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Fibromyalgia patients can benefit from exercise. Exercise program will begin in aerobic/conditioning exercises such as walking, yoga or dancing. Patients are also advised to do stretching exercise of head and neck, arms and shoulders, back muscles, hip and thighs and leg and foot muscles. On the later part of the program, it is best to do strengthening exercises using weights, elastic rubbers and core muscles stabilization.

Top Resources on Fibromyalgia and Exercise

• The Arthritis Society: Fibromyalgia - Exercise
• America's Authority on Fitness: Exercise and Fibromyalgia
• Quackwatch: Fibromyalgia:Improving Through Fitness (Feb. 14, 2002)
• Fibromyalgia.net: Fibromyalgia Exercise
• LifeFitness: Exercise and Fibromyalgia (Aug. 2, 2002)
• myDr: Aerobic Exercise Eases Fibromyalgia Pain
• The Environmetal Illness Resource: Swimming Pool Exercises Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain (Feb. 26, 2008)
• ProHealth: Exercise Prescription for Fibromyalgia: A Plan for Patients From Beginner to Advanced
• American Councils of Exercise: Exercise and Fibromyalgia

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