My Take on ‘Fitspiration’ When You Have a Chronic Illness

Written By Tracy L. Fischer

I was at the gym the other day, and I noticed a guy with a workout tank that simply said, “One More.” The meaning was pretty clear: one more repetition, one more mile, one more fill-in-the-blank. Push yourself past your limits, and you’ll reap the benefits.

It’s a very nice thought for someone who doesn’t suffer from a chronic illness like I do with endometriosis. But when pain and other symptoms get in the way, “one more rep” isn’t always a great idea. So where is our “fitspiration?”

The one — and maybe only — benefit of being chronically ill is that you become very attuned to your own body. You know the signals that mean “Mayday. Mayday. Flare-up is imminent” or the physical indications that you aren’t going to get everything done you’d like to today.

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