What exercise do you do that helps?

[sunshineandkindle]

Looking for inspiration on exercise for fibromyalgia and hypermobility :)
What, if any, exercise do you do that makes a difference to your pain and strength?

I don’t know about these conditions but yoga makes all the difference to joint pain for me. Try Adriene on YouTube- lots to choose from.

Swimming for sure, back stroke if you can which sounds counter productive but back stroke gets you stretching parts of your body that you just won’t with anything else. Pilates is also really great.

I don't have those conditions, but found hydrotherapy really helpful for exercising without over stressing my body. The exercises are personalised to meet your needs and/or abilities.

Gentle, low-impact movement seems to help many people build strength without increasing pain too much. Swimming, Pilates, walking and carefully paced resistance exercises can be especially useful when adapted to individual limits.

Gentle swimming, short walks, and light strength work seem to be the most manageable, especially when paced carefully. Starting slowly and easing back during flare-ups can make a real difference.

Not necessarily yoga with hyper mobility.

jessica valant pilates - she is a physiotherapist (physical therapist as they call it in USA) who is very supportive of different levels of mobility and strength and capability.

Pilates made all the difference to me with hypermobility. I used to get constant joint pain. Pilates was developed as physiotherapy. It supports my joints with tight muscles when the ligaments just aren't reliable.
Yoga made me worse as it was too easy for me to extend my range of movement, enjoy the stretch in the moment, but that weakened the joints later.