises CAN be risky, it makes us feel a lot less pressure to do them when they don't feel safe, but it also makes us feel less bleak if we acknowledge and understand why these are ok for some people... just maybe not us. And of course, we are going to give:1) Explanations on why these might be trigger exercises 2) Modifications you can make to make them easier to tolerate3) Alternatives you can replace them with Inspired by this TikTok video: https://www.tiktok.com/@annie.short/video/73353492952997757510:00 Intro 3:19 Walking & Sacroiliac Joint 9:30 Lunges & Sacroiliac Joint 10:48 Walking tips 14:04 Lunges tips + training around hypermobile menstrual cycle pain17:08 Neck pain with ab exercises + solutions (more exercises https://www.tiktok.com/@annie.short/video/7343563712135040257)22:54 Upright Row + exercise substitutions 26:33 Feeling the stretch (e.g. in Romanian Deadlift)28:08 Reduced proprioceptive feedback with hypermobility (and how to work around) 32:40 Squats37:30 Pushups & Planks (wrist & shoulders) 42:35 Yoga47:51 Swimming 50:04 Clamshells + rehab exercises that HURT (specific video for clamshells https://www.tiktok.com/@annie.short/video/7343532814727466241)52:32 Changing your rehab exercises regularly Featuring GuesSupport the show