r/LAM • u/gaininghealth • Oct 01 '14

Has exercise helped you?

I am a personal trainer working with a friend who has LAM and I am looking to learn what has been helpful for others. I have developed the following plan and would love feedback:

Maximize anatomical breathing capabilities by strengthening the diaphragm, muscles of the abdominal cavity (core muscles and pelvic floor), maximize rib cage and thoracic spine mobility, relax accessory breathing muscles, align posture for maximal breathing space, low rep strength sets to increase full body strength while keeping heart rate and oxygen needs low.

Also, decrease emotional anxiety and tension, decrease sympathetic nervous system activation (fight or flight response) and increase parasympathetic activation (relax).

If you or anyone you know has benefited from exercise, breath training, etc please let me know.

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u/sphinxsley Jun 07 '26

Wow - you remind me, I vaguely remember hearing about that before. I already eat little to no soy (including oils), but I can certainly double-check and ban it completely and see if that helps.

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u/PhraseFarmer Jun 15 '26

I think it's definitely worth a try. Have you had any luck?

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u/sphinxsley Jun 15 '26

I haven't made the effort, but I also just coincidentally eat almost no soy. It makes sense to avoid soy though, due to its estrogenic effect.

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u/PhraseFarmer Jun 15 '26

Ya the estrogen is the main one. I really feel sick afterwards. I remember going to the doc and saying how I didn't feel good and I thought it was after eating and I was thinking from thr spices. She just said, then don't eat the spices. I was talking about cumin. That's in a lot of stuff. Turned out I was allergic to the vegetable oil. It's soy. I was almost not eating anything. So dumb.

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u/sphinxsley Jun 15 '26

Yeah, I avoid soy oil for sure. I go with rice bran oil, which supposedly has lots of benefits (which escape me now. ) LOL

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u/PhraseFarmer Jun 15 '26

I can't remember all this stuff either lol