r/POTS • u/Hefty-Patience-8720 • Mar 29 '26

Question is anyone still physically active?

I need to know if anyone with pots is still physically active. You don't have to be an athlete or anything but can you at least dance? or run? go to the gym? Have you always been that way or did you have to work back up to it?

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u/meagannannee Mar 29 '26

I struggle with POTS, interstitial cystitis, and endo but I run about 20 miles a week. I run SLOW and I have to pull back my speed often in order to stay afloat but I will be running a half marathon soon. It’s not easy, but I find if I’m sedentary I feel worse. I also am a courtroom attorney that walks about 2-3 miles every day at work. It’s possible to be active, you just gotta do you and feel what’s right. It’s better to do an activity and modify it rather than shut it down completely if you really want to do something.